Headline News – March 26, 2020
‘A passion of love’, Shelburne’s Second Fiddle to close
Written By MARNI WALSH Second Fiddle, owned and operated by Diana Buckley and her partner Eric Nagler, at 112 Main Street in Shelburne, will be closing its doors by May. “A store that defies description,” as the couple says, ...
More than 1,000 visits to COVID-19 Assessment Centre in first week
Written By MIKE BAKER More than 1,000 individuals have visited the new drive-thru COVID-19 assessment clinic at Headwaters Health Care Centre since it was opened ...
Shelburne declares State of Emergency, develops new community relief plan
Written By MIKE BAKER The Town of Shelburne has declared a State of Emergency in response to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, however Mayor Wade Mills ...
Community News
Will Canadian Open Fiddle Championship celebrate 70th year?
Written By MARNI WALSH With social distancing upon the community, service clubs like the Shelburne Rotary Club are faced with the very real possibility that ...
Shelburne mayor responds to COVID-19, municipality announces multiple closures
Written By MIKE BAKER Shelburne Mayor Wade Mills has announced the Town is closing all municipal facilities until further notice in response to the COVID-19 ...
Shelburne officers nominated for provincial Police Hero Awards
Written By MARNI WALSH Shelburne Police Service (SPS) Cst. Jeffery McLean has been nominated for the 2020 Police Hero Awards through the Police Association of ...
Mayor Mills responds to various questions relating to COVID-19
Questions provided by PETER RICHARDSON We sent out a list of 11 questions to Shelburne Mayor Wade Mills, covering a wide variety of topics, in ...
There’s lots going on over March Break at Shelburne Public Library
Only a few days left to buy tickets for our March Break events! Stop by YOUR Library to purchase tickets for Creature Quest, Dufflebag Theatre ...
EDC and Shelburne Rotary team up to make a ‘splash’
Written By MARNI WALSH The Shelburne Economic Development Committee (EDC) has teamed up with the Shelburne Rotary Club for the EDC’s Annual Golf Classic. “When ...
Seeback condemns Bill C-7, wants improved palliative care funding for local residents
Written By MIKE BAKER Dufferin-Caledon MP Kyle Seeback has criticized the Liberal federal government for attempting to fast-track legislation that would change assisted-dying rules across ...
Private firm says local fire department could reclaim thousands through service charges
Written By PETER RICHARDSON Local Fire Chief Brad Lemaich and Chris Carrier, of the company Fire Marque, presented to Shelburne Council on Monday, with the ...
‘Music and Magic’ to support Partera’s work for peace overseas
Written By MARNI WALSH Reverend LeeAnn McKenna, of Mono, has worked to build bridges of peace in some of the most dangerous conflict areas of ...
It’s never too late to celebrate as Troupe-Adore hosts Mardi Gras bash
Written By MARNI WALSH Last week a group of dedicated volunteers from Troup- Adore, proved, once again, that it is never to late to celebrate. ...
Sports
NDBL gearing up for 2020 season
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART With the start of the baseball season just over a month away, the North Dufferin Baseball League is putting the schedule ...
Cancellaton of Jr. C hockey final leaves local fans out in the cold
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It will be remembered as the hockey season that wasn’t. The decision to cancel the remainder of the Junior C hockey ...
Hockey team donates defibrillator to fire department
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART A group of local hockey players who take to the ice every Sunday morning to play the national sport have donated ...
Hockey Canada makes unprecedented move to cancel 2019/20 season
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Hockey Canada announced that as of Thursday, March 12, it was cancelling all sanctioned games as a response to the ongoing ...
North Dufferin Baseball League honours players at awards banquet
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The North Dufferin Baseball League held its annual awards and lunch on Sunday, March 8. The event was held at the ...
Wolves Bantams deliver playoff win over Oro Thunder
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART With the minor hockey season nearly over, the Shelburne Wolves Bantam rep team is playing the final few games in a ...
Centre Dufferin Royals send two basketball teams to CWOSSA
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It’s not often a high school sends two championship basketball teams to regional competition at CWOSSA. It is now two years ...
Wolves Peewee rep team trail 2-0 in OMHA playoff series
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Wolves Peewee rep team is down two games in their OMHA playoff series with the Frontenac Flyers after back ...
Muskies season over after double OT loss
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Senior Muskies can get out the golf clubs after taking a loss in game six of their best-of-seven playoff ...
Shelburne Muskies trail in playoff series with Minto 81’s
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Senior Muskies are trailing the Minto 81’s in their first round playoff series after splitting the weekend with a ...
