Local Heroes
Stand Tall: Jim Waddington
Nov 29, 2021 |Meet one of the driving forces behind Orangeville’s annual Celebrate Your Awesome event, a salute to pride and diversity in Dufferin County.
Phone Friends: TeleCheck Volunteers
Nov 29, 2021 |We salute three longtime volunteers with TeleCheck, a free telephone check-in service for people older than 55 who are living in their own homes.
Local Heroes 2020
Nov 24, 2020 |A focus on essentials: Profiles of the folks who kept us all going in 2020.
Call of Duty: Headwaters Health Care Centre
Nov 24, 2020 |Manager Lena Bruce, physician Charlie Joyce and nurse Darlene Fitzpatrick kept Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Covid-19 assessment centre going during the pandemic.
The New Hope: Local Black Lives Matter Organizers
Nov 24, 2020 |These four young women (plus one younger sister) were the moving force behind two crucial local social justice marches – one in Orangeville and one in Shelburne.
Class Acts: Our Educators
Nov 24, 2020 |“At Belfountain Public School and beyond, teachers, principals, custodians and support staff got our kids learning again in classrooms and online.”
A Community Steps Up: Orangeville Food Bank
Nov 24, 2020 |When the pandemic caused a spike in need, executive director Heather Hayes and a small army of staff and volunteers worked overtime.
The Need Doesn’t Stop: Family Transition Place
Nov 24, 2020 |With everyone stuck together at home during the pandemic, conflicts escalated and this team went into high gear to help new clients.
Keeping Food on our Tables: Grocery Workers
Nov 24, 2020 |We salute the newly minted essential workers at Foodland in Caledon East and across our region for working overtime in the aisles for us.
Local Heroes 2019
Nov 22, 2019 |People are at the heart of every story in our hills, and we can be proud of having some of the very finest among us.
Monday Night at the Movies
Nov 22, 2019 |Six women carry on a 20-year history of bringing exceptional, independent film to Orangeville.
Moved by Music: Mary Balinov
Nov 22, 2019 |This business owner helps people with disabilities express themselves through music at Tisho’s Music Academy in Bolton.