FERGUS - Rita Anand and her husband Greg, of Fergus, were tired of looking at bare fence in their backyard.
Sideroad 17 reopening
ERIN – Sideroad 17 has reopened in Erin following the replacement of a culvert with a bridge.
Hillside named small festival of the year
GUELPH – Hillside Festival won “Small Festival of the Year” at the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards on June 4, as part of Canadian Music Week.
Drayton Entertainment offers summer camps
DRAYTON – For the first time, the Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy is thrilled to announce two weeks of EPIC Summer Camps at the Drayton Festival Theatre.
Waste depot moving to Rothsay
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Mobile Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot is moving from the Erin Roads Garage to the Rothsay Waste Facilty, and will be there for June.
Work by Guelph Correctional Centre inmate featured in AGG exhibit
GUELPH – Work by the late Anishinaabe artist Richard Bedwash, created while he was incarcerated at the Guelph Correctional Centre, is the focus of a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Guelph.
Hillsburgh Station 50 Firefighters’ Association annual garage sale
HILLSBURGH – The Hillsburgh Station 50 Firefighters’ Association hosted its annual garage sale at the Hillsburgh arena last weekend.
Pearl: a Janis Joplin Experience visits the Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS - The audience flashed back to the 1960s at the Fergus Grand Theatre on June 6 as Christina Leroux took the stage in Pearl: a Janis Joplin Experience.
Reflections: The Benefits of Faith
As a public justice faith-based advocacy charity, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) often finds itself engaged in diverse coalitions.
The Melody Makers kick off Senior’s Month
FERGUS – The Melody Makers started off Seniors Month celebrations with an afternoon of entertainment on June 3.
‘DROM’ for MRI+ Campaign
PALMERSTON – Founder and presenter of DROM Val Shah, left, led Norwell District Secondary School teachers and students in a half-hour DROM exercise on June 7 as a part of Norwell’s RedFest event.
Cargill workers still on strike
GUELPH – A striking worker walks along Watson Parkway on June 11 to join fellow workers on the picket line at Cargill’s beef processing facility on Dunlop Drive in Guelph.
Fergus army cadets pass inspection at annual review ceremony
FERGUS – The second annual inspection of the 492 Lorne Scots Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, based in Fergus, was held June 2 at the Fergus sportsplex.
12th annual HEADS Up Cup
ERIN – The Hillsburgh Erin and District Soccer Club (HEADS) hosted its 12th annual “HEADS Up Cup” soccer tournament at Barbour Field recently.