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Today's date: Thursday May 23, 2013 Vol 46 Issue 21
   

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THIS WEEK

Golf for a Cure: Frank Kelly Memorial Tourney, A&E: Century Church Theatre presents Gaslight, Events, Rural, Energy Conservation, County, Sports

Scout Raft Race returns to Speed River

GUELPH - The Speed River will play host to a number of strange vessels on June 8 as the Wellington Area Scouts host the 23rd Annual Speed River Raft Race.

ECC host Employer Recognition awards on May 24

GUELPH - The Employment Coordination Committee of Guelph Wellington (ECC) will host the 23rd Annual Employer Recognition and Awards event with a breakfast celebration on May 24.

Rainbow Chorus sets sail with “Songs in the Key of Sea” May 25

GUELPH - Fresh on the heels of successful participation at the Kiwanis Music Festival and Guelph’s first Gay/Straight Alliance High School coalition, the Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo-Wellington aims to close its busiest year ever with their highly anticipated annual spring concert May 25 at 8pm at the Harcourt United Church.

47th Mennonite Relief Sale on May 24 and 25

NEW HAMBURG - The 47th annual New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale is a major fundraiser for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), the development and relief agency of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches. Every year since 1967, over 15,000 people have attended the sale to purchase food, quilts, new sporting and outdoor equipment, furniture, flowers, plants and much more.

GYS present “It Takes a Village” on May 25

GUELPH - The African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” gives the May 25 concert its theme of raising the younger generation, an apt theme for Guelph Youth Singers’ organization of four award-winning choirs, with its 80 young singers, aged six through eighteen.

Naturalist leads workshop

GUELPH - The popular workshop entitled “Look, See, Paint” is being held on June 12 from 9:30am to 12pm at The Arboretum, University of Guelph.

NDP support for the budget means spring election unlikely

WELLINGTON CTY. - With Andrea Horwath’s announcement that the NDP will support the provincial budget, it appears that Ontario will not face a spring election.

Drinking and driving

Police continue to crack down on drinking and driving across Wellington County.

Lots of charges laid on long weekend

ORILLIA - The OPP kept very busy over the Victoria Day long weekend on roads, waterways and trails throughout the province.

OMAF and MRA Report

A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) and the Ministry of Rural Affairs (MRA). If you require further information, regarding this report, call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30am to 5pm. For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAF and MRA Website: www.ontario.ca/omafra

Police urge caution as boating season begins

TORONTO - Police are bracing for the busy summer holiday season, which historically has been a deadly time. Not just the roadways, but waterways have been areas of heartbreak to the families of those who say they don’t need to wear a life jacket.
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Wellington County

BUZZ

Fergus library renovation and expansion to begin in July
Township appoints new director of finance
Local long weekend mishaps
Principal: Instrumental music program at Elora school will go on

COLUMNISTS

Barrie Hopkins
Bruce Whitestone
Michael Chong
Stephen Thorning
Kelly Waterhouse

EDITORIAL

Dave Adsett: Attitude change needed

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