In a world that’s noisier, faster, and more overwhelming than ever, kids are feeling it. Especially teens. The pressure to perform, to conform, to keep up — it’s constant. Anxiety is rising.

Readers rejoice! The Grand Valley Public Library is hosting a large used book sale, with literature for all ages. There will be a wide selection of used fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books ...

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Family Transition Place (FTP) is raising awareness about sexual violence as they mark Sexual Violence Prevention Month. Sexual Violence ...

Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers charged a Southgate resident with impaired operation related offences as the result of a traffic complaint. On May 3, at approximately 3 a.m., ...

A 24-year-old Shelburne resident has been reported missing. Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Desannte, ...

Written By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD If a person’s heart is thought to be broken, the kindly touch of another’s hand is a great solace, a laugh of distraction, an afternoon in the park – all these might ...

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Ontario SPCA Orangeville and District Animal Centre will soon be able to provide a more comfortable stay for the cats and kittens in ...

Written By SAM ODROWSKI A teenager from Orangeville is facing 10 weapon-related offences, stemming from a robbery investigation, recently conducted by the Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) ...

KEITH SCHELL If we had video games in our youth, our mother probably would have become the undisputed Tetris champion of the world. For those unfamiliar with Tetris, it was created at the ...

Jillianne, 15, reported missing on April 28, family suspects she’s in Brampton, GTA or Southern Ontario Written By SAM ODROWSKI An Orangeville grandmother is encouraging the public to keep an eye ...

GWYNNE DYER India and Pakistan have had several shooting matches since they carried out a total of nine underground nuclear weapons tests in 1998. However, they don’t make Putin-style thinly ...

Upcoming events We have some exciting events for adults coming up at the Shelburne Public Library in the next few weeks. On June 17 at 6 p.m., Real or Robot will be held, which will show how ...