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It’s time to reopen the economy

EDITORIAL When Premier Doug Ford “took back Ontario”, as he so vociferously claimed following the 2018 provincial election, he promised to usher in a new ...

Our unsung heroes

by BRIAN LOCKHART Drip … Drip … drip … It was the steady trickle of water from the bottom of the hot water tank in ...

Time, technology let County continue review despite pandemic restrictions

Written By JAMES MATTHEWS Consultants and Dufferin County staff have adapted to inconveniences wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic toward completing a Municipal Comprehensive Review started ...

Shelburne Fire Chief Brad Lemaich resigns, takes new role in Tillsonburg

Written By PETER RICHARDSON Shelburne Fire Chief Brad Lemaich, began his firefighting career in 2003 in his hometown, Tillsonburg, Ontario. On June 8, he will ...

County Council gets first look at cost of COVID-19 across Dufferin

Written By JAMES MATTHEWS It’s projected the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic could dig Dufferin County a nearly $1.5-million hole. The World Health Organization dubbed the COVID-19 ...

MPP Sylvia Jones expects ‘a new normal’ once COVID crisis concludes

Written By ALYSSA PARKHILL The Ontario government has officially begun the first stage of reopening the province, as of Tuesday (May 19). This first stage ...

Shelburne Fire Chief Brad Lemaich resigns, takes new role in Tillsonburg

Written By PETER RICHARDSON Shelburne Fire Chief Brad Lemaich, began his firefighting career in 2003 in his hometown, Tillsonburg, Ontario. On June 8, he will ...

Scary times for local dojo, but they are not ready to quit

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART While businesses around the province wait for the green light to re-open, there’s a lot of pressure on small business owners ...

Shelburne Council establishes new ‘Blueprint for Recovery’ following COVID-19 pandemic

Written By PETER RICHARDSON Council met on Wednesday (May 13), in a Special Session, to discuss the COVID-19 ‘Blueprint for Recovery’, a high level document ...