August 6, 2009 RSS feed / Regional News

Mayor's welcome

On behalf of the Councillors and the citizens of Shelburne, welcome to Fiddleville. We have prepared for you a weekend of entertainment and fun that we hope will bring joy in your lives and inspire you to return to Shelburne every year on More...

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FITTING PORTRAIT FOR A CHAMP: The 2008 Shelburne Old Time Fiddle Contest winner, Mathew Johnson of Waterloo, received from Shelburne Mayor Ed Crewson a print of the now-famous Laurie McGraw painting that depicts him as an early-life fiddle student, More...

PAST CONTEST OPEN CHAMPIONS

1951 - Mel Lavigne, Honey Harbour 1952 - Mel Lavigne 1953 - Ward Allen, Ottawa 1954 - Sleepy Marlin, Louisville, Ky. 1955 - Victor Pasowisty, Toronto 1956 - Ned Landry, St. John, N.B. More...

59th Annual Contest Weekend Events

Thursday, August 6th • Bus Service Begins (Handicapped Service Available) • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fiddle Workshop - Mel Lloyd Centre, Dufferin Oaks, Entrance F, Shelburne, $25, register at the door • 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. More...

Greetings from our MPP

I want to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to Fiddleville for the 59th annual Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship. Fiddlefest continues to attract thousands to Shelburne for five days of music and fun. More...

Melancthon wind farm helps Ontario win award

The investment by Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. of about $1 billion between Dufferin County and Wolfe Island, which pushed Ontario to a leadership in wind energy, has also earned Energy Minister George Smitherman the 2009 World Wind Energy Award. More...

Melancthon councillors facing tough challenges

There is a growing debate as to what Melancthon Council can, or even should, do to prevent a large quarry from being established on prime agricultural and in the township's headwaters. More...

Health unit preparing pandemic protocol

Wellington Dufferin Guelph Health Unit is preparing a pandemic protocol for the probable onslaught of "swine flu," more correctly "novel influenza A (H1N1) or novel A/HINI, More...

Steamy surprise in store at Tottenham

In typical fashion of the bygone heyday of steam locomotives, the South Simcoe Railway excursion pulled out of Tottenham Station nine minutes late for its 3 p.m. tour Monday. More...

Scott Woods remembers Fiddleville

Shelburne's Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship has seen many rising stars over the years, but perhaps none so popular as Scott Woods. More...

Flashbacks from the Contests from 50 and 25 years ago

50 YEARS AGO Ed Gyurki won Open, Canadian titles The ninth annual Canadian Open Old Time Fiddlers' Contest, held August 7 and 8, 1959, saw Ed Gyurki, a 21-year-old Woodstock hospital technician and dance band leader, emerging as winner of bot More...

Rotary Club president welcomes all

On behalf of the Rotary Club of Shelburne, I would like to welcome everyone to come out and enjoy all of the festivities of this year's Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship, as we celebrate our 59th year. More...

A Flashback from the Fiddle Contest 10 years ago

10 YEARS AGO Schreyer's 7th win tied record set by Gyurki For the second straight year the finish was a memorable one at the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddlers' Contest in Shelburne, held Friday and Saturday, August 6 and 7, 1999. More...

Chief Moore says welcome

On behalf of the Shelburne Police Service, I would like to welcome you to the Town of Shelburne and Fiddleville 2009. While you are here, we hope you enjoy all that our town has to offer and the talented musicians this event attracts. More...

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RAFFLE WINNERS: Winners of the Shelburne District Agricultural Society 2008-09 Raffle are Herb and Lynn Fuller of Bolton. Congratulating Lynn Fuller is Scott Knowlton who sold the winning ticket along with Herb Fuller and Alf Ellis from Fines. More...