Melancthon Township is a rural community in the northwest corner of Dufferin County located north and west of Shelburne. Arterial Roads are County Road 124, Highway 10 and Highway 89.
Farming is the main occupation and growing and marketing potatoes is the major industry.
Within the Township there are three Hamlets – Horning’s Mill (the largest), Corbetton and Riverview.Horning’s Mill has remains quite untouched. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1850 – 1880 and are in fantastic condition located in the Pine River Valley, surrounded by prime farmland and the Niagara Escarpment.
Market InThe Mills, 164 Main Street, is owned and operated by Connie & Kevin Turner who are honoured to carry on the great tradition of the general store in Horning's Mills. Market InThe Mills originated from the concept of serving the community as the early settlers did over 150 years ago. Their mission is to provide customers with a large, local artisan market, fresh baked goods (bread, tarts, cookies, muffins and more), produce, quality prepared meals and a large selection of grocery and snack items at fair prices. In the café they guarantee quality and all of their products are BAKED FRESH, HOMEMADE OR LOCALLY SUPPLIED. Fresh meals are available all day. Call to confirm availability 519-925-6464 or order online at https://www.marketinthemills.ca/online-ordering or https://order.shopkeep.com/zbtye .
For local produce, honey, maple syrup, weekly produce boxes or meatlook in the Headwaters Farm Fresh Guide created together by Headwaters Food and Farming and “In the Hills” magazine.
https://www.inthehills.ca/category/headwaters-farm-fresh/
Melancthon is home to Austerfield Apiary Honey & Botanicals, Kidd Farms and Lennox Farm.
Library service available in Shelburne at the Shelburne Public Library and in Dundalk at the Southgate Ruth Hargrave Memorial Library.Recreation/Arenas are in Shelburne – The Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex and in Dundalk at the Dundalk Community Centre.
Contact the Municipal office (519) 925-5525 or email info@melancthontownship.ca for details on property taxes, fire permits, dog licences & tags. A bin is available at the Municipal Office for electronic recycling. Accepted electronics include desktop & portable computers, printers, mobile devices (cellular phones & pagers), televisions & monitors, audio/video systems and non-cellular telephones (corded & cordless telephones & answering machines). For questions related to waste collections and hazardous waste days, contact the County of Dufferin Waste Management Division at (519) 941-2816 ext 2620 or visit www.dufferincounty.ca/waste .
Mulmur/Melancthon Fire Department will be transferring emergency dispatching from Orangeville Police (OPS) to Tillsonburg Fire Dispatching Services as of July 27, 2020.
Please use 911 for reporting all emergency calls.
Schoolsvisit the UGDSB’s School Locater to determine which school your child is eligible to attend. Hyland Heights Elementary School, JK – Grade 8(located in the town of Shelburne serves Shelburne and the rural communities of Amaranth, Riverview, Melancthon and Corbetton). For the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School board go to https://www.dpcdsb.org/schools/register-for-schooland click on the GeoQuery Tool.
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