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Dufferin County awards Bill Hill Scholarship to five local students

July 15, 2021   ·   0 Comments By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Five local students were acknowledged and awarded the annual Bill Hill Scholarship by Dufferin County Council last Thursday (July 8). “Investing in the future of Dufferin County was a consistent theme of the late Bill Hill in his work as an elected official and it is for that reason that council has named the scholarship in his memory,” said acting Warden for the meeting, John Creelman. The scholarship program was first introduced by former Warden Bill Hill in 2012, and recognizes outstanding Dufferin County students who are pursuing post-secondary schooling and/or training. Hill, was a dedicated member of local politics serving on Shelburne, Melanchthon and Dufferin County councils as well as the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) before retiring from politics in 2014. He passed away in 2018 after a brief battle with cancer

While still battling the disease, Montrealer bikes across Canada to raise money for cancer

While still battling the disease, Montrealer bikes across Canada to raise money for cancer Poll Yes Steve Dartt is cycling across Canada on his Trek for Hope with his wife Marie. They hope to raise money and awareness for cholangiocarcinoma, which Steve was diagnosed with last year, and for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. They started in Richmond BC and are headed back home to Montreal QC. The couple made a stop in Medicine Hat on Wednesday. NEWS PHOTO LAUREN THOMSON Steve Dartt, who was diagnosed with cancer a year and a half ago, is now riding his bike from Richmond, B.C. to Montreal – a 5,000 kilometre journey – on his “Trek for Hope” to raise money for cancer research.

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