February 2021 Archive

Public Health announces mass immunization clinic plans

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has announced a plan for mass COVID-19 immunization clinics for when new doses ...

COVID-19 numbers in Shelburne and Dufferin

Feb. 11 (Thursday) WDG Region: 23 (New cases), 167  (Active cases), 11 (Hospital) Dufferin County: 2 (New cases), 21  (Active cases), 3 (Hospital) Shelburne: 3 ...

Amaranth Mayor under fire for ‘all lives matter’ comment

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Amaranth Mayor Bob Currie is again facing controversy, following comments made during a Dufferin County Council meeting.  ...

Shelburne moves out of lockdown and into red zone of COVID-19 framework

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph region on Tuesday (Feb. 16) officially moved to the red control category of the COVID-19 ...

March Break postponed for students and teachers across the province

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Students and teachers in the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB), along with others across the province ...

Shelburne Police Chief of 30 years retiring today

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When Shelburne Police Service (SPS) makes the transitions to OPP on Feb. 18 they will be doing ...

Local animals in need of support

National Cupcake Day™ is almost here and it’s the sweetest way to help animals February 22 is National Cupcake Day™ and there is no better ...

‘Freezing for a reason’ Polar Plunge returns virtually

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  It’s once again the time of year for Shelburne residents to take the plunge and take part ...

Burma: Back to Basics

by GWYNNE DYER China’s Xinhua news agency tactfully described the Burmese army’s seizure of power on Monday as a ‘cabinet reshuffle’. This suggests a possible ...

The golden age

by BRIAN LOCKHART The phrase ‘the golden age’ refers to a period where something, originally mankind itself, was in a flourishing and outstanding period of ...

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