PALMERSTON – Community members may hear jingle bells on Dec. 6 as a certain jolly man is coming to town for the Palmerston Santa Claus Parade.
Wellington Terrace provides space for living classroom
ABOYNE – In partnership with Conestoga College, the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and Schlegel Villages, the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has opened its second living classroom.
Wellington, Guelph police services launch Festive RIDE campaign
ROCKWOOD – The season of holiday parties and clinking glasses is fast approaching — and so are Festive RIDE programs.
Reopening of Elora waste facility delayed
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The reopening of the Elora waste facility has been delayed to mid-January due to project design alterations.
Local fire services to receive $25,000 each from province
WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Nov. 14, Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae announced local emergency services in the county will be receiving $125,000 in funding to help provide specialized supports for first responders.
Gift card wreath worth $1,000 helps raise fund for Palmerston Grove Hub
CLIFFORD – The Clifford Rotary Club is raising funds for The Grove Youth Wellness Hub in Palmerston with a new fundraiser.
Rockwood veteran donates handmade chess set to Guelph high school
GUELPH – Rockwood veteran Jacques De Winter served as a United Nations Peacekeeper in 1965 stationed in Cyprus.
Santa Claus is coming to Harriston
HARRISTON – Minto’s first Santa Claus parade of the year is fast approaching and will be held in Harriston.
Clifford’s Santa Claus parade returns
CLIFFORD – Santa Claus will make his annual trek to the community of Clifford on Nov. 29.
Clifford Rotary Club to host Breakfast with Santa Dec. 6
CLIFFORD – Over the last 25 years the Clifford Rotary Club has helped raised over $100,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation – and its members don’t plan on stopping anytime soon.
Film screening, panel for National Housing Day
PALMERSTON – The Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington County (GWLC) is hosting a free screening of Bridging Divides: Voices and Visions about Homelessness in Mid-size Cities at the Norgan Theatre on Nov. 19 from 6 to 8pm.
Cecilia Marie Roberts receives CMHA’s Workplace Wellness Champion Award
ELORA – On Nov. 5, prior to the kickoff for the fourth annual Here4Hope event, Cecilia Marie Roberts was named the inaugural recipient of the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo Wellington Workplace Wellness Champion Award.
Grade 10 students hear war stories from Guelph veterans on panel
GUELPH – Our Lady of Lourdes High School students had the opportunity to hear stories from Second World War and peacekeeper veterans on Nov. 6.
Minto proposes 4.1% tax increase in draft budget
MINTO – The town’s 2026 draft operating budget totals just under $7.3 million and will require a 5.6 percent tax levy increase. Factoring in assessment growth, the net levy increase is about 4.1%.
RCMP officer awarded coronation medal; stresses importance of ‘destigmatizing’ mental health issues
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Fergus resident Scott Stuart has worn many hats.