ELORA – Ian Evans thought he was on to something special last year when he launched the first Elora Adventure Film Festival. This year he’s certain of it.
One $50-million donation and six long years later, CMHA Children and Youth Services building opens in Guelph
GUELPH – With much fanfare, speeches, and a smudging ceremony causing the fire alarm to go off, the new Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) building on Woolwich Street in Guelph celebrated its official opening on Oct. 2.
Moloks won’t be installed behind new public washrooms in Elora
ELORA – Moloks will not be installed at the site of new public washrooms in downtown Elora after all.
Paid parking on pause for 2025; other changes coming
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Centre Wellington will put a pause on the idea of paid parking in downtown Fergus and Elora for 2025. And the township will commence the process to move from the provincial offences model to administrative monetary penalty system (AMP) when it comes to parking tickets.
Study of Boreham Park will be the last: mayor
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch council has agreed to fund a safety study at Boreham Park at the urging of the ad hoc group Concerned Residents of Puslinch. But this will be the last study of Boreham Park, depending on the outcome of the study, Mayor James Seeley said at the Sept. 25 meeting.
Centre Wellington will regulate short-term housing rentals
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township will take a regulatory approach to short-term rentals as it tries to balance the need for short- term accommodation for tourists with complaints from residents that it’s “the wild west” in residential neighbourhoods because of the way some Airbnbs operate.
Puslinch Township considering bylaw to regulate gun clubs
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch council heard from plenty of delegations on Sept. 25 as it contemplates a bylaw to regulate noise at gun clubs in the township. At the moment, the Sportsmens Club Galt, located on Gore Road, is the only gun club/shooting range in the township.
Road work, Moloks, termites were hot topics at town hall meeting
ELORA – Road construction, Moloks and termites were the hot topics at Mayor Shawn Watters’ town hall meeting on Sept. 17.
Horticulture and agriculture meet Culture Days on the map
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A map marking the locations of local community gardens and other horticultural features in Centre Wellington, is one of numerous events going on for Culture Days.
Township has beginnings of a plan for termites
ELORA – Staff presented a report to council on Sept. 16, explaining they have reached out to two termite control providers licensed to use Sentricon, a relatively new product only recently authorized for use in Canada.
Group rallies to ‘Take Back the Night’
GUELPH – The theme of this year’s Take Back the Night rally was “Break the silence; stop the violence.” With the assistance of OPIRG’s Sound of the Drum drumming group and about 100 marchers, the rally was raucus, lively and loud.
Work on quantum computers takes Tim King around world
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A Centre Wellington District High School teacher has taken a quantum leap forward in his career – and recently won some recognition on the international stage.
Fergus native Patrick Anderson retiring from wheelchair basketball
BROOKLYN, NY – Hot off the Paralypmic Games, where Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team came close to winning bronze but fell to Germany, Patrick Anderson is proud, reflective and a little exhausted.
Benefactor offers solution to downtown Elora’s garbage problem
ELORA – Not everyone thinks Molok bins are the solution to garbage problems in downtown Elora, even if a benefactor is willing to take on the capital cost of installation.
Getting over trauma can take some ‘Soulful Strides’
FERGUS – Anne Theriault has come a long way since first speaking publicly about how working with horses has helped her overcome past trauma in her life.