Headline News – February 20, 2020
Georgian College resource centre expands services in Shelburne
Written By MARNI WALSH Georgian College, Career and Employment Community Services has expanded services in Shelburne to five days a week. Located inside the Mel Lloyd Centre, the college offers services and support to anyone, even if they are not ...
Museum of Dufferin tells the story of local history
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It is a place filled with treasures, curiosities, and personal remnants and reminders that document the history of Dufferin County. The ...
Streams Community Hub seeking grant to establish permanent home in Shelburne
Written By MARNI WALSH Shelburne’s Streams Community Hub is edging closer to securing a new, permanent home in the community. Last month, representatives from the ...
Community News
Shelburne Public Library: First ever ‘Seedy Sunday’ borrowing event to be held March 8
Written By ROSE DOTTEN Join us Sunday, March 8, 2020 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm for our first Seedy Sunday. You will be able to ...
Dufferin County faces 55 percent hike for general liability insurance
Written By JAMES MATTHEWS Dufferin County has been smacked with a large insurance rate increase. Dufferin County was hit with what Coun. John Creelman dubbed ...
Grey County buses may deliver Dufferin transit opportunities
Written By JAMES MATTHEWS Dufferin County Council hopes looking north as far as Owen Sound could help open the south. Council discussed during its Feb. ...
Conservationist named 2020 OSCIA Soil Champion
Anne Loeffler’s unique ability to encourage adoption of on-farm water quality improvement practices in the Grand River watershed has made her the 2020 Ontario Soil ...
Shelburne Public Library news
Written By ROSE DOTTEN A valentine’s present for you On Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th, you may choose one free bag of books from our ...
Donate a Plate raises $16,000 for local school breakfast programs
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It was an outstanding result for the Donate a Plate event held at the Shelburne Home Hardware. For the month of ...
Range and diversity featured in new Headwaters Arts opening
Written By MARNI WALSH Co-chair, Connie Munson says, “Headwaters Arts is very excited about the energy and enthusiasm of our many members and is looking ...
Ex-Premier Kathleen Wynne explains why she’s still in politics
Written By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD Former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne says of Orangeville, “It’s really a fine place… I’ve been coming here for years, because my ...
A look into 2020 with Headwaters Health Care Foundation
Written By ALYSSA PARKHILL With the start of the new year, Headwaters Health Care Foundation CEO Dora Boylen-Pabst looks back on the organization’s many accomplishments ...
Rapper ‘Maestro Fresh Wes’ joins Museum of Dufferin panel
Written By MARNI WALSH Canadian Hiphop artist Wes Williams, aka “Maestro Fresh Wes,” will take part in a Black History Month panel discussion at the ...
Sports
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 ...
Shelburne Royals senior team finish season in first place
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Centre Dufferin District High School Royals senior basketball team has one goal – to win CWOSSA this year. The squad ...
CDDHS Royals junior basketball team clinch first place in District 4, advance to playoffs
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It has been a good season for Shelburne basketball. The Centre Dufferin District High School Royals junior boys basketball team wrapped ...
Shelburne Muskies drop first two games in opening playoff series
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Muskies have their work cut out for them after going down 2 – 0 in the opening games of ...
Family team spans several generations at Sweetheart Bonspiel
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Curling Club hosted its annual Sweetheart Bonspiel on Saturday, February 8. If there is an example of how curling ...
Wolves Peewee AE finish in first place
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Wolves Peewee AE team finished the regular season in first place with a 15-2-3 record. The Wolves not only ...
Muskies finish in second place after decisive win over Saugeen Shores
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It was one of the most important games of the season for the Shelburne Senior Muskies when they hosted the Saugeen ...
Junior C hockey schedule down to final few games
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Junior C hockey schedule is down to the final few games as small town hockey in the region gears up ...
Senior league standings tight heading into playoffs
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART With one weekend of games left on the regular season schedule, the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior League is seeing one ...
Shelburne Wolves Peewee rep team open playdowns with important win
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The OMHA playdowns are underway with team across Ontario battling out to see who will remain standing at the end of ...
