Young Entrepreneur Business Fair held at Mel Lloyd Centre, setting youth up for success

Written By Paula Brown Young local business owners had the opportunity to share their small businesses with the community at a youth business fair this past weekend. The Young Entrepreneur Business Fair was held on Saturday (July 6) from 4:30 ...

‘Symphony of Light’ on display at Town Hall Art Gallery

Written By Paula Brown Dance with the movement of light and colour on canvas with the newest exhibit at the Shelburne Town Hall Art Gallery. ...

Matlockes kicking off summer comeback with ‘School’s Out’ concert

Written By Paula Brown After graduating from Centre Dufferin District High School (CDDHS) last year, members of the Shelburne-based band The Matlockes found themselves heading ...

Centre Dufferin rugby team congratulated for silver medal at OFSSA

Written By Paula Brown The Centre Dufferin District High School (CDDHS) girl’s rugby team has received recognition from the Town of Shelburne for their silver ...

Shelburne Long Term Care celebrates 101st birthday of resident

Written By Paula Brown Shelburne Long Term Care Home has marked a milestone birthday for another one of its residents. Family, friends and neighbours gathered ...

Shelburne Home Hardware plants mature trees at Greenwood Park

Written By Paula Brown Shelburne Home Hardware is making sure families visiting Greenwood Park can enjoy their time under shady coverage for years to come. ...

Dufferin County seeking public input on older adult services, housing

Written By Paula Brown The County of Dufferin is looking for community feedback to support older adult services and housing in the county. Earlier this ...

Shelburne flies special Canadian flag previously hoisted at Juno Beach

Written By Paula Brown The Town of Shelburne and the Shelburne Legion Branch 220 commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day with the raising of a ...

New chief named for Dufferin County Paramedic Service

Written By Paula Brown A new Chief has been appointed to the Dufferin County Paramedic Service (DCPS). Dufferin County and Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) ...

Shelburne Council rezones residential home for supportive senior housing

Written By Paula Brown Shelburne Town Council has approved an application to rezone a residential home to provide supportive housing for seniors. During their meeting ...

Streams Community Hub launches Sing Club’s debut album

Written By Paula Brown Shelburne residents now have the opportunity to listen to original music created by local youth. Streams Community Hub celebrated the launch ...

Low scoring match caps cricket weekend at KTH Park

Written By Brian Lockhart The Shelburne Cricket hosted two matches over the weekend with all four house league teams on the pitch at KTH Park ...

Former NHL pros to face off in annual Hockey Night in Dufferin Caledon fundraiser

Written By Sam Odrowski Pro hockey players will be lacing up their skates for the third annual Hockey Night in Dufferin–Caledon. Former NHL players Doug ...

Brewers leading senior division of North Dufferin Baseball League

Written By Brian Lockhart At the halfway mark of the North Dufferin Baseball League senior division regular season schedule, the Bolton Brewers are in first ...

Cubs play through the heat in mid-week game against Barrie

Written By Brian Lockhart It was a hot and humid night when the Mansfield Senior Cubs hosted the Barrie Angels on the diamond in Mansfield ...

Gladiators and Samurais win in weekend cricket action

Written By Brian Lockhart The Shelburne Cricket Club played through less than stellar conditions at KTH Park over the weekend when wet and windy weather ...

Stay safe during heat warning with tips from Dufferin County

Environment Canada issued a heat warning for Dufferin County due to dangerously hot and humid conditions impacting the region from June 17 to 19. With ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters Dufferin fundraises at annual golf tournament

Written By Paula Brown Dufferin County residents teed up and took the swing to help raise needed funds for a local organization helping to support ...

Junior Cubs maintain second place after win over Orangeville team

Written By Brian Lockhart The Mansfield Junior Cubs continue to have a good season and are in second place in the North Dufferin Baseball League’s ...

Callista Daly brings home medal as one of the top student-athletes

Written By Brian Lockhart Local athlete Callista Daly is ranked as one of the top student-athletes in the province after finishing second in Senior High ...

Youth players shine in Shelburne Cricket Club matches

Written By Brian Lockhart The Shelburne Gladiators faced off against the Shelburne Warriors on Saturday, June 8, on the pitch at KTH Park in Shelburne. ...

Final inning costs Junior Cubs in mid-week game against Cardinals

Written By Brian Lockhart It was the seventh inning that cost the Mansfield Junior Cubs the win in their Thursday, July 4, game against the ...

Peel-Dufferin Plowmen’s Association to host hands-on clinic for junior plow enthusiasts

Written By Sam Odrowski An educational event to help young people learn about plowing or enhance their existing skills is coming to the region. The ...

