TORONTO – Seven out of 10 Ontarians (69 per cent) believe the province is headed for a…
ReStore has re-opened
FERGUS – Habitat for Humanity Wellington Dufferin Guelph (Habitat WDG) has announced that the Fergus Habitat ReStore – located at 927-900 Tower Street South – has recently reopened to shoppers.
You found some tomatoes at the garden centre. Now what?
Since they can’t open their gardens to the public this year, the Advertiser has invited local…
Fergus family creates hugmaster to celebrate father’s birthday
Hugmaster 2020 – This could be the best birthday gift ever. Bob Norris, of Fergus, turned 89…
Local charities benefit from national fund
GUELPH - United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin and the Guelph Community Foundation are now accepting funding applications for the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF).
Local Rotary Club makes Centre Wellington go POP!
CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Fergus - Elora Rotary Club has launched the Power of Positive (POP) Project, providing craft kits at no cost to youth in the community who would like to participate.
Work continues on Hillsburgh’s Station Street dam
Dam repairs – The Credit River at Hillsburgh is not much of a river right now, but the…
IPM postponed until 2021
LINDSAY – There will be no International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) in 2020.
Applications invited for GRAS scholarship/bursary program
CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Grand River Agricultural Society (GRAS) has opened its 2020 bursary and scholarship program for application.
Ontario farm businesses working to adapt to a new reality
If there is one thing that has remained constant throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that farmers are experts at adapting to evolving situations and persevering through uncertainty.
OMAFRA REPORT: Managing Oats for maximum yield
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Gardening on a hill requires planning, fortitude – and good golf cleats
HILLSBURGH – I joined the Hillsburgh Horticultural Club a few years after my husband and I…
Guelph Humane Society prepares for increase in feral kittens this spring
GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) is preparing for another busy kitten season this…
Broderick’s Fergus clothier was one of many businesses across Ontario to reopen on May 19
Reopening – On Tuesday morning Mark Chaput returned to his daily routine of sweeping the…