August 2026 Archive

Africa: Getting history wrong

by GWYNNE DYER “I think that there’s a strategy to divide and conquer and to create a very contrived confusion,” said  Samuel Okuzeto Ablakwan, Ghana’s ...

Trying to see the fox through the hurly-burly

by JAMES MATTHEWS Once in a while, you find something shiny and bright through the murk. The Bancroft Times and Bancroft This Week, sister papers ...

Town of Shelburne certifies candidates running in 2026 municipal election

Candidates running for mayor, deputy mayor, and councillor will battle it out this fall, as they promote their platforms and goals to the public in ...

Shelburne council approves zoning for private school at 712 Main Street East

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Council approved a zoning amendment allowing By Design Learning Centre, an established independent elementary school currently operating ...

Shelburne Council reinstates draft approvals for Main Street East development, defers wastewater servicing allocations

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne council has reinstated the expired draft plan approvals for a proposed residential development at 600 Main ...

Three serious collisions send 10 people to hospital in north Dufferin last weekend

Written By SAM ODROWSKI Three serious collisions in Mulmur and Melancthon over the weekend sent 10 people to hospital, including several with serious or life-threatening ...

Flato-related properties in Melancthon and Dundalk recently placed under receivership

Three properties tied to Flato-related companies in Melancthon Township are now under the control of a court-appointed receiver amid more than $29 million in outstanding ...

Shelburne council approves traffic calming strategy, 34 speed cushions

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne Council has approved a new traffic calming strategy that will see 34 permanent speed cushions installed ...

Take Back the Night coming to Shelburne for the first time

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne residents will have an opportunity to come together against sexual and gender-based violence next month as ...

Shelburne Library recognizes decades of service from retiring employee, Beverley Ford-Arnold

The Shelburne Public Library team is bidding farewell to one of our cherished colleagues, Beverly Ford-Arnold. Beverly has made the bittersweet decision to retire after ...

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