Orangeville Citizen

1 week ago | citizen.on.ca | Sam Odrowski

June 19, 2025 · 0 Comments The second annual Purolator Tackle Hunger® Red Bag campaign came to Grand Valley and Waldemar from June 8 to 15, and saw community members donated more than 5,000 pounds of food. Purolator delivered the food to the Dufferin Food Share to help those facing hunger in the community. The Red Bag campaign saw volunteers drop off 1,800 Red Bags throughout the Grand Valley and Waldemar communities with residents asked to fill up their bags with non-perishable food items...

1 week ago | citizen.on.ca | Sam Odrowski

June 19, 2025   ·   0 Comments The 12th Annual Compass Run for Food race was held on June 14 to combat food insecurity in Dufferin County.

1 week ago | citizen.on.ca | Constance Scrafield

June 19, 2025 · 0 Comments By Constance Scrafield Orangeville Music Theatre (OMT) director Heather Holmes, who is sharing the job with Jamie Connelly, is really pleased with how well preparations are coming along for the stage and 26 youngsters singing, dancing and speaking in the junior production of “Alice in Wonderland.” “We started rehearsals at the end of March,” Holmes told the Citizen in a recent telephone interview. One show will take place on Friday, June 27, starting at 7:30 p.m.;...

1 week ago | citizen.on.ca | Constance Scrafield

June 19, 2025 · 0 Comments By Constance Scrafield Over 150 people attended a party on Monday (June 16) that had been kept a close secret as a surprise for David Nairn, artistic director of Theatre Orangeville. Nairn passes the job to Jennifer Stewart on July 1. Stewart has spent the last six months learning the intricacies of how this theatre has worked under Nairn for the past 26 years and it will be her responsibility to decide how it will carry on. The mood in the Monora Pavilion was...

1 week ago | citizen.on.ca | Sam Odrowski

June 19, 2025 · 0 Comments By Sam Odrowski Canada’s 158th birthday is fast approaching and the Town of Orangeville has several activities planned to celebrate on July 1. At the Alder Recreation Centre, residents can enjoy free swims, a 65-foot mega obstacle course, a photo booth, lumberjack competitions and face painting, from 12 to 5 p.m. Canada Day celebrations will be capped off with fireworks at the Island Lake Conservation Centre, starting at 10 p.m. Orangeville Mayor Lisa Post noted the...