CENTRE WELLINGTON – Porch Pick Up Food Drive, co-hosted by Claire & Greg Real Estate Group and Jenn Locke Mortgages took place Oct.1.
Habitat for Humanity seeking applicants for 32-unit stacked townhouses in Garafraxa Village build
FERGUS - Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington is building 32 stacked townhomes in Fergus and wants to fill all units.
Waterloo Wellington Down Syndrome Society launches ‘Just Ask Me’ photo series
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The busiest season for the Waterloo Wellington Down Syndrome Society (WWDSS), is here.
Elora Ojibwe artist presents ‘Miziwezi’ exhibition at ECFTA
A new exhibition at the Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA) features large scale photographyand a short film by Elora resident and Ojibwe artist Wayne Simpson.
St. John’s Anglican Church marks Truth and Reconciliation Day
ELORA - Congregation members attached over 300 weatherproof, cloth feathers to netting and installed them over the doorway arches of St. John’s Anglican Church in Elora as a memorial to the children who did not return home from residential schools.
Federal government invests in workplace support for disabled people
GUELPH – On Sept. 15 Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield announced $900,000 in funding for Second Chance under the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities (OF) to support the Women2Work project in Guelph and Wellington.
Over $500,000 in Digital Main Street grants have helped local businesses
GUELPH – Business Centre Guelph-Wellington has reached a milestone with the Digital Main Street program in awarding over 200 Digital Transformation Grants (DTG) to brick-and-mortar small businesses to help them enhance their online presence and better adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
St. Andrews church hosts 5km Race for Children of Haiti
FERGUS – Oct. 14 marks the date when St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will be hosting its annual 5km race, a fundraiser it has been hosting for 20 years.
MooreBand performs The ‘70s Show at Fergus Grand Theatre
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On Sept. 30, the MooreBand from Drayton performed The ‘70s Show at the Fergus Grand Theatre.
Needles, Bell back at Fergus Grand with A Field Guide to Rural Living
CENTRE WELLINGTON –The Fergus Grand Theatre is proud to present A Field Guide to Rural Living, starring Dan Needles and Ian Bell, on Oct. 14 at 8pm.
‘Mary’s Wedding’ comes to St. Jacobs playhouse
WELLINGTON COUNTY — Mary’s Wedding will arrive on stage this fall, just in time for Remembrance Day, at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse from Oct. 26 to Nov. 12.
Award-winning rock trio to make Guelph debut
GUELPH — Live music is back and there’s no shortage of bands vying for performance slots to play to fervent music fans who’ve been eagerly awaiting this moment.
Wellington County provides bursaries to 10 local students
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Ten local students will be receiving educational scholarships and bursaries from the County of Wellington based on academic achievement, community involvement, or financial need.
Centre Wellington Black Committee presents: Awakened Voices 3
WELLINGTON COUNTY – History of the Black community in Wellington County was featured Sept. 22.
Fergus Grand Theatre performs ‘Just Play’
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Once a year co-ordinater of the Fergus Grand Theatre Eric Goudie invites people from Centre Wellington with a talent to perform on stage with a show called Just Play.