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April 7, 2022   ·   0 Comments

REMOVING THE RAILS: Greg Lee and Garnet O’Shea of Accurate Railroad Construction Ltd. were seen removing the railroad tracks by the old train station off of Townline on Tuesday (April 5). Orangeville is in the process of removing its railway to allow for a recreational trail. The railway wound down operations on Dec. 31, 2021 after the Orangeville Brampton Rail Access Group (OBRAG) provided formal notice to the Orangeville Railway Development Corporation (ORDC) and GIO Railways Corporation Inc that it will terminate its agreement, eliminating railway operations locally.
RAMADAN CELEBRATION: Imam Yehya Soliman delivers opening remarks during an event marking the start of Ramadan at Tony Rose Arena on Friday (April 1). Mayor Sandy Brown, Dufferin–Caledon MP Kyle Seeback, and Dufferin–Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones were in attendance. Ramadan starts April 2 and ends May 1 in 2022.


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