Shelburne council approves 2025 budget with five per cent tax increase

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shelburne Town Council has officially approved a five per cent tax rate increase as part of their 2025 budget. During their meeting on Nov. 25, Shelburne Town Council received the draft 2025 ...

Nearly 3,000 pounds of non-perishables collected at local food drive

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne residents have helped collect a bounty of food supplies for those living in the community who ...

Local family remembers sacrifices made by fathers in Second World War

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For nearly two decades Mulmur resident Joan Wallace has stood beside the cenotaph outside of the Shelburne Town ...

Shelburne Fire Department Board to be dissolved

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shelburne Town Council is supporting a decision to dissolve the Shelburne & District Fire Board. During their ...

Mulmur mayor honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medal

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A member of Dufferin County Council has been recognized for her contributions to the community. Janet Horner, ...

Streams Community Hub to receive Smile Cookie Funds this year

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Streams Community Hub in Shelburne is hoping to spread some smiles and holiday cheer this season as a ...

Honouring our Veterans: Remembrance Day Ceremony held at Shelburne Town Hall

Wreath laying ceremony moves forward despite Legion closure Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER In the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, the ...

Shelburne man completes 11-hour Remembrance Day walk

Steve McNeil holds walking fundraiser at Fiddle Park in support of the Royal Canadian Legion Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER When Steve ...

Five per cent tax increase proposed in draft budget

Shelburne council presented with $10.8 million shortfall to be covered by taxation Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne Town Council is looking ...

County of Dufferin seeks input on Community Resilience Hub design

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Dufferin County residents have the opportunity to have their say in the design of a future community ...

Dufferin teenager to compete in cattle, equestrian, poultry shows at Royal Winter Fair for first time in event’s history

Written By SAM ODROWSKI A 16-year-old Dufferin County resident will compete at an unprecedented level during the 102nd Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. While it ...

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. ...

Centre Dufferin senior boys soccer team compete in the District 4 championship

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Centre Dufferin District High School Royals senior boy’s soccer team went to the District 4 championship on Wednesday, Oct. 30. ...

Alliston Hornets dominating Carruthers Division, remaining undefeated

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Alliston Hornets have moved into first place in the Carruthers Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League and are dominating ...

Centre Dufferin Royals junior girls’ basketball team enter playoffs

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The District 4 junior girls’ basketball regular season has wrapped up and teams will now get ready to go into the ...

Local resident plans marathon walk around Fiddle Park

McNeil trading skates for running shoes to support Royal Canadian Legions Written By BRIAN LOCKHART When Steve McNeil plans one of his charity fundraising events, ...

Shelburne Stars Cricket Club compete in Shel-Bram Cup

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Cricket Club’s premier team, the Shelburne Stars, travelled to Brampton on Friday, Oct. 11 to take on the Brampton ...

Smart Headwaters campaign receives donation

Written By Sam Odrowski The Allan and Anne Thompson Community Fund is joining the hundreds of businesses, community partners and philanthropic residents who have donated ...

SPCA iAdopt campaign underway

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Animal Centre is looking to make the holiday season a merry ...

Shelburne Fire Department’s 15th Toy and Food Drive underway

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Shelburne & District Firefighters Association is lending a helping hand to local families this holiday season ...

Local Alzheimer’s Society allocated $190,000 for dementia resources

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Alzheimer’s Society of Dufferin County is receiving additional help this holiday season with funding from the ...

Peel Dufferin Plowmen’s Association donates $10,000 to Smart Headwaters campaign

Written By ZACHARY ROMAN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Local plowmen are supporting efforts to bring an MRI machine to our local hospital. On Nov. 27, ...

Headwaters’ ability to generate holiday donations impacted by nationwide postal strike

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The ongoing nationwide postal strike is bringing chaos to end-of-year fundraising campaigns at charitable organizations across the ...

Tipsy Fox featuring Canadian Celctic rock band this weekend

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne residents will have the opportunity to rock out to some non-traditional bagpipe music. Mudmen, a Canadian ...

Donations to local charities encouraged for Giving Tuesday

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Dufferin Community Foundation (DCF) is urging residents to “give where you live” as local charities prepare ...

Shelburne Legion reopens after month closure

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Shelburne Legion Branch 220 has reopened their doors and will continue to serve Veterans and community ...

Mulmur’s Pine River Institute wins 2024 Defender Services Award

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Pine River Institute is receiving a boost to continue helping youth facing addiction and mental health struggles ...

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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