GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Since 1987, music-lovers have gathered on Guelph Lake Island for Hillside music festival.
Indigenous women recognized for children’s welfare work
GUELPH – Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County (FCSGW) has recognized three Indigenous women for their work in child welfare advocacy.
Speed humps coming to two Guelph/Eramosa roads
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – As early as this summer, speed humps will be installed to slow traffic on two Guelph/Eramosa roads.
Mapleton welcomes new finance director, treasurer Patrick Kelly
MAPLETON – Patrick Kelly has been hired as Mapleton township’s new finance director and treasurer.
Sunday gun hunting to be allowed in Mapleton
MAPLETON – Hunting with guns on Sundays could be allowed in Mapleton as early as Sept. 1. Hunting in Ontario is regulated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), but it is up to municipalities whether or not to permit hunting on Sundays.
Mapleton council denies zoning change application for local business
MAPLETON – J-M Building Contractors are not allowed to continue operating from 7433 Wellington Road 7 near Alma.
Nathaniel Schofield dead after spending night in Rockwood OPP cell
ARTHUR – He was a hard working and loving father with a big laugh and zest for life, his mother says.
GCVI student receives national recognition for ‘Green-Armour’ plant biostimulant
GUELPH – Grade 11 Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute student Roocha Shukla has found a way to enhance plants’ growth and protect them from stressors including cold, bacteria, and insect pests.
University of Guelph hosts GOOD Games July 6, 7
GUELPH – Lots of people participated in the GOOD Games held at the University of Guelph campus on July 6 and 7.
U of G’s ‘People’s Plaza for Palestine’ set to decamp by July 15
GUELPH – For over seven weeks, students have camped at the University of Guelph (U of G), where dozens of tents are set up within a barricade cloaked in flags and banners. But by July 15, the encampment is set to disappear.
Future of UGDSB International Baccalaureate program up in the air
GUELPH – Students in Guelph and Wellington County can earn internationally-recognized diplomas through an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. But IB’s future in the Upper Grand District School Board is uncertain.
Bike ride through Guelph/Eramosa, Puslinch raised funds for Gazans
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Bikers cycled through Guelph, Guelph/Eramosa, and Puslinch on June 30 to raise money for families in Gaza.
Province set to spend $16 million over three years to manage invasive plants
ONTARIO – Invasive plants are non-native species that cause harm to the environment, the economy or human health.
School board should do more to prevent, address anti-Black racism: parents
ROCKWOOD – Black parents say the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) should do more to stop anti-Black racism.
Community celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day at Guelph Riverside Park
GUELPH – On June 21, Indigenous Peoples Day and the summer solstice, or first day of summer, people gathered at Riverside Park in Guelph to celebrate First Nations, Inuit, and Métis culture.