Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, alongside Orangeville Fire Services, responded to a fire at a homeless encampment in Orangeville last Friday (Jan. 10). Just before 4 p.m., ...

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin County Council has been presented with a tax levy increase of 5.6 per cent for the 2025 budget. During their meeting on Jan. 9, ...

By Sam Odrowski A campaign aimed at bringing an MRI to Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) recently completed its largest matching gift challenge yet, raising $3 million. The hospital’s ...

By Sam Odrowski The signature winter arts festival in the region is returning later this month with a variety of activities for attendees to enjoy. The Alton Mill Arts Centre will host the 14th ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS The public discourse about the proposed Highway 413 construction may be avoided if the province is able to buy back the lease it sold to privatize Highway 407. And at least one ...

By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville U12A Flyers team are having a stellar season and are at the top of their 13-team division in the York Simcoe Minor Hockey League. The Flyers have a 15-1-2 record ...

By Sam Odrowski Orangeville councillor Tess Prendergast announced she is withdrawing as the Ontario Liberal candidate for Dufferin–Caledon in the next provincial election. Prendergast, a French ...

By Zachary Roman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter There’s a new federal Liberal candidate for Dufferin-Caledon. On Jan. 13, the Dufferin-Caledon Federal Liberal Association announced ...

By Paula Brown Four brothers from humble beginnings in small-town Ontario change the nightlife scene of Toronto and New York City and eventually create one of the most successful nightclubs in ...

By Constance Scrafield Former columnist for the Orangeville Citizen, Doug Skeates, died on Jan. 3 at Matthews House Hospice in Alliston, age 93. His family, friends and here at the Citizen are ...

The Orangeville Food Bank (OFB) is gearing up to host the 8th Annual “Coldest Night of the Year” event. This year the goal is to raise $200,000 which would help cover the 40 per cent increase in ...

By Brian Lockhart As part of my work, I do a lot of research. Some of that research is about local history. As such, I have spent considerable time at the sites of ghost towns, pioneer cemeteries, ...