Joanne Shuttleworth

GUELPH – The annual Take Back the Night march usually focuses on safety for women and marginalized people, but this year, in the aftermath of the reversal of Roe vs. Wade in the United States, officials talked about gender equality and bodily autonomy for everyone.

Smile and say ‘cookie’ – Twenty-seven Tim Hortons restaurants in Guelph and Wellington County are selling Smile Cookies this week, with proceeds going to the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s Food and Friends program.

GUELPH – It was more than fitting that the creator of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School’s National Leadership Award would actually receive the honour himself.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse Association has received the Power of One Award from Here4Hope.

GUELPH – The needs in the community are great and the radical recovery isn’t over. But United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin is sensitive to the pressures inflation has thrown on everyone – from those with disposable incomes to regular families trying to get by.

FERGUS – Julia Dilecce and Chris Zimmerman hope to bring delight and magic to the township with their Enchanted Forest of Fergus.

ELORA – The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce held a meet-the-candidates session at the Elora Community Centre on Sept. 12, and it may be the closest thing residents get to a debate before the municipal election on Oct. 24.

GUELPH – The new COVID-19 “bivalent” vaccine is expected to arrive in the region in the coming weeks. And when it gets to Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, officials will be ready, says the local medical officer of health.

PUSLINCH – Representatives from Sunrise Therapeutic Riding Centre didn’t get everything they wanted from Puslinch council on Sept. 7, but at least they can move forward with their plan to redevelop the centre.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Bronwynne Wilton is now, unofficially at least, the sole candidate interested in running in Ward 5 in Centre Wellington in the municipal election this fall.

FERGUS - An Army Cadet unit is starting up in Fergus this fall and organizers are hoping there are enough interested youth aged 12 to 18 in the Fergus-Elora-Arthur area to make it fly.

FERGUS – There’s been some plotting and planning going on at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex. The planning has been going on for some time, but on Sept. 1 came the plotting.

FERGUS – Adding more traffic to an already busy Highway 6 was the only comment against a proposed residential development at the New to You store property in Fergus.

FERGUS – Steeped in the tradition of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games, it’s no…