ROCKWOOD – The Rockwood Farmer’s Santa Claus Parade of Lights is returning for its 31st year on Dec. 14 at 7pm.
Mapleton, Centre Wellington on Globe and Mail’s ‘Most Livable Cities’ list
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Globe and Mail recently came out with a list of Canada’s most livable cities, – and two of the top 100 are in Wellington County.
Keira Healey wins gold with Ontario Red at nationals in Dawson Creek, BC
ARTHUR – Keira Healey from Arthur played with Team Ontario Red and won gold in the Canadian Junior Hockey Nationals in early November.
Groups partner with school board for ThinkAG Career Competition
ELORA – Grade 8 and 9 students from across the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) explored a variety of career pathways in Ontario’s agriculture and agri-food sector at an event here last week.
Downtown Fergus turning into a ‘Winter Wonderland’
FERGUS – Having not missed a single year since its start in the early 1980s, the Fergus Santa Claus Parade will be returning yet again on Dec. 2 with the theme “Winter Wonderland.”
Speedside United Church hosts ‘Christmas sing along’
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Speedside United Church will be doing something new for the Christmas season this year: on Dec. 10, it will be hosting a “Christmas sing along.”
Minto Fire hosts Santa Claus Parade in downtown Clifford
CLIFFORD – The Clifford Santa Claus Parade was hosted by Minto Fire on the evening of Nov. 25.
Lions Club, Reliable Ford launch 25th annual Christmas drive
FERGUS – The Fergus Lions Club is back again with its 25th annual Christmas drive in support of the Centre Wellington Food Bank.
Mount Forest Curling Club installs new ‘state-of-the-art’ ice refrigeration plant
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Curling Club officially unveiled its new “state- of-the-art” ice refrigeration plant installation and start-up last week.
Wigmore, Silverthorn bring home medals from ball hockey world championships
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Rich Wigmore and Cassie Silverthorn played for the Great Britain Heritage Team at the World Ball and Dek Hockey Federation (WBDHF) 4 on 4 World Championships, bringing home gold and silver medals.
The Grove wins $8,000 in Raise the Barn competition
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grove Wellington Guelph was selected as one of the four regional finalists for the Raise the Barn competition hosted by Winfield United Canada.
‘Giving Tuesday’ returns to Hospice Wellington
GUELPH – National Giving Tuesday is making a return this year on Nov. 28.
Young dancer from Fergus to dance in the Nutcracker
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Ballet Jörgen will be returning to the River Run Centre in Guelph on Dec. 20 and 21 with performances of The Nutcracker.
Parent council raises money to build new playground
PALMERSTON – Palmerston Public School (PPS) has had a long-standing vision of a new playground for its school yard. The old playground was in need of an upgrade.
OPP, Guelph police launch Festive RIDE campaign
ROCKWOOD – Wellington County OPP and Guelph Police Service officials gathered for a joint media event on Nov. 16 to officially launch the 2023-24 Festive RIDE campaign.