Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – Only a few weeks into the new school year and already students and staff at J.D. Hogarth Public School have found their school spirit.

ELORA – Hiring more staff in 2022 proved to be a contentious issue for Centre Wellington council at its Oct. 4 committee of the whole meeting.

GUELPH – The smell from the sacred fire wafted across Royal City Park and the sight of several hundred people wearing orange shirts was striking. The first Truth and Reconciliation Day, on Sept. 30, was marked in Guelph with a sacred fire and drum circle in Royal City Park.

ELORA – Grab your witch’s hat and black cat. Things are about to get frightening in Centre Wellington. October is Monster Month and tradition begins and is centred around the Twilight Zoo.

ELORA – See a pothole? Notice a streetlight is out? Citizens can now report concerns and requests for service directly on the Centre Wellington website.

ELORA – While council set aside $1.3 million in the 2021 budget for repairs to the refrigeration system and ice surface at the Elora Community Centre, with a grant from the federal and provincial governments, the community centre will get a little more than was originally bargained for.

GUELPH – The Wellington Water Watchers embarked on another walk from downtown Guelph to Blue Triton in Aberfoyle – this time to draw attention to the dangers of climate change and to support Six Nations of the Grand River and their desire to get their land and natural resources back.

GUELPH – While the province left volunteers, coaches, instructors and sport officials out of its proof of vaccination requirement, the region's top doctor has ordered that these individuals must show proof of vaccination at facilities in Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph.

PUSLINCH – While just about everyone is happy to hear Dr. Manu Kaushik and his wife Pooja want to open a medical centre in Morriston, local residents are concerned about how such a centre would impact traffic on Highway 6 through the village.

GUELPH – Compass Community Services is adding a new telephone support line to its cadre of services, this one dedicated to members of the LGBTQ+ community.

FERGUS – Fitness buffs get ready.

FERGUS – There will be separated bike lanes installed on St. David Street North and staff can go ahead and complete the township’s application for a Connecting Links grant.

Marlene Skerritt managed to save the Girl Guide units in Fergus and Elora, but she’s still worried about the fate of the unit in Arthur.

PUSLINCH – Wellington-Halton Hills candidates were a little feisty at the debate hosted by the Optimist Club of Puslinch and the South Wellington Community Lions Club on Sept. 16, although overall the debate was respectful and orderly.