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Alton resident teaches about dangers of the gypsy moth

Written By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD Too often the introduction of a harmful invasive species is down to simple ignorance or carelessness. Like Gypsy Moths: in 1869, ...

Shelburne students, staff reflect on life in post-Covid high school bubble

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER White boards lined up outside the doors designate grade, course, and classroom. Yellow taped lines are spaced ...

Ice to be installed at Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex after Thanksgiving

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne residents will soon be able to use the ice rink at the local arena, following a ...

Shelburne Police charge local teen following robbery at gunpoint

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A Shelburne man is facing multiple charges after an electronics exchange turned into a robbery at gunpoint ...

Highways to climate chaos

by LAURA CAMPBELL What is the height of climate denial? Building more highways instead of railways to move people and goods. Obviously not a single ...

Canadian perspective

by BRIAN LOCKHART It was September 13, 1759, when General Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm looked out across a battlefield at the Plains of Abraham to ...

Shelburne Legion remaining closed during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER With things remaining uncertain due to the lingering nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shelburne Legion has ...

Popular Headwaters physicians receive prestigious award

Written By ALYSSA PARKHILL LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A pair of local physicians from Headwaters Health Care Centre have been named as recipients of the ...

Former finance minister broke Elections Act during local visit

Written By MIKE BAKER Former federal finance minister Bill Morneau has been charged with breaking election rules following a visit to Dufferin-Caledon last year. In ...