ABERFOYLE – The Optimist Club of Puslinch’s Family Day event featured a variety of activities, including a magic show, face painting, human bowling, a marshmallow roast, archery, a giant slingshot and safety demonstrations from the Puslinch Fire Department at the Puslinch Community and Optimist Recr
Town of Erin hires former Orangeville mayor as new CAO
ERIN – The Town of Erin has hired former Orangeville mayor and Dufferin County warden Rob Adams as the town’s new CAO. The selection was announced in a Feb. 20 press release that noted Adams is expected to start with the municipality on March 11.
Wellington Advertiser nominated for 2023 OCNA awards
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Advertiser has been named one of the top three community newspapers in Ontario in its circulation class for the fifth straight year.
This year’s WHY survey available in 10 languages
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, the Wellington Catholic District School Board and Upper Grand District School Board have enlisted the support of Immigrant Services Guelph Wellington.
Samaritan’s Purse celebrates over 11 million shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child
CALGARY – Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected 11,330,126 gift-filled shoeboxes globally in 2023.
Autism Dog Services seeks volunteers to raise puppies
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A shortage in volunteers may force Autism Dog Services (ADS) to suspend puppy intake until further notice.
New U of G scholarships to address labour shortages in agriculture, food sectors
GUELPH – Addressing the gap in the agri-food sector and promoting the University of Guelph (U of G) as a destination of choice for students from around the world are the focus of several new scholarships.
John’s United Church in Belwood
BELWOOD – St. John’s United Church in Belwood will be presenting Alex Burnett and Friends, country gospel and music on March 3 at 2pm.
‘Kinky Boots’ comes to Guelph
GUELPH – Rehearsals are underway for Royal City Musical Production’s spring production of Kinky…
Wellington OPP introducing ‘citizen police academy’
ABOYNE – The Wellington OPP is seeking participants for a “Wellington County OPP Citizens…
Police beat: More than two dozen “intimate partner violence” charges laid in January
‘Intimate partner violence’ charges WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police laid over two dozen…
Dinosaur Live exhibit comes to Wellington County Museum and Archives
ABOYNE – Wellington County Museum and Archives last Saturday afternoon who checked out the…
Guelph man charged with murder in male’s disappearance
GUELPH – A Guelph man is charged with murder and committing an indignity to a dead body after…
Developmental services in danger of ‘complete collapse’ without funding increase: Hopewell
GUELPH – Hopewell Children’s Homes is pleading with the province to increase funding to the developmental services sector by five per cent this year.
Mount Forest man charged after donation box stolen
MOUNT FOREST – A local man has been charged with theft after a charity donation box was stolen from a business last week.