Headwaters Health Care Foundation raises $3 million for MRI campaign with challenge

Written By SAM ODROWSKI A campaign aimed at bringing an MRI to Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) recently completed its largest matching gift challenge yet, raising $3 million. The hospital’s foundation announced on Tuesday, Jan. 14, that the matching gift ...

Headwaters welcomes first baby of 2025

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) has welcomed the hospital’s first baby of 2025. Orangeville residents Alyssia Fullington ...

Commemorative sculpture unveiled at Family Transition Place

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A local artist Ann Randeraad is looking to spread hope and awareness of gender-based violence with the ...

Headwaters Health Care Foundation raises $3 million for MRI campaign with challenge

Written By SAM ODROWSKI A campaign aimed at bringing an MRI to Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) recently completed its largest matching gift challenge yet, ...

County of Dufferin mulls 5.6 per cent tax increase in 2025

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Dufferin County Council has been presented with a tax levy increase of 5.6 per cent for the ...

Shelburne to advocate for truck bypass with Ministry of Transportation

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Councillors and staff members from the Town of Shelburne will be attending a meeting with the Ministry ...

Food Bank hits fundraising goal for food rescue van

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Shelburne Food Bank, Shepherd’s Cupboard, has reached its fundraising goal to purchase a food rescue van ...

Dufferin Community Foundation announces 2024 fall grant recipients

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Dufferin Community Foundation (DCF) has awarded its 2024 fall grants to five recipients. The local community foundation ...

Mulmur Mayor elected as Dufferin County Warden

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Mulmur Mayor Janet Horner has been elected as the 148th Warden of Dufferin County. Horner was elected ...

Town signs agreement to implement automated speed enforcement

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne Town Council has approved an agreement to start a three-year pilot project for automated speed enforcement ...

Great Big Sea tribute band performing at Grace Tipling Hall Friday

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne residents will have the opportunity to hear songs from one of Canada’s most well-known bands performed ...

Last-place Muskoka Bears spoil Alliston Hornets’ undefeated record

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Alliston Hornets’ 28-game winning streak came to an end on Friday (Jan. 10) night on home ice when they lost ...

CDDHS girls’ varsity team maintain first place in standings

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Centre Dufferin District High School Royals girls’ varsity hockey team maintained first place in the District 4 standings after the ...

Leaders rise to the top moving into second half of Junior C hockey season

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART With the new year, the Provincial Junior Hockey League is now moving into the second half of the regular season schedule ...

Hornets continue to dominate PJHL’s North Carruthers Division in first place

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Alliston Hornets continue to dominate the North Carruthers Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League after winning three more games ...

CCDHS Royals juniors in second place after win over Westside

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Centre Dufferin District High School (CDDHS) Royals junior boys’ basketball team are in second place in the District 4 standings ...

CDDHS girls varsity hockey team have a good start to the season

Written By Brian Lockhart The Centre Dufferin District High School Royals girls varsity hockey team had a good start to the season winning two games ...

Junior C hockey approaching mid-way mark in the regular season

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) is approaching the halfway mark in the 2024/25 season and the standings are definitely showing ...

Centre Dufferin Royals move into third place after win over Erin

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Centre Dufferin District High School (CDDHS) Royals varsity boys hockey team are in third place after a win over the ...

Alliston leads Junior C standings – only undefeated team in the league

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Alliston Hornets continue to maintain first place in the North Carruthers Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League after 16 ...

CDDHS Royals senior girls compete at CWOSSA basketball

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Centre Dufferin District High School Royals senior girls basketball team competed at CWOSSA on Fri. Nov. 15, and Sat. Nov. ...

Shelburne Public Library shares weekly news

Upcoming Events Our Seniors Tech Tutoring appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.). It’s the perfect opportunity to ask your ...

Malalai Halimi nominated as new federal Liberal candidate for Dufferin-Caledon

Written By ZACHARY ROMAN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER There’s a new federal Liberal candidate for Dufferin-Caledon. On Jan. 13, the Dufferin-Caledon Federal Liberal Association announced ...

Shelburne Health and Wellness Expo returning to Centre Dufferin this weekend

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the health and wellness services available in ...

New memoir shares story of Ballinger brothers taking nightlife scene by storm

Written By SAM ODROWSKI Four brothers from humble beginnings in small-town Ontario change the nightlife scene of Toronto and New York City and eventually create ...

Parking tickets issued on Dec. 27 in Shelburne overturned by council, eligible for reimbursement

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne Town Council has unanimously agreed to overturn parking tickets issued to residents for overnight street parking ...

Ontario Liberal candidate Prendergast for Dufferin–Caledon withdraws from race

Written By SAM ODROWSKI Orangeville councillor Tess Prendergast announced she is withdrawing as the Ontario Liberal candidate for Dufferin–Caledon in the next provincial election. Prendergast, ...

Local police officer challenges County Council to participate in polar plunge

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Dufferin County councillors have been challenged by Dufferin OPP to take part in the 2025 Shelburne Polar ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dufferin and District recognizes National Mentoring Month

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dufferin and District is celebrating the efforts of their volunteer mentors as ...

2024 Year In Review

Rewinding Back To The Top News Highlights of 2024 Attention Readers! For the first edition of the Shelburne Free Press in 2025, we’re taking you ...

Shelburne Public Library shares weekly news

Happy New Year! Upcoming Events Our Seniors Tech Tutoring appointments are available on Thursdays (5pm-7pm). It’s the perfect opportunity to ask your tech questions in ...

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 ...

Eight simple steps to make your will and power of attorney rock solid

By Brandon Jones Creating a comprehensive will and power of attorney (POA) is essential. It’s the only way you can ensure your intentions are honoured ...

Watch where you step

By Brian Lockhart The world has always been pretty innovative when it comes to thinking up new ways to kill your neighbour. First, it was ...

Exploding pagers: What was the point?

By Gwynne Dyer The exploding pagers that killed at least 12 people and injured 2,800 others in Lebanon and some adjacent places on Tuesday were ...

Building maintenance

By Brian Lockhart Commerce Court in downtown Toronto is a huge skyscraper that once dominated the skyline. It has 57 stories and is 942 feet ...

Biden is now a Lost Cause

By Gwynne Dyer It really doesn’t matter whether Joe Biden is in peak condition intellectually during a second term as president. He did some useful ...

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 ...

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