Lack of seat belts remains leading cause of preventable road deaths

April 9, 2026 · 0 Comments

Written By SAM ODROWSKI The primary safety feature in any automobile – seat belts – has been mandatory for 50 years. Ontario enacted its ...

Traffic stop results in drug and firearm seizure, two people charged

Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers laid drug and firearm related charges while conducting a traffic stop in Mono. After receiving reports of a possible ...

Brian Blakeman returns to Shelburne with Northern Perspectives III exhibition

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Shelburne Town Hall Art Gallery is presenting a new exhibition this month as landscape artist Brian ...

Shelburne Public Library highlights the important role libraries have in societal well-being

On Jan. 30, the Canadian Urban Libraries Council released a first-of-its-kind National Social Impact Study on libraries in Canada, exploring the role public libraries play ...

Upper Grand District School Board launches annual H2Awesome campaign for Earth Day

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is using water to open students’ eyes to the future. ...

Dufferin seniors struggle with province-wide move to larger recycling bins

Written By JAMES MATTHEWS Changes to recycling have been a boon to some residents and a bane to others. Recycling in Dufferin County has been ...

‘I Am Enough’: Orangeville production shines spotlight on Mental Health and rural communities

Written By JOSHUA DRAKES LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A powerful new musical theatre production is coming to Theatre Orangeville (87 Broadway) early next month, bringing ...

‘Back to the 80s’ musical, taking audiences backwards through time

Written By Marie Hoy-Kenny Shelburne audiences are in for a high-energy, nostalgic treat this spring as LP Stage Productions brings Back to the 80s: The ...

Local hockey player inducted into Old Timers Hockey Hall of Fame

Written By Brian Lockhart Local hockey player Mark Bates is proof that if you never slow down, you can keep physically active and enjoy playing ...

Four of eight divisions complete championship round in PJHL

Written By Brian Lockhart After the weekend, four of the eight divisions in the Provincial Junior Hockey League have crowned 2026 champions. It has been ...

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