The Orangeville Fire Department is supporting a move by East Garafraxa mayor Allen Taylor to bring the two-hatter firefighter issue to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) to ask for their support. The AMO supports the two-hatters and the town's right to use them. AMO executive director Pat Vanini said the issue is about human rights. More...

PRETTY MUCH LOST last Thursday, amidst the stories on Karlheinz Schreiber's first day of testimony before the House of Commons ethics committee and release of a report on mortality rates in Canada's large hospitals, was coverage of the first Speech from the Throne read by Ontario's new lieutenant governor, David Otley. More...

You've landed on Mars and are negotiating the rugged terrain and electrically charged dust storms in your allpurpose, sustained-environment SUV. It's time to radio in for directions. "How do I get to the Helias Basin?" "Keep going straight to the Olympus Mons volcano and hang a right. You can't miss it. It's right across from the Tim Hortons. More...

It was with, at first amazement, then disbelief that I read the letter published in the Ontario Farmer of October 16, 2007 sent in by Mr. Ritz, the Federal Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Ritz's rhetoric is very impressive, however he failed miserably to actually address the matter at hand. Currently, Canadian farmers are going broke. More...

As the festive season descends upon all of us, there is an Alton family to which the spirit of giving has a unique, and all too urgent, meaning. The May family will not be looking under the tree as much as they will be looking for area residents to participate in the Canadian Blood Service's 2007 "Brighten a Life" holiday blood drive. More...

The Fines Home Hardware Muskies were on the road this weekend facing the Shallow Lake Crushers in back to back games. Friday night the team hit the ice after a treacherous winter drive, pumped and ready to play. More...