CENTRE WELLINGTON – Being a Centre Wellington councillor and clerk for Wellington County does not pose a conflict of interest, according to the county and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
Bored from the pandemic? Come out to the Elora Adventurers and enjoy a vicarious adventure
ELORA - Ian Evans and Rick Goodfellow know from experience that people love to hear adventure stories. And for the past 12 years the group they founded, Elora Adventurers, has been meeting monthly to listen to a guest speaker talk about theirs.
Newly-formed Fergus cadets are 50-strong, will participate in Nov. 11 services this year
FERGUS – Captain Darren Storey thought there would be plenty of youth interested in joining a cadet program here – and boy, was he right.
Veterans banners installed in Hillsburgh
HILLSBURGH - Banners bearing the names and photos of servicemen from Hillsburgh and area, who fought and died in the First and Second World Wars, have been mounted outside the Hillsburgh Community Centre.
Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early
Early Remembrance – Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early on Nov. 5, with a parade from the post…
Belwood remembers
A Remembrance ceremony was held at the cenotaph in Belwood on Nov. 6, hosted by the Belwood Lions Club and the Fergus Legion.
Hopewell Children’s Homes adds another site to provide supportive care
GUELPH – With the grand opening of another home for people with severe physical and developmental disabilities, Hopewell Children’s Homes will immediately be able to serve another three people who need support and will add another two residents in the next year.
Hand-made Markers Market held at Rockmosa Park
Time to meet your maker – It was a blustery day for the Hand-made Makers Market at Rockmosa Park…
Annual St. Andrew’s Presbyterian HEARTS run raises funds for Haiti
Run – The HEARTS committee at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Fergus held its annual…
Big Halloween display in Puslinch will be toned down – or not run at all this year
PUSLINCH – A popular Halloween display that raises money for local charities, will either have to pare way back or not operate at all after council here decided there’s no way it can grant an exception to the township’s new bylaw to prohibit and regulate publicized displays.
No flip-flop on council: Swastika Trail will be changed to Holly Trail
PUSLINCH – Despite delegations by people who live on the street and don’t want the name changed, council stuck to its guns on Oct. 19 and Swastika Trail will be renamed Holly Trail.
Music, laughter, art, nature help improve mental wellness: panel
GUELPH – Instead of focusing on data that points to enormous mental health needs across all demographics in this country, this year’s Mayors Event for Mental Health, on Oct. 13, zeroed in on four fun, easy, creative outlets that can add physical and mental health benefits to anyone’s life.
Township, county, mayoral candidates have final say at Black Committee event
ABOYNE – There was a much more conciliatory tone at the Conversations with the Candidates event hosted by the Centre Wellington Black Committee on Oct. 14 than was seen at a similar event the day before.
Tempers flare at Centre Wellington all-candidates meeting
ELORA – The all-candidates meeting hosted by the Guelph Wellington branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario on Oct.12 got off to an explosive start.
Cuts could be coming to WDGPH’s Healthy Babies Healthy Children program
GUELPH – The Healthy Babies Healthy Children program could be in jeopardy. The Board of Health of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health heard on Oct. 5 that funding has not kept pace with the growing cost of delivering the program or the demand.