September 2020 Archive

Ice Cats release Return to Play plan

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Girl’s hockey in the region is planning a return for the 2020 / 21 season, however there will be some changes ...

Shelburne Shocks Basketball Club keeping games limited

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART With most sports at a standstill right now, many players are hoping for some kind of return to their favourite activity ...

Headwaters hospital receives further provincial funding top-up

Written By ALYSSA PARKHILL LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The provincial government is stepping up to plug a funding gap in hospitals across Ontario in the ...

Mark Tijssen officially resigns from Amaranth Council

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Amaranth Council is down one councillor and one vote after Coun. Mark Tijssen made his resignation from ...

Michelle Hanson trial moved to Guelph in 2021

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Michelle Hanson, the mother charged in the death of her three-year old son Kaden Young, will have ...

Shelburne Council, Fire Chief ask local drivers to pull over if they see green light

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Town of Shelburne is working to remind local residents, both old and new, that a green ...

Yet another local 1800s village that has been lost over time

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Campania was a tiny village located in Amaranth Township settled between 1845 and 1865. The area was flat and arable. It ...

Could COVID-19 be a sign?

OUR READERS WRITE It wasn’t the dreadful roar of wars nor the terrifying rumblings of earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, fires, floods; it was a quiet voiceless ...

When will peace prevail?

by GWYNNE DYER The old calculation was simple and brutal: if you want to overthrow a tyrant, you must use violence. There was an occasional ...

We have great health care

by BRIAN LOCKHART When it comes to health care in Ontario, we like to complain – a lot. We complain about wait times, delayed surgery, ...

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