April 2026 Archive

M&M Food Market owners honoured with national Community Involvement Award

Written By SAM ODROWSKI Many Orangeville businesses play an important role in ensuring local sports teams, charities and community groups receive sponsorships and donations as ...

Black Parent Council hosts info night following release of UGDSB human rights review

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Amid the release of a human rights review of the Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) approach ...

Shelburne Public Library hosts renowned author, shares recommended read of the week

“We are not makers of history; we are made by history” –Martin Luther King Jr.  This past weekend the Shelburne Public Library had the great ...

UGDSB invites students to take part in Backyard Bird Count

The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is inviting students and educators to step outside and take part in the Backyard Bird Count, a hands-on ...

Fergus Whales to compete in Schmalz Cup Junior C championship after winning semi-finals

Written By Brian Lockhart The final two teams playing for this year’s 2026 Junior Provincial Schmalz Cup will be decided this week as the semi-finals ...

Centre Dufferin girls’ rugby team undefeated after opening games

Written By Brian Lockhart The Centre Dufferin District High School Royals girls’ varsity rugby team are 2-0 after their first games of the 2026 season. ...

Mono cemetery to finally mark graves of previously forgotten 19th-century couple

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A long-forgotten chapter of local history is being illuminated as one man’s deep dive into his family’s ...

Shelburne crowns winner in Best Burger in the Burne competition

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Main St. Cafe has been crowned the winner in a local competition that drew strong participation from ...

Government of Ontario announces close to $300,000 for Orangeville in gas tax funding

Written By SAM ODROWSKI The Town of Orangeville is receiving nearly $300,000 from the Ontario government through the provincial gas tax. The funding is intended ...

Local survivors speak out in video about gender-based violence

The silence is breaking. A powerful new video, It Happens Here, is calling on communities to confront a difficult truth: gender-based violence is not something ...

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