Ontario’s Fire Protection Grant is providing twice as much money to the five departments across Dufferin–Caledon this year. The grant has doubled from $10 million to $20 million this year. It will ...

By Conrad Eder The odds of winning Lotto Max are about 1 in 33 million. You’re statistically more likely to be struck by lightning than to win it. But your government is betting that statistics ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS Provincial legislation to spur housing development affects the relationship between landlords and their tenants. Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, introduces ...

By Sam Odrowski Applications are now being accepted for Dufferin County’s BetterHomes Program. The $11.25 million program provides up to $40,000 in financing for qualifying households to complete ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS Transport trucks parked on residential properties are becoming a blight to the Mono landscape. Mayor John Creelman said during council’s Jan. 13 meeting that parked transport ...

By Brian Lockhart Several years ago, a storm blanketed the region and much of the province with a coat of ice. The lights went out as the weight of the ice brought down power lines and caused ...

Winter anglers, get ready to drop a line at the Annual Island Lake Ice Fishing Derby, running Feb. 7 to 16, at Island Lake Conservation Area in Orangeville. Hosted in partnership with Credit ...

By Joshua Drakes Theatre Orangeville is going back in time with Common Ground, a romantic comedy premiering Feb. 6 that blends heartbreak, humour and hope against a distinctly 1980s backdrop.

By Joshua Drakes The Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County is a local nonprofit organization that supports people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as their families and ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS Credit Valley watershed growth brings opportunities to communities, but also increases pressure on green spaces. Terri Leroux, the CAO at Credit Valley Conservation Authority ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS More federal and provincial money is required to address homelessness and housing needs in Dufferin County. County staff presented a report to council when it met Jan. 22. The ...

By Constance Scrafield “My mom makes jokes I was always drawing something in nature – I was always late coming home from school because I had stopped to pick a flower to draw later,” said ...