Local Heroes
Nature Booster: Janice McClelland
Nov 29, 2021 |How the Erin resident transformed a passion for the outdoors into many fruitful years of volunteering for the Bruce Trail Conservancy.
Ice Angel: Ken Hunt
Nov 29, 2021 |Thanks to this community builder, the Palgrave Mill Pond is a place where the village meets in winter to skate, play shinny and connect.
Yes, She Can: Ashley Lawrence and Kadeisha Buchanan
Nov 29, 2021 |Two pivotal players in Canada’s first Olympic gold in women’s soccer in Tokyo call Caledon East and Shelburne home.
Inspired by Matthew: Valerie and Shannon McGrady
Nov 29, 2021 |The mother-daughter duo advocated for Orangeville’s new Bravery Park – which honours all military personnel, including their late son and brother.
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.