THE OPTIMIST MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL took place at the Island Lake Conservation Area over the weekend and these two women, in period dress, were part of a tour describing the history and making of maple syrup. More...
The number of Upper Grand District School Board employees being paid more than $100,000 in basic salaries last year jumped 64 per cent, and for the first time included one salary above $200,000. More...
The latest McGuinty government budget has drawn the ire of Dufferin- Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones, an outspoken opponent of the proposed Harmonized Sales Tax HST). More...
The federal government has announced a $187,000 grant for an Orangeville housing co-operative. The grant to Shaw’s Creek Co-operative Homes Inc. More...
THE LIONS HOME AND GARDEN SHOW took place over the weekend at the Orangeville Farigrounds. Several local companies, including Hyde Whipp and Orangeville Precast Concrete Ltd., had displays on hand. More...
I noticed in our newspaper that Adjala-Tosorontio Councillor Jack Jordan would like a meeting with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority to clear up muddy waters around fill in the township. More...
Open Letter to: Mary Rose, Gail Campbell, Sylvia Bradley and Scott Wilson: Not since council first voted themselves a major pay raise (subsequently rescinded) have I been so disappointed in the nearsightedness of my representatives. More...
On Mar 26 we held a Chili Contest. I would like to thank the following members for participation : Comrades Mary Simms, Gord Ryder, Don Kid, Chris Plakholm & Bob Murray. More...
Despite an eleventh-hour presentation by supporters of a proposed 1.2-kilometre trail beside the railway tracks between Town Line and John Street, Orangeville Council voted 4-3 Monday night to stop the project . More...
Dufferin County is expected to benefit from Honda Canada’s hiring of at least 400 new employees at its two Alliston manufacturing plants as the auto industry appears to be rebounding from a slump that began early last year. More...
MAYOR ROB ADAMS joined the staff at the Avalon Retirement Centre as they prepared their Meals on Wheels. His worship then joined the drivers on their delivery rounds. More...
THE BUDGETS TABLED in March by federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and his Ontario counterpart, Dwight Duncan, were remarkable for their similarity. More...
DUFFERIN COUNTY STAFF may have been misinterpreting, or disregarding, at least one section of its tree-cutting bylaw since its enactment five years ago. More...
Do you want to be free of pain, suffering, oppression, violence, hatred and war? What are you willing to do to achieve this? This is what Holy Week is all about. More...
An aprocryphal story tells of Jesus appearing to his disciples after the crucifixion. He says, “I was wrong; there is no God”. One of them replies, “Teacher, we have seen in you all we ever thought God to be. More...
They had to go the distance but it was a journey well worth taking for the Midget AA Flyers as the team capped off their 2009- 10 season with the Tri- County crown, defeating Oakville 2-1 in the fifth and what would be final game of their championsh More...
Down 2-0 to the Orangeville Flyers in their best-of-five Minor Atom AA Tri-County championship series, the Milton Winterhawks checked in to the Alder Rec Centre Friday night with a suitcase full of tenacity, physicality and desire. More...
