Women in Food and Agriculture event to celebrate local farmers

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Local farmers will take centre stage next week as community members gather at GoodLot Farm in Caledon for an evening celebrating the women who help put food on local tables. Women in Food ...

Riding for a cause: Local volunteer tackles 10-day journey to combat food insecurity

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Orangeville resident Randy Hunter is once again taking to his bicycle to raise money for the Orangeville Food ...

Food bank shelves show gaps as summer donations lag ahead of critical fall stretch

By Sam Odrowski As Orangeville Food Bank shelves thin out heading into September, executive director Heather Hayes says the items missing most aren’t always what ...

Orangeville to host event for Drug Poisoning Awareness Day

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Dufferin-Caledon Drug Strategy Committee (DCDSC) will host a Drug Poisoning Awareness Day event Aug. 31, bringing community ...

Local Orangeville educator immortalizes town in new colouring book

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A local educator and longtime Orangeville resident is celebrating the people, places and businesses that make the community ...

Dufferin Film Festival wraps third year with strong turnout and new family programming

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Dufferin Film Festival has wrapped its third annual edition after a weekend of Canadian short films, filmmaker ...

Fee structure in the works to ease Orangeville’s taxpayer burden

By JAMES MATTHEWS Orangeville will try to sell a new recreation fee setup for Dufferin County residents outside the municipality. Orangeville has historically managed non-resident ...

Orangeville DQ’s Miracle Treat Day raises nearly $37,000 for SickKids in one day

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Orangeville Dairy Queen demonstrated its ongoing commitment to charitable causes this past week, breaking donation records with ...

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 ...

Alarm raised over balance of Orangeville water and development

By JAMES MATTHEWS At least one Orangeville councillor believes steps should be taken early to safeguard Dufferin County’s groundwater later. A John Street woman urged ...

HollyFest Christmas Market targeted by scam

A scammer recently targeted the Orangeville Citizen’s annual HollyFest Christmas Market by impersonating the market’s official email: shows@lpcmedia.ca. The only correspondence with vendors or the public ...

Orangeville pressing province on train station lands, water capacity at AMO

By Sam Odrowski Orangeville is heading into this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference asking the province for support on two fronts: the ...

Long-running local choir invites new members to join

By Mark Stevens Anyone who loves to sing and possess some level of music-reading skill is invited to join the Achill Choral Society, an Orangeville-based ...

MPP announces nearly $20,000 in Theatre Orangeville program, festival

Dufferin–Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones met with Theatre Orangeville to announce that our government is investing nearly $20,000 through the 2026 Experience Ontario program to support ...

‘Talk to me over a burger’: Dufferin–Caledon MP invites community to Fiddle Park BBQ

By Sam Odrowski Drawing a few hundred people despite sweltering August heat last year, Dufferin–Caledon MP Kyle Seeback is bringing his community barbecue back — ...

Dufferin, Wellington and Guelph to mark FASD Awareness Day with community walk

A community walk marking Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day is planned for Sept. 9 at Riverside Park in Guelph. Dufferin Wellington Guelph FASD, ...

Day Fore Memories raises $11,000 for Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County

By Sam Odrowski The fifth annual Day Fore Memories raised $11,000 in support of the Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County, bringing together approximately 100 people, ...

Dufferin OPP lay 193 traffic charges over Civic Holiday weekend

Across Central Region, OPP lay nearly 8,300 charges during marine, trail and roadway enforcement campaigns By Sam Odrowski Dufferin OPP officers laid 193 traffic-related charges ...

Orangeville artists bring local talent to library pop-up exhibit later this month

By Sam Odrowski The Orangeville Art Group is bringing the work of 13 local artists to the Orangeville Public Library this month as part of ...

Fiddle Park Concert Series continues this weekend with The Amy Experience

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After a successful launch in July, Shelburne’s new Fiddle Park Concert Series is set to continue through August ...

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, ...

Orangeville Junior A Northmen advance in playoffs after overtime win against Six Nations

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Orangeville Junior Northmen have advanced to the second round of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League playoffs after an overtime ...

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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