ELORA – Mark Vuorinen, artistic director and conductor of the Elora Singers, is starting the 2024-25 concert season with Songs of Sanctuary, a concert that considers the “place” of music.
Tri-County Ag Machines and Memories Tour
PALMERSTON – Located on 5th Line, just outside of Palmerston, was the seventh stop of ten of the Tri-County Ag Machines and Memories Tour on Oct. 6.
Provincial recognition for Crime Stoppers of Guelph Wellington
GUELPH – Crime Stoppers of Guelph Wellington (CSGW) have received provincial recognition for work done in 2023.
Get scared at Fergus House of Horrors Halloween attraction
CENTRE WELLINGTON – It’s billed as a “REAL house with REAL haunts.” The Fergus House of Horrors is a local Halloween attraction in an old farmhouse on Beatty Line.
It’s budget time: township wants to hear from residents
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Your voice matters and now is the time to have a say, according to officials with Centre Wellington Township.
Making apple cider at Elora’s Kitchen In the Park
ELORA – Elora’s Kitchen In the Park Project (KIPP) celebrated Culture Days on Oct. 5 by inviting people to bring their own apples and use the KIPP press to make their own cider.
Sock drive aims to collect 5,000 pairs for homeless in Guelph
GUELPH – This month is Socktober at the Church of the Apostles, where volunteers are hoping to collect 5,000 pairs of socks for homeless people.
Take a ride on the foam roller
MINTO – Most of us understand stretching will help our range of motion and can reduce our risk of injury … but there are many other benefits, with the most important being, it feels good!
Puppet show at Elora Farmers’ Market
ELORA – Puppets Elora put on a show for kids at the Elora Farmers’ Market on Oct. 5 as part of Culture Days activities in Centre Wellington.
Groundbreaking addition to Elora Centre for the Arts
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Participants from the supportive arts program joined Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters and Elora Centre for the Arts board members, volunteers and staff at the official groundbreaking for a new 3,500-square-foot addition to the facility on Oct. 24.
Schofield march through Guelph
GUELPH – People marched through Guelph on Sept. 29 in an effort to push for answers about how 36-year-old Nathaniel Schofield died in OPP custody on July 10.
Fall Rural Romp tour at the Fieldstone Barn and Farm
BELWOOD – The Fieldstone Barn and Farm marked one of many Fall Rural Romp Locations on Sept. 28, featuring a large sunflower field, photo props, an on site store and sitting area as well a few special guest alpacas from Harmony Meadows Alpaca Farm in Belwood.
Rae announces $1.3 million to train municipal equipment operators
MIDDLESEX – On Sept. 27, Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault announced $1,335,810 of provincial funding for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors and their efforts to train municipal equipment operators.
CWDHS teams off to a good start in soccer
FERGUS – The Centre Wellington District High School junior and senior boys soccer teams are off to good starts.
You can do it, ‘any which way’
WATERLOO - The Waterloo Wellington Down Syndrome Society (WWDSS) will hold its annual “Any Which Way You Can A-thon” fundraising event on Oct. 6 in Waterloo Park.