Joanne Shuttleworth

CENTRE WELLINGTON – On one of the hottest days of the summer, Centre Wellington cemented its winter activities risk management program.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Middlebrook Bridge might be saved after all – and that has members of the Save Middlebrook Bridge group whooping it up.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – There will be improvements to four intersections in the township including hiring crossing guards. Council approved the recommendation at its July 14 meeting.

FERGUS – The new operations centre to be constructed in Fergus will add solar panels to the list of environmental and sustainable features it will boast.

ELORA – The Gorge Cinema is screening Jurassic World Rebirth until July 17 but it appears the dinosaurs have escaped the movie theatre and are already in downtown Elora.

ABERFOYLE – Fears have been allayed after Puslinch officials explained that "overlay" actually means an extra layer of protection for farmland in the township and does not open the door for land speculation. 

ELORA - Council got a glimpse of Mo the Moose Fawn at its June 30 meeting and soon everyone can get a close up look - and selfies - once it’s sited in the Elora Green Space.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Geranium Homes didn’t want to put a pause on the estate development it had planned for land between Fergus and Belwood. But the market dictates what the home building company can do, and the housing market has slowed, even while demand for homes is on the rise.

ELORA – Lorraine Greaves has spent years studying the differences between men and women – how they react to drugs, tobacco and alcohol, and how they are treated differently in medical research, health care and in society in general.

FERGUS – Winning third place at the Toronto Barber Expo last year didn’t quite cut it for Mahfoz Adeeb, owner of the Barber Parlor in downtown Fergus. So he hunkered down, increased the challenge, and came home with the first-place trophy after this year’s contest on June 22

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The pond in the back corner of the garden at 380 Brock Ave. in Fergus was the main event at Helen and Claude Lacroix’s garden, and the most desirable spot on a very hot afternoon.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Theyonas Manoharan, senior project manager for Geranium Homes, states the decision “follows careful consideration of current market conditions and feedback from prospective buyers.”

FERGUS – BT Corner, at the corner of Bridge and Queen streets in Fergus, is getting a facelift thanks to a donation from Bert and Marilyn Peel and commitment from the Fergus and District Horticultural Society.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The Guelph Gremlins Model Flying Club is looking for a new home and if they don’t find one before next season, they’ll be grounded.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Township staff, councillors and the mayor himself are coming to terms with a new budget process now that Mayor Shawn Watters has been granted strong mayor powers by the province.