Food and family-friendly fun coming to 15th Annual Orangeville Rotary Ribfest

Written By Sam Odrowski There will be no shortage of delicious food available to residents of Dufferin County and the surrounding area next weekend. The ...

News from the Shelburne Library

Summer Reading at Shelburne Public Library – Get ready for another summer full of reading challenges for all ages! We have reading challenges for adults, ...

Shelburne Food Bank fundraising for van to help with deliveries

Written By Paula Brown Shelburne’s local food bank is looking to expand its efforts to tackle rising food insecurity in the community while also relieving ...

Headwaters launches program delivered to seniors in their homes

Written By Paula Brown Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) is extending patient health care beyond the hospital walls with the start of a new program ...

Film selections for upcoming Dufferin Film Festival announced

Written By Sam Odrowski Lights. Camera. Action! After much anticipation, the Dufferin Film Festival has announced tickets are now on sale and film selections have ...

Upper Grand District School Board developing inaugural Human Rights Policy Framework

Written By Paula Brown The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced plans to develop an inaugural Human Rights Policy Framework to address discrimination ...

News from the Shelburne Library

Summer Reading at Shelburne Public Library – Get ready for another summer full of reading challenges for all ages! We have reading challenges for adults, ...

Town Pharmacy in Shelburne raises $4,509

Written By Brian Lockhart Town Pharmacy in Shelburne has managed to raise $4,509 this year in support of SickKids Hospital in Toronto. After their successful ...

Christian Perspectives: Be a peacemaker

“Peace, peace, they say when there is no peace!” the prophet Jeremiah declared. Let me tell you about Alfred. It was the turn of the ...

Christian Perspectives: A new way of seeing

By Penny Lewis Christ Church Bolton I just love Canada. I am a very patriotic Canadian. I feel blessed to have been born in ...

Christian Perspectives: Understanding the Easter Story

Rev. Stephanie Pellow In the past week or so we have seen almost all the seasons represented. We have experienced the grey, dull rainy ...

Christian Perspectives: A nudge along the path

By Ann McCallum, Executive Director Highlands Youth for Christ Towards the end of February, when we had a few days of mild weather, I ...

Christian Perspectives: Conscience

By Norm Copeland Bethel Bible Chapel The conscience. We all have one. Though we all have one, it is like a fingerprint, unique to ...

Christian Perspectives: Our world is hungry for a blessing

By Janet Sinclair, Minister Knox Presbyterian Church, Grand Valley Jesus chose a way of life that was misunderstood by many. He sometimes scandalized the ...

Christian Perspectives: Biggest problem facing the world today

By Rev. Gord Horsley Abiding Place Fellowship The biggest problem facing the world today is not terrorism, racism, global warming, religious differences, the economic ...

Christian Perspectives: Does the Sun Stop Shining?

By Reverend Barbara Moulton As I sit at my desk at home today, I look out my window and see blue sky and sunshine. ...

Christian Perspectives: A New Day has come

By Dr. Vincent Sterling Power of Faith Pentecostal Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, a new day has come to Shelburne, Orangeville, and surrounding ...

Christian Perspectives: Going on a journey

By Penny Lewis Christ Church Bolton Do you like to travel and go on a journey? If so, you have to figure out where ...

Go west young man!

By Brian Lockhart In the two or three years after I graduated high school, there was a mass exodus of Ontarians heading west. Thousands of ...

Killing Darya Dugina

By Gwynne Dyer “I am a political observer of the International Eurasianist Movement and an expert in international relations…. In this capacity, I appear on ...

One person’s junk

By Brian Lockhart When I was a kid, maybe seven years old, I received a rather fun toy at Christmas one year. It was a ...

A hollow victory

By Brian Lockhart From the Second Row It was 1975, and the rooftop of the American embassy in Saigon became a makeshift heliport as Huey ...

Too big to be equal?

Gwynne DyerOur World Today Never mind the destruction of the relatively free society of Hong Kong (no emergency airlift like Kabul, but the number of ...

It happened today

In this week’s offering, we take a look back through history and note some of the interesting happenings from May 17 over the years. 1590- ...

The missing PC platform

EDITORIAL THE NATIONAL POST had an article more than a month ago predicting that Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford wouldn’t repeat a mistake made by ...

Canadians always come last

Written by Brian Lockhart The cost of the stream of so-called refugees walking across our borders, suitcases in hand, and hands out, is not only ...

It happened today

In this week’s offering, we take a look back through history and note some of the interesting happenings from April 26 over the years. – ...

A strange calamity in Toronto

IT WAS PROBABLY no coincidence that the deadly rampage on Toronto’s Yonge Street occurred on a sunny Monday afternoon that was in sharp contrast to ...

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