GUELPH – Hunter Mitchell caught a moment with the Easter bunny at the Elliott Community Easter egg hunt Guelph on April 18.
Minto 81’s heading to national Allan Cup playoff tournament
MINTO – The Minto 81’s are heading to the national Allan Cup after winning the J.F. Paxton AA Championships again in the Ontario Elite Hockey League (OEHL) championships.
Annual installation of buoys, booms underway at GRCA dams
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grand River Conservation Authority has begun the installation of public safety devices, specifically warning booms and buoys, upstream of GRCA-owned dams to alert paddlers, anglers and boaters to stay away.
Study to help shed light on colitis in horses
GUELPH – Not enough is known about an all-too-common veterinary emergency: colitis. There are no clearly defined criteria to categorize acute colitis.
Comedian Derek Seguin coming to Fergus theatre
FERGUS – Comedian Derek Seguin will be performing his Life of Leisure Ontario spring tour at the Fergus Grand Theatre on April 24.
County releases public notice of pesticide use
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington intends to control noxious weeds along the following County roadsides
Mayor Shawn Watters distributes Heritage award plaques
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters distributed plaques signifying buildings with heritage designation during a Heritage Centre Wellington meeting on April 8.
Pre-school hosts Breakfast with Easter Bunny
PUSLINCH – The Easter Bunny was photographed with numerous families on April 12 as he joined the Whistle Stop Co-op Pre-school’s Breakfast with the Easter Bunny.
Guild to stage comedy murder mystery Death Among the Delphiniums
HARRISTON – A murder mystery is at the heart of a period comedy set to hit the boards at the Harriston Town Hall Theatre in May.
Township hosting meeting on water, wastewater
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A public information centre (PIC) is being held on April 24 as part of a municipal class environmental assessment on the township’s water and wastewater servicing master plan.
Shoetopia has donated over 2,600 pairs of shoes since 2023
FERGUS – Shoetopia, the locally owned footwear store with locations in Fergus and Mount Forest, is proud to announce that its community initiative, the Donation Location, has surpassed 2,600 pairs of donated shoes since 2023 – all given directly to local families through community food banks.
Two trees to be removed from Elora Greenspace
ELORA – The township will be removing two trees in the Elora Greenspace beginning April 14. In an April 11 press release, officials stated two Norway maples will come down. The decision to remove the trees followed a detailed arborist assessment that identified they are in declining health and pose
Local women’s groups hear about wrap-around housing to reduce housing insecurity
GUELPH – On April 9, 45 women from Water Street Church and New Life CRC in Guelph were introduced to Indwell, a powerful initiative for wrap-around supportive and safe housing that is now filling the gaps in communities throughout Ontario.
Woolwich Thrashers Junior sledge hockey team celebrate first-ever league championship
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Woolwich Thrashers Junior sledge hockey team, with seven players from Wellington County, capped off a strong return to competition with a thrilling victory over the Hamilton Sledgehammers at the Ontario Sledge Hockey Association Champions Weekend earlier this month.
