September 17, 2020 – Shelburne Free Press

Shelburne Police charge local teen following robbery at gunpoint

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A Shelburne man is facing multiple charges after an electronics exchange turned into a robbery at gunpoint ...

Highways to climate chaos

by LAURA CAMPBELL What is the height of climate denial? Building more highways instead of railways to move people and goods. Obviously not a single ...

Canadian perspective

by BRIAN LOCKHART It was September 13, 1759, when General Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm looked out across a battlefield at the Plains of Abraham to ...

Shelburne Legion remaining closed during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER With things remaining uncertain due to the lingering nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shelburne Legion has ...

Popular Headwaters physicians receive prestigious award

Written By ALYSSA PARKHILL LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A pair of local physicians from Headwaters Health Care Centre have been named as recipients of the ...

Former finance minister broke Elections Act during local visit

Written By MIKE BAKER Former federal finance minister Bill Morneau has been charged with breaking election rules following a visit to Dufferin-Caledon last year. In ...

Shelburne Public Library News

Have you seen our first Community Reader yet? We will be featuring a Community Reader for our Monday night Story Time every week! These Community ...

Dufferin County to officially recognize Indigenous history with land acknowledgment

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Growing up in Dufferin County in the 1980s, Debbie Sipkema, can remember being taught the history of ...

Local farmers discuss Bill 156 with government officials

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Dufferin-Caledon farmers and agribusinesses joined government officials last week (Sept. 8) for a roundtable to consult on ...

Municipal leaders chosen to take part in Climate Leadership Course

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Four municipal councillors from across Dufferin County have been selected to take part in an upcoming national ...