Shelburne, Ontario

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! colspan="2" | Canada 2016 Census!! Population !! % of Total Population

| rowspan="6" | Visible minority group Source:

|| Black || 750 || 9.5

| South Asian || 390 || 4.9

| Filipino || 75 || 0.9

| Latin American || 60 || 0.8

| Southeast Asian || 15 || 0.2

| Other visible minority || 115 || 1.5

| colspan="2" | Total visible minority population|| 1,410 || 17.9

| rowspan="2" | Aboriginal group Source: || First Nations || 95 || 1.2

| Métis || 80 || 1.0

| colspan="2" | Total Aboriginal population || 180 || 2.3

| colspan="2" | European || 6,536 || 80

| colspan="2" | Total population || 8,126 || 100

Economy

Major local employers have included automotive part manufacturers Johnson Controls (until 2009) and KTH Manufacturing. Other major companies include Ice River Springs and its Blue Mountain Plastics subsidiary. The latter manufactures water bottles from recycled plastics using 29,000 tonnes of plastic annually, obtained from municipal recycling programmes. In July 2020, the company announced that it would be buying all of the Canadian bottling operations of Nestlé Waters.

An industrial area has been established in the south end of town. Roads have been constructed to provide access to potential industries. The objective of this industrial area is to encourage industrial growth within the town. Shelburne is also home to a small retail sector and many residents commute to Orangeville, Brampton and other centres in the Greater Toronto Area.

Local government

thumb|250px|Town Hall c. 1883

The Town's Council includes the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and five Councillors elected on the basis of one per ward. The members of council elected as of the 2022 Municipal Election: are:

Mayor Acclaimed: Wade Mills
Deputy Mayor: Shane Hall
Councillors:
Walter Benotto
Lindsay Wegener
Dan Sample
Kyle Fegan
Len Guchardi

Sports teams

Shelburne Muskies – WOAA Senior AA Hockey League- Shelburne Cricket Club – SCC House League and Dufferin County Cup – DCC

Emergency services

The residents of the town are protected by the Ontario Provincial Police. Formerly protected by members of the Shelburne Police Service from 1879 to 2021.

Fire protection is provided by the Shelburne and District Fire Department with one station.

Education

Shelburne is part of the Upper Grand District School Board. The town's high school is Centre Dufferin District High School. Elementary schools include Glenbrook Elementary, Hyland Heights Elementary and Centennial Hylands Elementary.

Media

The Shelburne Free Press publishes weekly in Shelburne. CFDC-FM 104.9, licensed to and based in Shelburne, broadcasts country music on 104.9, branded as Country 105. The regional weekly Orangeville Banner is also distributed to Shelburne.

Notable residents

Eric Nagler — singer, actor
Jesse Sebastiani — YouTuber (NELK)
Aaron Downey — Former NHL player
Harry Gozzard — jazz musician from big band era
Ruby Waters – singer/songwriter

References

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