GUELPH – Get ready to be swept away into the enchanting world of Avonlea as the beloved classic, Anne of Green Gables: The Ballet, at the River Run Centre on Jan. 14 at 2pm.
Mount Forest ‘Turn on Your Lights’ contest winners
MOUNT FOREST – The local Turn On Your Lights contest was again sponsored by Royal LePage RCR Mount Forest.
Drayton student one of two winners of Junior Short Story Contest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington Library has announced the winners of the sixth annual Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest.
At the library: Ask an archivist at your local library branch
A new calendar year often has us reflecting on our previous year. This January, reflect not just on your immediate past, but your family’s history.
Dual-task exercise offers benefits regardless of age, fitness
Balance and stability are something that can be here one day and gone the next. Most importantly it is often something that is not dependable when we really need it.
Mount Forest Tim Hortons donates to hospital foundation
MOUNT FOREST – Tim Hortons Mount Forest spread kindness this holiday season with the launch of its Holiday Smile Cookie campaign and a $2,940 donation for the Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation.
Free shinny and public skating at Minto arenas
MINTO – Weekday shinny and PA day sessions run until March 24 at the Palmerston and Harriston arenas.
Western wardens’ chair attends provincial forum on housing
TORONTO – Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (WOWC) chair Glen McNeil and executive director Kate Burns Gallagher participated in the 2023 Ministers’ Housing Forum in Toronto in November.
Blessings to You Centre presents cheque to Royal Terrace
PALMERSTON – Brianne Bell, director of life enrichment at The Royal Terrace retirement and long-term care facility in Palmerston, was able to offer pizza to Terrace staff for their holiday party and provide a Christmas lights tour for residents on Dec. 12.
100 pouches of soup placed in Palmerston Food Bank Christmas hampers.
PALMERSTON – One hundred pouches of soup from The Raw Carrot Soup Enterprise in Mount Forest were recently placed in Palmerston Food Bank Christmas Hampers.
Town, board partner on employer survey
MINTO – The Town of Minto has partnered with the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin for this year’s EmployerOne survey.
Survey: Nearly a third of Canadian workers feel tired, overworked
TORONTO – A new survey by ADP Canada, conducted with Maru Public Opinion, reveals over half (53%) of workers in Canada report having a negative feeling about work.
Reflections: What a week
You are never going to believe what happened to me just these last few days. Sorry, I suppose I…
Youth pack shoeboxes to help kids through Operation Christmas Child
HANOVER – Lita Ernest, a young member of 1st Hanover Guides, worked hard this season to organize the packing of Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shoe box gifts with her troop.
Jefferson Elora Community Centre reopening Jan. 5
ELORA – After extensive renovations and a new name, the township would like to invite the community to the official re-opening of the Jefferson Elora Community Centre on Jan. 5.