Shelburne McDonald’s employee receives national recognition

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter McDonald’s Canada has recognized the work accomplishments and dedication of a local restaurant manager with a national award. Karina Martin, manager of the Shelburne McDonald’s, has been presented with the 2024 Outstanding ...

Inaugural Dufferin Film Festival showcases local talent with 16 original films

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lights. Camera. Action! Filmmakers, writers, and movie buffs flocked to the Opera House in Orangeville on Aug. ...

Shelburne Village Dental reopens clinic in new location

Written By Paula Brown Get your smiles ready! Shelburne Village Dental celebrated the opening of their new clinic, located at 702 Main St. E in ...

Small Town Big Ideas series returns with Canadian author

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shelburne residents will have the opportunity to listen to and ask questions about pressing topics impacting the ...

Orangeville-Shelburne transit receives funding

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin County Council has approved a motion to fund the Grey Transit Route (GTR) that runs between ...

Small facility offering supportive senior housing marks grand opening

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Seniors living in Shelburne now have access to a new supportive senior housing opportunity. Golden Agers Take ...

Local resident shares concerns about ending transit service

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Shelburne resident is advocating for better local transit and for the decision to halt weekly transit ...

Local grandfather and grandson fundraising for kids fighting cancer

Written By Paula Brown A Shelburne resident and his grandson are hoping to make a difference for children facing cancer as they prepare to gear ...

Scott Woods Bands to perform at Grace Tipling Hall this fall

Written By Paula Brown Shelburne residents, prepare for a toe-tapping, foot-stomping, knee-clapping good time. Fiddle legend, Scott Woods and his multi-talented band are heading back ...

Gladiators and Samurais win in weekend cricket action

Written By Brian Lockhart The Shelburne Cricket Club hosted two weekend games at KTH Park in Shelburne on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. ...

Shelburne-Orangeville transit ends September

Written By Paula Brown Shelburne residents who use the weekday transit system to travel to and from the Town of Orangeville will soon need to ...

New pickleball courts ready for play

Written By Brian Lockhart The Township of Mulmur unveiled its new tennis and pickleball courts in Mansfield on Aug. 28, and they are now ready ...

Both North Dufferin Baseball League series tied after opening games

Written By Brian Lockhart The North Dufferin Baseball League Senior Division playoffs have entered the second round of competition. Both series are tied after two ...

Shelburne Cricket Club championship game this weekend

Written By Brian Lockhart The Shelburne Cricket Club will host its house league championship game on Saturday, Sept. 7, when the Gladiators meet the Samurais ...

Junior A Northmen find success, but fall short in final Minto Cup series

Written By Brian Lockhart After a successful season that saw them win the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) championship and earn the right to compete ...

Shelburne Cricket Club prepares for season final

Written By Brian Lockhart It has been a long season and the Shelburne Cricket Club is now moving toward the final championship game. The Gladiators ...

Creemore juniors win NDBL championship, senior playoffs in round two

Written By Brian Lockhart The Creemore Padres claimed the North Dufferin Baseball League 2024’s Junior Championship on Aug. 9 over the Innisfil Cardinals. The Senior ...

Hockey Night in Dufferin–Caledon raises $150,000 for local hospital

Written By Sam Odrowski Headwaters Health Care Centre is one step closer to purchasing its first MRI machine. The third annual Hockey Night in Dufferin–Caledon ...

Samurais, Gladiators win in weekend cricket competition

Written By Brian Lockhart It was another weekend of exciting cricket action at KTH Park in Shelburne as two matches were played between Shelburne Cricket ...

Three teams advance to NDBL second round of playoffs

Written By Brian Lockhart Three teams have advanced to the second round of the North Dufferin Baseball League playoffs with one series yet to be ...

Junior/senior North Dufferin Baseball League playoffs underway

Written By Brian Lockhart The North Dufferin Baseball League playoffs are underway with the Senior division starting round one this week, and the Juniors heading ...

News from Shelburne Library

Library Card Sign Up Month: Sept. 1 to 30: Starting Sept. 1, any patron who signs up for a membership will be entered into a ...

Derek Marshall to bring Vegas Knights concert to Theatre Orangeville

Written By Constance Scrafield Derek Marshall is bringing his delightful Vegas Knights concert to Theatre Orangeville, for the first time, from Sept. 19 to 22 ...

Coming up in September at the MoD

The Museum of Dufferin (MoD) is holding several events through the month of September. The museum collects and preserves the stories of the people, places ...

Ontario SPCA and Humane Society encourages adoption of its 200 dogs

Written By Sam Odrowski The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society has more than 200 dogs in its care across the province who are waiting for ...

News from Shelburne Library

Last week was full of wonderful end of summer celebrations. Our youngest friends enjoyed pizza, prizes, and wonderful musical entertainment by Pete and Anna at ...

New exhibit coming to Museum of Dufferin’s Silo Gallery this September

Written By Brian Lockhart A new art exhibit will be coming to the Museum of Dufferin Silo Gallery showcasing the work of an Orangeville artist. ...

Funding to advance electric vehicle awareness provided to Dufferin

Written By Sam Odrowski Funding has been secured for Dufferin County’s Electrifying Back Roads project, through the Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle Awareness Initiative. The ...

Heidi’s Walk for Hope comes to an end after raising nearly $200,000 for FTP

Written By Sam Odrowski Family Transition Place will not hold Heidi’s Walk for Hope this year. The fundraiser started as the Ferguson Memorial Walk in ...

Theatre Orangeville to host stand-up comedy night for first time

Written By Constance Scrafield Greg Morton is the headliner at Theatre Orangeville’s first-ever Comedy Show. Run, don’t walk to buy your tickets is the advice ...

County advocates for homelessness support,affordable housing at annual AMO Conference

Dufferin County sent delegates to the 2024 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Annual General Meeting and Conference that ran from Aug. 18 to 21. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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