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Monday, October 2, 2023 | Vol 56 Issue 39

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Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy offers summer camp

Advertiser Staff June 28, 2023Arts & Entertainment, News

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. 

Peter and the Wolf

CONTEST: Win 4 tickets to ‘Peter and the Wolf’ – 2023 Elora Festival Concert

Advertiser Staff June 27, 2023Contests

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

Advertiser Staff June 24, 2023Community News, News

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

Advertiser Staff June 23, 2023News, Police

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

Advertiser Staff June 22, 2023Community News, News, Police

WELLINGTON NORTH – A Harriston man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault in separate…

Pierpoint neighbourhood group hosting park event June 24

Advertiser Staff June 22, 2023News

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

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023News

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

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023News

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

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023News

WELLINGTON COUNTY -  The East Wellington Family Health Team is offering another month of free virtual workshops in July.

Police Beat: Officer assaulted: OPP

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023Police

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

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023News

BELWOOD – Mimosa United Church is hosting an array of community events:

Alzheimer Society receives donation from Fergus Highland Rugby Club

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023News, Sports

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’

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023News, Sports

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

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023Community News, News

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

Advertiser Staff June 21, 2023Arts & Entertainment, News

GUELPH — On May 24, the Guelph Community Foundation announced its Musagetes Fund recipients for this year. 

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Five-year termite management project will likely cost $1.4 million

ELORA – Centre Wellington is prepared to pay Termite Research Services almost $1.4 million to provide termite management services until the end of 2028.

Enchanted Forest of Fergus – An evening of music, art and magic

FERGUS - Over 2500 guests attended the second annual Enchanted Forest of Fergus, held Sept. 22 and 23 in the forested area behind the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

Better is possible: United Way launches annual fundraising campaign

GUELPH – “We can be better.” That’s the premise of this year’s United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin fundraising campaign. The goal is $2.6 million.  

See all Dufferin County area articles.

County ponders position in wake of province’s Greenbelt reversal

GUELPH – With the province reversing course on removal of lands from the Greenbelt Wellington County councillors pondered the possibility of advocating for changes to the government’s arbitrary addition of farmland to urban boundaries within the county.

Erin Agricultural Society to hold 173rd annual fall fair

ERIN – The 173rd annual Erin Fall Fair, with the theme “Beyond the Barn Door,” runs Oct. 6 to 9.

See all Erin area articles.

Coming Home Festival coming Aug. 11-13

GRAND VALLEY — On Aug. 11 to 13, Amaranth will be hosting the Coming Home Festival, a three-day music and wellness retreat.

Grand Valley recognizes hero for saving neighbour’s life

GRAND VALLEY – Earlier this year, Alan Mackie faced flames to save a neighbour’s life. 

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners are garden learners, resource for community, social club – all rolled into one

GUELPH – For passionate gardeners who also love learning and passing that knowledge along to others, the Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners might be for you.

Union hosts community events as contract negotiations continue

ELORA – CUPE Local 4392, representing developmental service workers with Community Living Guelph Wellington, held two community events last weekend to draw public attention to what union officials are calling a “stalemate” after months of bargaining with their employer. 

See all Guelph area articles.

Drinking and Driving

MINTO – On Sept. 15 at about 7pm, a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 23  here.

Masks again required at Wellington County hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Due to a recent rise in COVID-19 cases, masks will once again be required at all three hospitals in the county. Officials are asking visitors to be kind to health care workers, "especially when they ask you to wear a mask."

See all Guelph/Eramosa area articles.

Crawford Lake documents dawn of potential new epoch

MILTON – An international panel of geologists said Crawford Lake contains the best evidence on Earth to support the theory that a new geological chapter in the history of the world, the Anthropocene, is upon us.

See all Halton area articles.

Mapleton aiming to complete budget process by Nov. 28

MAPLETON – A timeline that would see the township’s 2024 to 26 budget process completed by Nov. 28 was presented to council at the Sept. 26 meeting.

