WATERLOO – The Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy is offering four weeks of theatre training experiences designed provide youth a chance to learn life skills through arts education while having fun and meeting new friends.
CONTEST: Win 4 tickets to ‘Peter and the Wolf’ – 2023 Elora Festival Concert
Bring the whole family and join the KW Woodwind Quintet for one of music’s greatest stories, Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Elora Festival Artistic Director Mark Vuorinen.
Seven families displaced following Mount Forest apartment fire
MOUNT FOREST – Nobody was injured but seven of ten families living in an apartment complex here are displaced after a fire in the building late Friday night. The fire is not considered suspicious and the damage estimate is over $750,000.
Centre Wellington man facing multiple sexual assault charges
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A local man has been charged with four counts of sexual assault in connection with incidents that occurred between 2021 and 2023.
Harriston man charged in two sexual assaults
WELLINGTON NORTH – A Harriston man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault in separate…
Pierpoint neighbourhood group hosting park event June 24
FERGUS – Residents are invited to join a Pierpoint neighbourhood group gathering on June 24 at Peirpoint Park.
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.
Microsurfacing project underway on Wellington Road 29
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Microsurfacing of Wellington Road 29, from Wellington Road 18 working toward Wellington Road 124 in the Township of Centre Wellington and the Township of Guelph-Eramosa began on June 19.
EWFHT offering free workshops in July
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The East Wellington Family Health Team is offering another month of free virtual workshops in July.
Police Beat: Officer assaulted: OPP
ELORA – On June 11 at about 12:30am, a Wellington County OPP officer on patrol observed a person laying in the middle of East Mill Street here.
Mimosa United Church events
BELWOOD – Mimosa United Church is hosting an array of community events:
Alzheimer Society receives donation from Fergus Highland Rugby Club
FERGUS — The Highland Old Guys (HOGs) of the Fergus Highland Rugby Club recently donated $1,000 to the Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington.
Portage Ontario hosts third annual ‘Freedom From Addiction Golf Classic’
ARISS — Portage Ontario and Richard Van Dyke with the Cooperators presented the third annual “Freedom from Addiction Golf Classic: A Day of Golf with a Purpose” on June 12 at Ariss Valley Golf and Country Club.
Arthur Legion donates to Groves Memorial Community Hospital
ARTHUR - The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 226 of Arthur presented Groves Memorial Community Hospital with $1,500 on May 17, as part of the Arthur Legion’s commitment to supporting the community. Branch 226 Secretary Linda Tremble, left and President Nancy Croft, right, present the cheques to Lori Ar
The Musagetes Fund grants over $49,000 to local charitable art organizations
GUELPH — On May 24, the Guelph Community Foundation announced its Musagetes Fund recipients for this year.