ELORA – Elora Festival Online, which officials are billing as a "reimagined and abridged version" of the annual festival, will take place Aug. 6 to 8 with pre-recorded concerts.
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Drayton Entertainment cancels remainder of season
CAMBRIDGE – Drayton Entertainment has cancelled the remainder of its 2020 season due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
LGHG Family Fun Day will look different this year
HILLSBURGH – The Let’s Get Hillsburgh Growing Committee’s Family Fun Day is going to look a…
Family holds backyard graduation ceremony
Backyard grads – Graduating from high school is an amazing event in the life of a young…
Seeding Our Food Future announces 40 micro-grants
GUELPH – On July 31 the Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities initiative, in collaboration with…
Proxy voting
No doubt many Ontarians utilized the recent Civic Holiday weekend as intended, to reflect on and…
OPINION: How can we move past ‘pandemic fatigue’?
This year has been challenging, no doubt about it. As a public health professional, I know that we…
Aquatic centre in Fergus reopens on Aug.4
FERGUS – The aquatic centre at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex reopens on Aug. 4, but there are many restrictions due to COVID-19 and public health regulations.
Wellington North council ponders continued remote meetings, proxy voting
WELLINGTON NORTH – Councillors here are considering changes to the township’s procedural bylaw to allow council to maintain the option of continuing with electronic meetings.
Province reveals back-to-school plan
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Elementary and high school students in the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic school boards will return to school five days a week on September 8.
Virtual Terry Fox Run planned in Drayton
DRAYTON - 2020 has been full of changes, and the Drayton Terry Fox Run is no exception.
New business boom, public art enhance Minto downtowns
MINTO – The business count in town is on the rise. With numerous new business openings in recent weeks, local officials have been busy attending grand openings in Clifford, Harriston and Palmerston.
For the Herd initiative makes strides toward fundraising goal
GUELPH – In two short months, just over 30 per cent of a $500,000 fundraising goal has been…
GRCA launches new information tool to help Grand River Parks visitors
CAMBRIDGE – The GRCA has launched a new tool to provide guests visiting Grand River Parks for…
Battle fields set for Industry Day at Grand River Raceway
ELORA - Finalists were decided July 27 for Grand River Raceway’s two feature pacing races highlighting the track’s 30th Industry Day event on Aug. 3.