TRAILWAY DONOR: Ellis Lester, 97, of Orangeville is one of past donors to Orangeville's Trailway Network - all of whom are being recognized on a new donor board that can be readily updated each year in Dragonfly Park. More...
While the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival has been a local institution for seven years, it's now more than apparent it is a mustsee and must-be for blues aficionados from far and wide. More...
SURELY NO ONE IS BEING well served by the current impasse between the Ontario government and the province's best criminal lawyers, which has seen most of the latter withdrawing their services because of the low hourly rates provided by Legal Aid On More...
"Developer sets agenda for Mono development...not Council" On Tuesday May 12 Mono Council gave approval in principle to add 323 homes to the Island Lake development, thereby increasing the size of this hamlet to over 460 homes. More...
I am prefacing my comments by stating I am NOT a member of NDACT, but I want to personally thank the NDACT committee members for what they are doing for this community. More...
By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor
Although the Hockley Strawberry Festival is only in its 13th consecutive year, run, more or less, by the same people, the fact of a spring festival in Hockley is 100 or more years old. More...
Infrastructure funds from the federal and provincial governments totalling $2.2 million will be used by the Town of Orangeville for a rehabilitation project at the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre and reconstruction of William Street. More...
Students at Upper Grand District School Board schools are staying ahead of the provincial average when it comes to success on the Education Quality and Accountability Office's (EQAO) Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), with the greatest More...
From an original estimate of about $5.56-million for the 30 unit seniors' complex on Lawrence Ave., Orangeville, the projected cost to the county has risen by $1.9-million - to almost $7.5-million. More...
Photo/WES KELLER SARAH GILLIES, 7, presents a coin collection to Paul Lethbridge, left, of Children's Miracle Network as Dairy Queen owner John Lockyer assists. More...
An Orangeville sign shop owner's battle with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) was the subject of an Assessment Review Board hearing last week and both sides are now waiting for the board's decision on the matter. More...
Just before the death of actor W.C. Fields, a friend visited Fields' hospital room and was surprised to find him thumbing through a Bible. When asked what he was doing with a Bible, Fields replied, "I'm looking for loopholes. More...
It was an announcement that sent tremors through the national psyche. It was the cause of intercontinental consternation and polarized the population. Was it the latest global deficit forecasts? Nah. More...
Orangeville's Junior B lacrosse squad put the breaks on a three game skid this past weekend as the MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Northmen put together a couple of solid performances to take 10-5 and 9-5 wins over London and Elora respectively. More...
It was a weekend on the road for both the Peewee and JV Outlaws squads. Playing in Brampton on Saturday, the Peewee's were in the hunt for their second win of the season. Hoping to pick up where they had left off the week before. More...
