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Senior hockey coming to region

It has been a few years since the last junior hockey club called Orangeville home. The Orangeville Junior A Flyers were in town for a ...

Kids Adventure Games brings outdoor fun with a challenge

Written By Brian Lockhart There’s lots of fun to be had in Collingwood when the Kids Adventure Games gets underway. This outdoor adventure obstacle race ...

Expanding the BRICS

by GWYNNE DYER You can expand the curious organization called the BRICS, but you can’t define it. In fact, it’s hardly even an organization: no ...

The public school custodian

by KEITH SCHELL One day, while we were in grade seven in 1972, a couple of grade eight boys knocked on our classroom door, and ...

13 year search for killer continues

The search for former Orangeville resident, Sonia Varaschin continues, 13 years after she was murdered. The Ontario Provincial Police issued a statement on Aug. 30 ...

Dufferin OPP investigting theft of ATV from Melancthon barn

Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a theft of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) in the Township of ...

Police seeking witnesses of fatal collision in Melancthon

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin OPP is canvassing for witnesses and video footage from a fatal collision in Melancthon last week, ...

Avalon Care Centre to be redeveloped with 23 new beds in 2026

Written By Sam Odrowski Ground has been broken on construction at an existing long-term care facility in Orangeville, with plans for an expansion and renovations. ...

Labour Day long weekend to impact Dufferin County Services

Labour Day is around the corner, and the County of Dufferin’s services will be impacted. Dufferin County’s administrative offices will be closed on Labour Day, ...

Campfire Poets to kick-off International Plowing Match with concert

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Orangeville-based cover band Campfire Poets will kick off the week-long festivities for the International Plowing Match (IPM) ...