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Heritage

An 1870 Media Battle over “Fake News”

The tweets and accusations of fake news in today’s media seem almost dainty compared to the Orangeville Sun’s lambasting of its rival weekly, the Orangeville Advertiser.

Mar 26, 2018

Yellow Briar

When The Yellow Briar was published in 1933 it hit all the right notes for a readership mired in the Great Depression.

Nov 22, 2017

Shelburne: A Town in Transition

According to Statistics Canada, Shelburne is Ontario’s fastest-growing town – and for residents old and new, that’s mostly a good thing.

Sep 16, 2017

Symbols of Service for Remembrance Day

Each November, military medals get a crisp autumn airing in the hills and across the country. Behind each is a story. Here are four of them.

Sep 16, 2017

A Community Mourns

In the winter of 1946 the people of Bolton were drawn together by an incident that began with all the ingredients of a grand farce, but ended in tragedy.

Sep 16, 2017

Take a Walking Tour of Orangeville, Inglewood or Hillsburgh

Soak up some fascinating local history and stroll the sidewalks of our towns and villages.

Jun 21, 2017

Once a Village

The 19th century saw tiny villages spring up all over these hills, bearing sturdy names like Lockton and Elder, unusual names like Biggles and Shrigley, and pretty names like Camilla and Silver Creek. They faded away, but left a legacy that helped create the hills we know today.

Jun 21, 2017

July 1, 1867

How the birth of the Dominion was celebrated in the hills.

Jun 21, 2017

Doris Porter Goes to War

As a young woman, the lifelong resident of Caledon served in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during World War II.

Mar 20, 2017

Remembrance of Vimy Ridge

Among Canada’s troops at Vimy was a young poet named Christopher George Cook.

Mar 20, 2017

For Valour

The Victoria Cross was awarded to Canadians until 1972, when separate Canadian awards were created.

Mar 20, 2017

Shadows in the Forest

Many a table regularly offered squirrels, groundhogs and, of course, ducks and geese.

Nov 22, 2016