Category Archives: Shelburne News
Petition Calls on Amaranth Mayor to be Removed from Office for Homophobic Remarks
A change.org petition has been launched after comments made during a virtual session of a Township of Amaranth meeting. At the meeting of council June 17th, a letter was submitted to council asking if...
Jun 23, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
New Math Curriculum Announced For Elementary Students
The new math curriculum announced today for students in grades 1- 8 has a financial literacy focus. It's the first new math curriculum in 15 years Half of Ontario's students had not been meeting provi...
Jun 23, 2020
New Waste Collection System Coming To Simcoe County
More changes are coming to garbage collection in Simcoe County. Starting in November 2021, curbside waste collection will go to an automated cart collection system. This new system uses a mechanical a...
Jun 23, 2020
Multiple Impaired Drivers Stopped in Caledon
Multiple drivers have been charged with impaired driving in Caledon. Friday June 19th around 9:15 pm, officers on patrol on Highway 10 saw a speeding vehicle near The Grange Side Road in Caledon. Poli...
Jun 23, 2020 Source: OPP West Region, Twitter
Sauble Beach Temporary Closes Again
Beaches were swarmed with people in many parts of the province over the weekend, which is not what officials wanted to see. Beach areas were off limits for a long time due to COVID 19 and now one of t...
Jun 23, 2020
Splash Pads to Reopen Friday
Splash pads will open in Orangeville this Friday. The Town of Orangeville has been working to get them open at Fendley and Everykids parks June 26th. Following the provincial announcement that splash ...
Jun 23, 2020 Peter & Joyce Grace / CC
Tottenham Man Injured in Collision Involving Motorcycle
A collision involving a motorcycle happened over the weekend in New Tecumseth. OPP were called Sunday June 21, just after 1 pm to a crash between a car an motorcycle on 10th Sideroad between the 2nd a...
Jun 23, 2020
Rabies Bait Dropped in Dufferin and Wellington
A warning from local public health officials about rabies vaccine bait that has been placed around the region. Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health says efforts to curb the spread of rabies in wil...
Jun 23, 2020
Toronto and Peel Can Enter Stage 2 Reopening Wednesday
Toronto and Peel Region can enter the Stage 2 reopening phase on Wednesday. The announcement came via Premier Doug Ford today. Ford says it's due to lowest number of cases in three months. For the eig...
Jun 22, 2020
$100 Million Boost For Agriculture Sector
The Federal government is giving the agriculture sector a nearly $100 million boost. The money will be put towards the new Merit Functional Foods location in Winnipeg. The funding boost is aimed at ke...
Jun 22, 2020