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RAM Rodeo brings bull riding, family entertainment to Orangeville this weekend
By Sam Odrowski Cowboys, cowgirls and bucking bulls will soon ride back into town for the Headwaters stop on the annual RAM Rodeo Tour. Coming to the Orangeville Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, attendees will see ...
County considers policy to allow memorial signs on Dufferin highways
By JAMES MATTHEWS Dufferin County needs a formal policy that will allow residents to celebrate loved ones who died in preventable traffic mishaps. That was ...
Mono opts not to delve into OAS property tax tally
By JAMES MATTHEWS Mono Mayor John Creelman hoped to take steps to give residents a look at how much money is not going into municipal ...
Museum of Dufferin honours photographers in Home & Heritage exhibition
By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Museum of Dufferin has announced the winners of its 2026 Home & Heritage Photography Exhibition, celebrating images ...
Family Harmonica Workshop to feature Mark ‘Bird’ Stafford during Orangeville Blues and Jazz
By Sam Odrowski Mark “Bird” Stafford can still remember handing over $5 for his first harmonica as a child in the 1960s. Decades later, the ...
Creative Partners on Stage festival brings laughs and important lessons to Theatre Orangeville
By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Photo Creative Partners on Stage presented two theatrical productions, putting a spotlight on community members with intellectual disabilities as ...
Get ready to groove: Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival kicks off Friday
By Sam Odrowski The streets of downtown Orangeville will soon come alive with the sounds of blues and jazz as the largest festival in town ...
Orangeville Walk for Alzheimer’s draws record crowd, fundraising total
By Sam Odrowski The annual Walk for Alzheimer’s fundraiser came to Island Lake Conservation Area on Sunday, May 31, and raised a record-breaking $90,000, with ...
Local Special Olympics athlete heading to Unified Football World Cup in Paris
By Sam Odrowski Shelburne’s Yazmine Wilson-Daponte is headed to Paris, France, this summer after earning a spot on Team Canada’s roster for the 2026 Special ...
School bus driver charged with stunt driving after being stopped travelling 100km/h in posted 50km/h zone
Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have charged a school bus driver from Beeton with stunt driving after she was observed travelling 100 km/h in ...
Stray calf assisted by OPP officers after falling out of moving trailer on Highway 10
Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers proved that policing duties can sometimes include a little “herd control” after assisting with an unexpected livestock incident on ...
General News
Elysian Crossing offers a personal touch to pet cremation services
By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A local Amaranth couple are on a mission to make end-of-life services for pets local, affordable and empathetic. ...
Dufferin County celebrates June as Seniors Month
June is Seniors Month in Ontario – a time to celebrate the older adults who help shape families, neighbourhoods and communities every day. Dufferin County ...
OPP urges drivers and passengers to buckle up when behind the wheel
By Brian Lockhart The Central Region Headquarters of the Ontario Provincial Police is reminding motorists that wearing a seatbelt remains one of the simplest and ...
Dufferin OPP recognizes local crossing guards’ efforts to keep pedestrians safe
Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are recognizing the important role that crossing guards play in helping keep students and pedestrians safe throughout the communities ...
OPP express gratitude for community support following on-duty death of officer
By Brian Lockhart The Ontario Provincial Police issued a statement expressing gratitude to the communities served by the Northumberland OPP detachment and beyond for the ...
Collection of businesses making up Helm Marketing Group donate $1,000 to Headwaters
By Constance Scrafield It was with real pleasure that members of the Helm Marketing Group presented a cheque for $1,000 to the Headwaters Health Care ...
Fore DCAFS 2026 Golf Classic to be held at Shelburne Golf and Country Club
By Constance Scrafield When a grandmother raising three autistic grandchildren needs a break, or when parents of a child with exceptional needs haven’t slept in ...
Dufferin County appoints Antonietta Minichillo as Chief Administrative Officer
Some changes are being made to the leadership structure for County of Dufferin staff. On May 26, the county announced the appointment of Antonietta Minichillo ...
Dufferin OPP lay 375 charges during Canada Road Safety Week
Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers participated in this year’s Canada Road Safety Week campaign, resulting in a total of 375 charges being laid across ...
Local 80s cover band Stölen packs Broadway Beat during high-energy performance
Local 80s cover band Stölen performed on Saturday, May 23, at Broadway Beat, to a packed house and kept the dance floor full across three ...