Mapleton issues RFP for assistance building water/wastewater infrastructure

MAPLETON – The township is once again looking for outside assistance in financing and construction of municipal water/wastewater facilities.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Palmerston and District Hospital MRI campaign receives donation of $3,000

PALMERSTON — The Upper Canada Two Cylinder John Deere Club donated $3,000 to the Palmerston and District Hospital MRI campaign on Sept. 6 at the Minto Rural Health Centre.

Minto celebrates Culture Days with apples and astronomy

MINTO — Orchard tours, stargazing and square dancing were featured at the Apples and Astronomy Culture Days event at Dave and Jean Anderson’s rural property in the Town of Minto on Sept. 22.

See all Minto area articles.

Bandmates pay tribute to late Stompin’ Tom Connors

ERIN — Stompin’ Tom Connors’ bandmates stopped by the Erin cemetery on Sept. 16 to pay their respects to Connors.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Fall Fun Day at Minto Farmers Market on Sept. 23

PALMERSTON – The Minto Farmers’ Market is open all September long and inviting everyone to celebrate the beginning of autumn at its Fall Fun Day on Sept. 23.

Palmerston Terry Fox run set for Sept. 17

PALMERSTON – The 2023 Terry Fox Run/Walk/Bike in Palmerston will be held on Sept. 17.

See all Palmerston area articles.

Township plans to improve pedestrian access to Puslinch Lake

PUSLINCH – The township is moving forward with a plan to install a pathway, bench and small garden at the public right-of-way between Travelled Road and the lake. 

PACE for the Donkeys 5K Trail Run

PUSLINCH - The PACE for the Donkeys 5K Trail Run attracted nearly 300 participants on Sept. 24, raising over $30,000 for the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada in Puslinch.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Canada and Ontario bolstering honey bee health

TORONTO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are spending up to $1.375 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help improve the resiliency and competitiveness of beekeeper operations in Ontario.  

Greenbelt land swap audit finds ‘preferential treatment’ given to developers

TORONTO - The provincial government’s hasty move to open thousands of acres of Greenbelt-designated land for housing development was “flawed” and “biased,” Ontario’s Auditor General told reporters on Aug. 9.

See all Toronto area articles.

County ponders position in wake of province’s Greenbelt reversal

GUELPH – With the province reversing course on removal of lands from the Greenbelt Wellington County councillors pondered the possibility of advocating for changes to the government’s arbitrary addition of farmland to urban boundaries within the county.

Chong urges Canada-U.S. cooperation at congressional hearing on foreign interference

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Halton Hills MP and Conservative shadow minister of foreign affairs Michael Chong testified before a bipartisan congressional committee in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 12, for a hearing on Chinese transnational repression.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Mount Forest BIA reimagines downtown pedestrian laneway

MOUNT FOREST – Residents don’t have to look far to see the Mount Forest Business Improvement Association’s (BIA) efforts to spruce up the downtown core.

Louise Marshall emergency department closing yet again

MOUNT FOREST – The emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital here will be closed again this weekend, marking the third such closure this month due to "a staffing shortage.” 

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Talk about a colossal blunder – in fact an international embarrassment.

Have no fear

News last week that Metroland Media Group was declaring bankruptcy was a gut punch to news industry people across Canada. To date it is the single largest newspaper failure in Canadian history. Seventy-one print-edition community newspaper titles were shuttered in one-fell swoop.

Snippets

It has been one of those weeks where there is lots to talk about, but not much to say.

Columnists

Kitchen table

By Kelly Waterhouse

I believe the kitchen is the heart of a home and the dining table is the centre of gravity for all who live in it.

Jackrabbits plagued Wellington County in 1930s

By Stephen Thorning

During the 20th century, naturalists learned that it is a foolish and dangerous idea to introduce species of plants and animals to areas where they are not native. 

Diary shows childhood illness was common in 1890s

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

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