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Shelburne Mayor Ken Bennington won’t seek re-election in October’s municipal vote

Written By PETER RICHARDSON On Monday afternoon, after 20 years in public service, Shelburne Mayor Ken Bennington announced he would not be seeking re-election in ...

SWIFT project on track in Dufferin County

OUR READERS WRITE In the May 3, 2018 Free Press and Economist, an article appeared which covered the visit to our county, by Leader of ...

It happened today

1937 — Spam, the canned luncheon “meat”, is unleashed on an unsuspecting world. 1946 — The bikini goes on sale after debuting at a show ...

For the People

By the end of the week, we will have a new Premier sitting in the big chair in the second-floor office at Queen’s Park—which, quite ...

Modern day ignorance

BY BRIAN LOCKHART Isn’t technology great? The digital world has ushered in a whole new world of convenience. A world of information is at your ...

Local resident writes PM Trudeau to help in refugee case

Written By TOM CLARIDGE A local resident who has sponsored concert fundraisers for Syrian refugees is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for help in bringing ...

Shelburne library news: Lots of events this summer

Written By ROSE DOTTEN TD Summer Reading Kick-off this Saturday, July 7 at 10:30 at YOUR Library. Be sure to register for this summer long ...

Christian Perspectives: Live life to the fullest, right until the very end

June is traditionally the month of weddings. But this June has been the month of funerals for me. And lots of palliative care. Palliative care ...

Canada Day celebrations were hot, hot, hot in Shelburne

Written By MARNI WALSH Canada Day celebrations at Fiddle Park in Shelburne were happy but HOT! Thankfully, the pole barn, erected last year due to ...