April 2021 Archive

Lucas’ Letters helping youth during pandemic

Written By Sam Odrowski A 14-year-old autistic boy in Dufferin County is making friends around the world and helping kids make connections through his Lucas’ ...

Man charged with impaired driving following single vehicle collision

The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received multiple reports of a vehicle that had driven off the road and landed in a ...

Local Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser takes on different form

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dufferin & District took a different approach this year to their largest ...

Local COVID-19 numbers this week

April 1 (Thursday) WDG Region:  45 (New cases),  167 (Active cases), 18 (Newly Resolved) Dufferin County: 7 (New cases),  40 (Active cases), 3 (Newly Resolved) ...

Pharmacies in the region begin administering COVID-19 vaccines

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Select pharmacies in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region have begun booking vaccination appointments for residents.  Pharmacies ...

WDG schools revert back to remote learning under Section 22

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Students in the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) will be making the shift to remote learning ...

Shelburne, along with province, enters third lockdown

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Town of Shelburne alongside all other municipalities in Ontario has moved into a four-week stay-at-home order, ...

Darren White shares his journey to becoming Warden

Written By Peter Richardson Local Journalism Initative Reporter How does a young man from Labrador City, Newfoundland, become the Warden of Dufferin County and the ...

Alder Community Centre slowly adds more vaccination clinics

Written By Sam Odrowski Vaccines are slowly making their way to Dufferin County residents.  The vaccine hub at Alder Community Centre (275 Alder St.) in ...

World Autism Awareness Day recognized locally

Written By Paula Brown Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Town of Shelburne showed their support for families in the community with Autism last Thursday (April ...

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