Shelburne veteran encourages county residents to fly Canadian flags

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A local veteran is hoping to inspire other Dufferin County residents to express their Canadian patriotism ahead of the upcoming federal election. John Flannery, a veteran with Shelburne Legion Branch 220, is ...

Orangeville to Shelburne transit service extended

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Riders who use the weekday transit system to travel between Shelburne and Orangeville will continue to have ...

Sylvia Jones re-elected as wave of blue swept Ontario

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Dufferin-Caledon voters have spoken and Conservative politician, Sylvia Jones, has been elected for her sixth consecutive term ...

Dufferin–Caledon candidates share views at local debate

Written By ZACHARY ROMAN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Local candidates in the upcoming federal election shared their thoughts on key issues at a recent debate. ...

‘Our neighbours came to our rescue:’ Community supports Mulmur through State of Emergency

Written By SAM ODROWSKI It’s been a rough week for Mulmur residents, who were placed under a State of Emergency from April 3 to 7. ...

Shelburne devastated by ice storm over weekend

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Residents of Shelburne and North Dufferin are starting the process of cleaning up and recovering from the ...

Shelburne Wolves U15 LL team leave the ice with a playoff-style win

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Wolves U15 LL team is putting in a good effort in the playoffs and had a win in their ...

Residents voice concerns from Strada Aggregate in community meeting

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Melancthon residents have received an update on a proposed application by local aggregate company, Strada Aggregate, to ...

Local youth to hike 800-kilometres of the Camino de Santiago in Spain

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER An 11-year-old Mulmur resident is heading out for the journey of a lifetime. Henry Little, known locally ...

Food rescue van officially launched in Shelburne

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Shelburne Food Bank has officially unveiled its new food rescue van. Volunteers, sponsors, community members and ...

Possible trade war alters Fiddle Park work’s timeline

Written By JAMES MATTHEWS Ripples from the possibility of a trade war between Canada and the United States have reached Shelburne. Many construction materials used ...

Eight teams competing for province-wide Junior C Schmalz Cup

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The battle for the 2025 Junior C Schmalz Cup is underway with eight teams in the first round of playoffs in ...

Track and field athletes start training for spring meet

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Track and field athletes at Centre Dufferin District High School (CDDHS) have started training for upcoming District 4/10 meets that will ...

Honeywood Arena to receive $35,000 as finalist in Kraft Hockeyville Competition

Written By SAM ODROWSKI and BRIAN LOCKHART They didn’t win the big prize, but Mulmur residents will still come out ahead in the 2025 Kraft ...

Terriers claim North Carruthers Division championship with overtime win

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Orillia Terriers are the North Carruthers Division champions after an overtime win in Game Five of their best-of-seven championship series ...

Junior C hockey enters final division championship series

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Provincial Junior Hockey League has now entered the final series for division championships across the province. Sixteen teams in eight ...

Shelburne Wolves U11 Rep hockey team win Warriors Tournament

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Wolves U11 Rep team are champions after travelling to St. Catharines and playing in the Warriors Tournament hosted by ...

Honeywood Arena makes finals for 2025 Kraft Hockeyville Competition

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Mulmur residents rallied together to show their love of hockey, and now their local arena has been ...

Alliston Hornets to compete against Terriers at Junior C Division Championship

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It’s going to be an Alliston Hornets and Orillia Terriers match-up for the North Carruthers Division Championship of the Provincial Junior ...

Dufferin OPP wins charity hockey game against Orangeville Fire Department

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Members from two local emergency services laced up their skates and squared off on the ice for ...

North Dufferin Baseball Leagues hosts annual awards day

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The North Dufferin Baseball League (NBDL) celebrated and recognized the outstanding accomplishments of players and teams from the 2024 season at ...

Theatre Orangeville presents world premier, ‘I’m In Love With Your Sister,’

Written By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD The cast and crew at Theatre Orangeville are thrilled and excited to be the first to produce and perform the World ...

LP Productions to travel ‘under the sea’ in latest production

Written By Marie Hoy-Kenny Audiences are invited to join the LP cast and crew “under the sea” for their latest musical, The Little Mermaid. They ...

Smile Cookie campaign to launch locally in support of Shelburne Rotary Club, food bank

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne residents will have the chance to help support local charities by purchasing chocolate chip cookies decorated ...

Monthly message: Family Transition Place highlights Youth Education Program

In response to the need of our community to have an increased awareness of healthy and unhealthy relationships, Family Transition Place (FTP) began delivering Youth ...

County of Dufferin to allow local cattle farmers to lease 200 acres of public land for use

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Dufferin County cattle farmers will have the opportunity to expand their operations to a new pasture as ...

Shelburne Public Library shares upcoming events, recommended read this week

The Shelburne Public Library is closed from Friday, April 18 to Monday, April 21. Stop in before Tuesday at 7 p.m. or head to the ...

Ontario announces 2.4 per cent increase to minimum wage later this year

Written By SAM ODROWSKI There’s some good news for the nearly 1 million people in Ontario who earn minimum wage. The provincial government announced minimum ...

Impaired driving incidents results in numerous charges throughout the county and area

Shelburne man faces impaired charges after driving vehicle into ditch, found hiding near a swamp Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers charged a Shelburne resident ...

Horticultural Society continues to blossom as it celebrates 55th anniversary

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Orangeville and District Horticultural Society is blooming into a new milestone and future. The local horticultural ...

Six-year-old Theo Opper selected as ambassador for this year’s Dufferin Autism Walk

Written By SAM ODROWSKI The Dufferin Autism Walk has a fresh face representing this year’s fundraiser. Orangeville resident Theo Opper, 6, is this year’s walk ...

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 ...

Melancthon’s Kidd Family Auctions celebrates 10 years of bidding, buying and selling

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Going once, going twice – sold! Kidd Family Auctions, located at 438280 4th Line in Melancthon, is ...

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 ...

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