August 2019 Archive

Shelburne police lay charges on local men following prank

Shelburne Police are advising all residents to take pre-cautions when attending local parks in Shelburne.   A small package of drugs was located in a ...

Shelburne Vets heading to playoffs

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Vets are wrapping up the regular season and getting ready for the playoffs. The current Vets activity at the ...

Sixth annual Flame of Hope tournament supports Diabetes camp

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Sixth annual Flame of Hope Tournament got underway at the Shelburne Golf and Country Club with around 160 golfers hitting ...

We need to do more to protect the environment

OUR READERS WRITE Dear Sylvia Jones, are you prepared to work with your protestors regarding environmental protection? Did they bring something solid to you that ...

Politically correct speech

By BRIAN LOCKHART I was going over the federal government’s new guidelines for politically correct speech to be used by all of its employees when ...

Authors in the Hills of Mulmur event coming soon to local library

Written By ROSE DOTTEN Back for the fifth year, this event held in a barn in the beautiful hills of Mulmur features three celebrated Canadian ...

Clarification

In last week’s edition of the Free Press, in the story titled ‘Shelburne continuing to grow as two new subdivisions receive final approval’, it should ...

Sohayla Smith continues success with ‘Burn It to the Ground’

Written By MARNI WALSH Shelburne’s Sohayla Smith and her band continue to make steady progress in popularity in the professional music scene.  Her song ‘Burn ...

Long-time bank employee retires after more than three decades on the job

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART You can tell by the number of customers who greet Traci Sinclair by name when they enter the RBC in Shelburne ...

Michelle Hanson to be tried in death of three-year-old son Kaden Young

Written By PAULA BROWN Michelle Hanson, mother of Kaden Young, will stand trial on charges of impaired driving causing death and criminal negligence causing death, ...