July 2017 Archive

Seven-year-old Gabe takes on World Dwarf Games

By Mike Pickford   One local youngster is officially counting down the days as he prepares to represent his nation at the upcoming 2017 World ...

Feral Cat Rescue “praying for a miracle”

By Michelle Janzen   As of October 10, 2017, Feral Cat Rescue has to cease and deist all business at their 141 Second Avenue West ...

Main Street condo proposal raises concerns

By Peter Richardson Council opened Monday night with a report from the Town Planner Steve Wever regarding a controversial new development being proposed for the ...

Quilts in the Garden benefits hospice care

By Brock Weir   Dufferin Piecemakers quilters are coming together to honour one of their own – and benefit an area hospice which gave her ...

Farmers’ Market Spotlight: Heirloom varieties set Levendale Farm apart

By Marni Walsh   Selene Richens is setting herself apart at area markets by using heirloom seeds to grow produce on “Levendale Farms” near Conn. ...

Pickin in the Park is to celebrate fifth year

By Michelle Janzen   Greg and Heather Holmes, owners of Holmes Appliances and Music Store on Main Street Shelburne, call Pickin’ in the Park “a ...

Fiddle Contest “plays on” at Festival

By Marni Walsh   The Heritage Music Festival’s Fiddle Contest “plays on” this August, as it has for more than six decades, securing a place ...

Shelburne Stage Band donates $1,150 to Pickin’ in the Park

By Michelle Janzen   From 2004 until 2012, the Shelburne Stage Band, which grew from six to 12 members at one point, have decided to ...

Do you have what it takes to be country’s next superstar? Get your audition videos ready!

By Brock Weir   Just one year ago, Mac Shepherd was simply going through his paces as a high school student in Keswick – but ...