Robin George

ELORA – This little village was booming with the sound of music along the shore of the Grand River last weekend, as people of all ages travelled from near and far for the 13th Riverfest Elora from Aug. 18 to 20.

ELORA - Township staff now have the authority to award project tenders to vendors without council approval, as long as the bid is within council-approved budget amounts and under $250,000.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Compared to Guelph and Toronto, Wellington County has a high quality of life in terms of housing and poverty, but less people here have post-secondary education, according to data from Statistics Canada.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Monarch caterpillars eat only one thing: milkweed. Without the plant, the caterpillars cannot survive, and monarch butterfly populations plummet. 

ROCKWOOD – “Everyone deserves a hug.” That’s the message behind Melynnie Kalosza and James Hishon’s “Free Hugs” initiative.  

FERGUS – Bringing home the National Lacrosse League (NLL) trophy was a “very surreal moment” for 23-year-old Carter McKenzie. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – A delicate spider web sparkles with dew, butterflies and bees flit around flowers, and earthworms burrow through rich soil. 

ELORA – Paintings of farm life, athletics and familiar village faces bring bursts of colour to the tan walls of the Centre Wellington council chamber in Elora.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Since 2018, a group of about 100 women in rural Wellington have been meeting four times a year to donate a collective $10,000 to local charities. 

FERGUS – Centre Wellington council has approved a zoning application permitting a 100-unit apartment building here that could be up to six storeys tall. The property, at 77 McQueen Blvd., was previously zoned for a retirement home.

FERGUS – The Township of Centre Wellington's revised land acknowledgement is meant to be a step towards reconciliation.

ELORA – Centre Wellington council has approved the demolition of a heritage building at 19 Mill Street East here. The property is also the site of a proposal from Oxford Green Riverside Developments for a five-storey building with ground level commercial units and 18 condo units above.

ELORA – The demolition of the Middlebrook Place Bridge is now being reconsidered.  A motion to reconsider the removal of the bridge – previously slated for removal in 2028 – was discussed by Centre Wellington council on July 31.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Hillside Festival creates a community celebration of culture and environmentalism every year here.

MILTON – Local athletes represented Team Canada during the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany last month.