Joanne Shuttleworth

ERIN – Kevin Cox of Erin has jumped right back into normal life after apparently – hopefully – battling cancer for the second and final time.

GUELPH – Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis held an open house on Nov. 22, offering a glimpse of what goes on inside the heavily secured building.

FERGUS – Centre Wellington firefighters were able to extinguish a Thursday night garage fire before it spread to the house, thanks to some quick-thinking neighbours.

ELORA – If you had to be rescued in a fire, you might hope Katherine Ross and Jason Woodford were on scene to help you out.

ELORA – Council approved a subdivision proposal on Nov. 14 that will see a total of 247 housing units constructed at 6542 and 6560 Gerrie Road in Elora.

ELORA – If you think Elora is looking a little more gorgeous for the holidays this year, you’re not wrong. There’s a beautification project going on and there are many people to thank for it.

PUSLINCH – Speeding is a top concern in Puslinch, so council was happy to hear a presentation about automated speed enforcement (photo radar) from Local Authority Services at its Nov. 8 meeting.

ELORA – Centre Wellington council is punting the cannabis question to the newly formed economic prosperity and growth advisory committee.

ABERFOYLE – Students in Christa Hayes’ kindergarten class came to their senses on Nov. 9 – all five senses actually,  as Scientists in School ran workshops for several classes that day.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Compass Community Services is ending its 2SLGBTQIA+ distress text line on Nov. 19 but the phone line remains open.

FERGUS – Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington broke ground on Garafraxa Village - a 32-unit townhouse development on Garafraxa Street in Fergus on Nov. 10.

ELORA – Tyler Smith has no memory of the worst day of his life. Yet on that day, April 6, 2018, everything changed for the former Humboldt Broncos player.

FERGUS – Tucked away in the north end of Fergus, now surrounded by big box stores and fast food restaurants, is a neighbourhood that’s unique to Centre Wellington but common across the country.

GUELPH – Inspired by a project at St. John Anglican Church in Elora, Riverside Residences in the Park in Guelph is adopting the knitted and crocheted poppy design to decorate the lobby of the building.

GUELPH – The board of health approved the 2024 budget for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health at its Nov. 1 meeting.