County looks to uniform means to assess data centre applications

By JAMES MATTHEWS Dufferin County staff will begin reviewing the pros and cons of large data centres in the region. Josh MacEwen is a long-time county resident and has been speaking to lower-tier municipalities about high-load facilities. He spoke to ...

Ontario Fire Fighters’ Memorial finds new home in Orangeville

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dignitaries from the Town of Orangeville, Government of Ontario and local fire departments gathered in Fendley Park in ...

Authors in the Hills of Mulmur event sells out, draws strong community reception

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter More than 170 people turned out for Authors in the Hills of Mulmur on Sunday, Aug. 23, braving ...

County reinstates condo garbage rebate cancelled in June

By JAMES MATTHEWS Dufferin County’s decision to axe the garbage rebate for condominium residents is not fair, according to at least one landlord. Kim Jaspers-Fayer ...

Community Living Dufferin plans talent show for second annual fundraiser

By Sam Odrowski Community Living Dufferin (CLD) is preparing for its second annual Community for Community Living Fundraiser, set for Saturday, Sept. 19, with organizers ...

Baskerville brings mystery, mayhem and laughter to Theatre Orangeville: Review

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Theatre Orangeville’s production of Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery delivers a fun, fast-paced, clever and wonderfully ...

Food bank’s library book program distributes thousands of titles nearly four years later

By Sam Odrowski Nearly four years after the Orangeville Public Library began stocking the Orangeville Food Bank with gently used books, the program has grown ...

Divinity & Co. celebrates 15 years by giving back to the women of Dufferin

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As Divinity & Co. Hair Studio reaches its 15-year milestone this month, owner Rina Ferguson Harvey is celebrating ...

Orangeville Lions Club Pump Track opens at Alder

The new Alder Pump Track is officially open, giving Orangeville families a paved space to ride bikes, skateboards and scooters at the Alder Street Recreation ...

New Credit Valley Trail bridge connects community

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new 40-metre pedestrian bridge spanning the Credit River is being celebrated as a major milestone in the ...

Mono council supports effort for private sports facility

By JAMES MATTHEWS A multi-sport indoor community centre facility has been proposed for Mono and the surrounding region at the town’s north end. Councillor Elaine ...

Ontario provides funding to support Theatre Orangeville’s Summer Young Artist Festival

By Joshua Drakes Theatre Orangeville received nearly $20,000 in provincial funding to support its 2026 Summer Young Artist Festival, creating opportunities for emerging performers while ...

Fore Honeywood Golf Classic returns to raise funds for Honeywood Arena

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Local golfers are getting ready to tee off for a good local cause, with the second annual Fore ...

Headwaters Teddy Bear Clinic invites children to explore health care through play

By Sam Odrowski Children and their stuffed animals will have an opportunity to learn about health care through the Teddy Bear Clinic at Headwaters Health ...

Two Shelburne car washes broken into, police seek public’s help identifying suspects

Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating two break and enters at separate car washes in Shelburne. Investigators believe the same two suspects are ...

Take Back the Night walk and candlelight vigil coming to Shelburne for the first time

By Joshua Drakes Shelburne residents will have an opportunity to come together against sexual and gender-based violence next month as Family Transition Place (FTP) hold ...

Authors in the Hills of Mulmur event sells out, draws strong community reception

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter More than 170 people turned out for Authors in the Hills of Mulmur on Sunday, Aug. 23, braving ...

Free BBQ at Monora Park to mark World Alzheimer’s Month in Dufferin County

For families navigating a new dementia diagnosis, knowing where to turn can make all the difference — and in Dufferin County, that place is the ...

Three serious collisions send 10 people to hospital in north Dufferin last weekend

By Sam Odrowski Three serious collisions in Mulmur and Melancthon over the weekend sent 10 people to hospital, including several with serious or life-threatening injuries. ...

New rail trail will give hikers and bikers two more kilometres to explore

Hikers, runners and cyclists in Orangeville will soon have a fresh two-kilometre stretch of trail to explore, as phase two of the Rail Trail nears ...

