Shelburne recognizes Sikh Heritage Month with flag raising at Town Hall

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The month of April marks the celebration of Sikh Heritage Month in Canada, and the Town of Shelburne took part in that celebration last week. Members of the Heritage Celebration Committee, alongside ...

Dufferin OPP recognize local youth for act of integrity

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin OPP are commending a local 12-year-old girl for her act of integrity. Alana Bauer, a local ...

Shelburne restaurants struggle under third lockdown

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter From the outside, the beginning of April looked like a turning point for restaurants in Shelburne. The ...

Library shares weekly news

We are still offering our curbside service and can even select a bag of materials just for you. Spring into Reading: Did you know that ...

April 17 hazardous and electronic waste event postponed due to COVID-19

Due to the recently announced provincial Stay-at-Home order, Dufferin County has postponed the Hazardous & Electronic Waste event scheduled for Saturday, April 17th in Grand ...

Dufferin County councillors take a moment to remember Mike Giles

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin County councillors took the time during their regular council meeting last Thursday (April 8) to pay ...

Orangeville Mayor looking to address homelessness

Written By Sam Odrowski While women and children who find themselves homeless or in a dangerous living situation have safe spaces to seek reprieve locally, ...

Michelle Hanson case adjourned to return with plea next week

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While a resolution to the Michelle Hanson trial was expected on Tuesday (April 6), defense attorney Marco ...

Headwaters Health Care Centre pauses elective surgeries

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ontario government has ordered hospitals to ramp down elective surgeries and non-emergent/non-urgent care activities. Headwaters Health ...

New funding announced for recreation

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin-Caledon has received new funding to go towards upgrades and improvements of recreational spots in the region. ...

Headwaters Health Care Centre kicks off $3.5 million fundraising campaign

Written By Sam Odrowski Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) is launching a $3.5 million fundraising campaign called “Investing in a Clearer Picture” that will bring ...

Shelburne council debates approval of rezoning application

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shelburne Town council is debating the approval of a re-zoning application, after receiving a report from the ...

Shelburne Public Library shares new books, activities and events

Welcome Spring! The good weather makes it a little less tempting to snuggle down with a book but we suggest you keep checking as new ...

Player Assist Program set to help hockey families in need of support

Written By Rob Belardi Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ontario Minor Hockey Association has introduced a player-assist program for the first-time, helping families across Ontario ...

Girl’s hockey clubs stay on the ice through ‘red’ zone

While the move to the “Red” zone in the region has caused many hockey organizations to temporarily cancel all on-ice activity, many girls hockey clubs ...

Ski hills open back up, with restrictions, for winter fun

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It only took a few days of colder weather for local ski hills to start producing enough snow to open at ...

Shelburne Minor Hockey suspends all games for time being

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Shelburne Minor Hockey has temporarily suspended all games as a result of the region going into a Code Red imposed by ...

Ski hills opening soon with new rules in place

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Winter on the slopes is going to be a little different this year. If you’re a skier or a snowboarder you ...

Hockey teaches important lessons to young players

If you spend a fair amount of time in hockey arenas as a player, parent, coach, or fan, you’ve probably seen young players arriving for ...

PJHL now looking at February start for regular season

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Fans of Junior C hockey will have to wait for a couple more months before they will even have the possibility ...

Local racer has championship season

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART In only his second year racing GoKarts, Shelburne resident Ryder Hare has recorded his first championship season. Thirteen year-old Ryder won ...

No ice for curlers this season at Shelburne Curling Club

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART If you’re a curler, you may want to look into trying another sport for the 2021 winter season. The Shelburne Curling ...

New rules look to ‘speed up the game’

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The new rules put in place by Hockey Canada on how to conduct games is making a big difference on the ...

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It happened today

In this week’s offering, we take a look back through history and note some of the interesting happenings from May 17 over the years. 1590- ...

The missing PC platform

EDITORIAL THE NATIONAL POST had an article more than a month ago predicting that Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford wouldn’t repeat a mistake made by ...

Canadians always come last

Written by Brian Lockhart The cost of the stream of so-called refugees walking across our borders, suitcases in hand, and hands out, is not only ...

It happened today

In this week’s offering, we take a look back through history and note some of the interesting happenings from April 26 over the years. – ...

A strange calamity in Toronto

IT WAS PROBABLY no coincidence that the deadly rampage on Toronto’s Yonge Street occurred on a sunny Monday afternoon that was in sharp contrast to ...

Training the truckers

Written by Brian Lockhart If you drive a car there has no doubt been a time when you’re on the highway, either a 400 series ...

Shelburne Library News

Written By ROSE DOTTEN Shelburne Multicultural Day- Saturday, April 21st, 2018, 12:00-3:00pm This Saturday is Shelburne’s first Multicultural Day. You’ll be able to experience arts ...

Greenbelt discussion for residents and candidates says NDACT

Written By Marni Walsh The North Dufferin Community Task Force will hold a brief AGM on Wednesday, May 2nd at 7 pm followed by discussions ...

A short story: Jack’s Winter

Written by LEE DUNN Jack sat in the living room of his big old house, chewing on a dry sandwich of rye bread and rubber ...

Doug Ford and Hydro

Written by BRIAN LOCKHART There’s an old episode of Seinfeld where a well-to-do gentleman of the upper crust is seen eating his Snickers Bar with ...

Christian Perspectives: Be a peacemaker

“Peace, peace, they say when there is no peace!” the prophet Jeremiah declared. Let me tell you about Alfred. It was the turn of the ...

Christian Perspectives: A new way of seeing

By Penny Lewis Christ Church Bolton I just love Canada. I am a very patriotic Canadian. I feel blessed to have been born in ...

Christian Perspectives: Understanding the Easter Story

Rev. Stephanie Pellow In the past week or so we have seen almost all the seasons represented. We have experienced the grey, dull rainy ...

Christian Perspectives: A nudge along the path

By Ann McCallum, Executive Director Highlands Youth for Christ Towards the end of February, when we had a few days of mild weather, I ...

Christian Perspectives: Conscience

By Norm Copeland Bethel Bible Chapel The conscience. We all have one. Though we all have one, it is like a fingerprint, unique to ...

Christian Perspectives: Our world is hungry for a blessing

By Janet Sinclair, Minister Knox Presbyterian Church, Grand Valley Jesus chose a way of life that was misunderstood by many. He sometimes scandalized the ...

Christian Perspectives: Biggest problem facing the world today

By Rev. Gord Horsley Abiding Place Fellowship The biggest problem facing the world today is not terrorism, racism, global warming, religious differences, the economic ...

Christian Perspectives: Does the Sun Stop Shining?

By Reverend Barbara Moulton As I sit at my desk at home today, I look out my window and see blue sky and sunshine. ...

Christian Perspectives: A New Day has come

By Dr. Vincent Sterling Power of Faith Pentecostal Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, a new day has come to Shelburne, Orangeville, and surrounding ...

Christian Perspectives: Going on a journey

By Penny Lewis Christ Church Bolton Do you like to travel and go on a journey? If so, you have to figure out where ...

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