By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville District Secondary School Scarlett Bears senior girls’ basketball team is still in first place in the District 10 standings with an 8-1 record after their ...

Get your engines ready, marching shoes on and check that those festive lights are still twinkling, because the 2025 Santa Claus Parade is just around the corner. The Town of Orangeville is looking ...

The Orangeville Fairgrounds buzzed with excitement as more than 1,000 students explored career opportunities during the annual Dream Career Event, hosted by the Dufferin Board of Trade and the ...

Sir, Oh my, oh my … after being told over a few years that the residential properties established in the development off Hansen would be affordable housing, I am somewhat bewildered at the ...

By Constance Scrafield Canoe North Adventures (CNA), based out of Hockley Valley, is booking unusually large numbers for their 2026 list of canoe trips in Canada’s far north. “Way ahead of ...

By Sam Odrowski Over 40 dogs and cats from Northern Ontario arrived at several Ontario SPCA animal centres this week, including the one in Orangeville. A total of 14 dogs from the Thunder ...

By Brian Lockhart “Godspeed, John Glenn.” That was the historic sendoff astronaut Scott Carpenter gave to John Glenn moments before Glenn’s Redstone Rocket lifted off on his historic flight into ...

The Wonder of It All returned to Theatre Orangeville last week with a resounding success, kicking off the 2025 season with a full house. Originally a one-act production, the show has been expanded ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A consultant hired by the town recommends a pay raise for Orangeville’s elected officials. Marianne Love of Marianne Consulting said the ...

By Gwynne Dyer Jane Goodall died last week, still on the road at the age of 91 and still advocating for biodiversity in general and the welfare of chimpanzees in particular. She was a hero to me ...

By Riley Murphy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Conductor Lydia Adams was appointed to the Order of Canada for her “dedication and leadership in enriching the lives of Canadians ...

By Constance Scrafield There is a picture on my wall; left to right – Patrick, my wonderful horse and dearest friend for 32 years, myself, Patricia, age four, her pony Palmira, and her father, ...