Orangeville Community Band celebrates 20th season with free concerts

By Sam Odrowskia The Orangeville Community Band has been making music in the community for 20 years, even as president Rose Haskell says many residents ...

Orangeville Bengals hold final baseball tournament

By Chris Perrotte On the diamond at Springbrook Park, Theo Tuckey of the U9 Gold Pirates is standing at the plate. He already has two ...

From Shelburne to Paris: Special Olympics athlete represents Canada on world stage

By Sam Odrowski Shelburne’s Yazmine Wilson-Daponte returned home from Paris, France, with a fourth-place finish, a Women’s Fair Play Team Award and memories of representing ...

Local Special Olympics athletes take centre stage at FIFA game

By Sam Odrowski Two local Special Olympics athletes traded their usual playing fields for a FIFA pitch in Toronto last month, taking part in a ...

Challengers Baseball wraps up season with final game at Springbrook Field

By Chris Perrotte The Challenger Baseball Club walked out onto the diamond for their final practice and game of the season on Friday, Aug. 7. ...

Local Challenger Baseball program expands opportunities for young athletes

By Chris Perrotte Two seasons after launching in Orangeville, Challenger Baseball is continuing to grow, giving more young athletes with disabilities an opportunity to play ...

Orangeville Otters swimming team make waves with record-setting performances in Montreal

By Sam Odrowski Fourteen-year-old Orangeville Otters swimmer Austin Nelissen broke two Ontario provincial records while competing against the country’s top athletes at the 2026 Bell ...

Orangeville Otters Swim Club ends season with strong performance at provincial championships

By Chris Perrotte The Orangeville Otters Swim Club made waves at the 2026 Ontario Swimming Championships that were held at the Toronto Pan Am Sports ...

Orangeville Bengals and Challengers players trade local diamonds for Rogers Centre seats

By Chris Perrotte More than 300 members of the Orangeville Bengals baseball community took their love of the game from the local diamond to the ...

From soccer balls to foam darts: Storm FC launches new indoor attraction

By Sam Odrowski Storm FC is trading soccer balls for foam darts this summer with the launch of Blaster Wars, a new team-based indoor NERF ...

Local ball hockey goaltender brings home gold with Team Canada at U16 world championship

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An Orangeville youth hockey player proudly represented the town at the first-ever U16 Girls Ball Hockey World Championship, ...

Mill Creek crisis

Dear Editor:For five months, I have taken it upon myself to clean up garbage and debris from Mill Creek. I would like to give you ...

Op-ed: Orangeville’s Pollinator Protection Plan is about more than gardens

Our trees, wetlands, and parks are not just background scenery in Orangeville. They are part of what makes this town feel like home. Residents care ...

Op-ed: Canada Post and the shuttering of community newspapers

The shuttering of Winnipeg’s Community Review means 200,000 households will no longer get the benefit of a free community newspaper delivered to their door. It ...

The sun always comes up in the morning

by CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD Optimism is a funny thing – it keeps us sane and lets us face any troubles we may have with a steadier ...

Fretting at corners under an eerie orange sky

by JAMES MATTHEWS When the sky changes, people and birds and every other animal become wary that something’s happening. Portents in the sky have been ...

Recognizing local accessibility advocates

I want to make honourable mention of a few people who have made significant contributions to our wonderful town especially during Volunteer Appreciation Month. As ...

Mono residents take their concerns to question period

Ford’s increasingly anti-democratic legislation, reduction of transparency, restricting Freedom of Information requests, and removal of environmental protection for our land, water and animals, plans to ...

Spring Economic Update falls short for Dufferin-Caledon families

Dear Editor, Canadians were hoping the Liberal government’s recent Spring Economic Update 2026 would deliver some much-needed relief for their wallets. It instead delivered a ...

Opinions

Sir, Gwynne Dyer, “Our World Today” on Speaking English Badly 4/30/26: All good stuff. I find it interesting to comprehend English spoken in various parts ...

Response to ‘Rumours’ column (April 23)

Dear Editor, Your April 23rd issue had a column by Brian Lockhart titled “Rumours.” I feel that the article is misleading at more than one ...

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