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Sunday, April 18, 2021 | Vol 54 Issue 15

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Arts & Entertainment

Guelph Little Theatre seeking submissions for anthology

Advertiser Staff April 15, 2021Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH - Do you have a story you’d like to share about how Guelph Little Theatre (GLT) has enriched your life?

Two plans for 2Rivers Festival:Organizers ready for online or in-person event

Advertiser Staff April 15, 2021Arts & Entertainment, News

GUELPH – Wellington Water Watchers will once again be hosting the 2Rivers Festival through May and June.

Children’s book by Guelph author to be released in September

Submitted April 15, 2021Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH - A new children’s book by Guelph author A.A. Blair will be released by Histria Books this fall.

Drayton Entertainment theatre patron wins jackpot of $83,470

Submitted April 8, 2021Arts & Entertainment, Community News

CAMBRIDGE - Diane Halstead of Cambridge, is the winner of Drayton Entertainment’s first online Ultimate 50/50 raffle taking home a total jackpot of $83,470.

Elora Centre for the Arts launches virtual online gallery

Submitted April 8, 2021Arts & Entertainment

ELORA - The Elora Centre for the Arts (ECA) is excited to announce the official opening of a virtual online gallery shop.

Online Tartan Day concert set for April 6

Advertiser Staff April 5, 2021Arts & Entertainment, News

FERGUS – WeeAlec Productions is presenting "National Tartan Day Concert … An at Home Celebration" on April 6.

Drayton Entertainment offers additional Online Broadway Bootcamp session

Submitted March 31, 2021Arts & Entertainment, Community News, News

CAMBRIDGE - Drayton Entertainment’s online Broadway Bootcamp for youth proved so popular, the first spring break session sold out in 48 hours. Due to high demand, the not-for-profit charitable arts organization has added another two-day session during spring break on April 14 and 15.

New online arts hub for Guelph coming this spring

Submitted March 31, 2021Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – A new online hub that will connect Guelph-Wellington artists and arts organizations to the community and to each other is set to launch this spring.

Guelph Youth Music Centre donation-matching challenges reaches 80% of target

Submitted March 31, 2021Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – In less than a month, the Guelph Youth Music Centre’s (GYMC) has reached 80 per cent of its fundraising goal.

Guelph Arts Council announces virtual Art on the Street

Submitted March 25, 2021Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH - The 19th annual Art on the Street will be hosted online again this year by the Guelph Arts Council (GAC) and the Downtown Guelph Business Association (DGBA).

ArtsEverywhere Festival goes online

Advertiser Staff March 25, 2021Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH - This year’s ArtsEverywhere Festival will take place from March to July 2021 and showcases Canadian and international artists. 

Free family improv workshops offered

Advertiser Staff March 11, 2021Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH - The Hillside Festival is presenting a series of free family improv workshops running March 22, 23, 24 and 26.

Drayton Entertainment launches online 50/50 raffle

Submitted March 11, 2021Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19

DRAYTON - Drayton Entertainment has launched a province-wide Ultimate 50/50 raffle with half the proceeds benefiting charitable programs for the not-for-profit theatre company and half the proceeds awarded to one lucky winner.

Talk to me! telephone exhibit opens at museum

Submitted March 3, 2021Arts & Entertainment

ABOYNE – A new exhibit at Wellington County Museum and Archives, Talk to Me! is now open…

Re:Collections – new exhibit opens at Wellington museum

Submitted March 3, 2021Arts & Entertainment

ABOYNE – Wellington County Museum and Archives has announced the return of Connections Fibre…

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Committee approves minor variance for first phase of Elora housing development

ELORA – Centre Wellington's committee of adjustment has approved a minor variance application to allow street-level units of a proposed stacked townhouse building in Elora to be built as either commercial or residential units depending on market demands.

CW Chamber announces award nominees

CENTRE WELLINGTON -– The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) has announced the nominees for this year’s Awards of Excellence, as well as the event plan in what will be another covid-adjusted year.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

EWCS volunteers adapt to pandemic

Submitted by Barb Carscadden ERIN – When the pandemic began and essential services shut down,…

Rotary Club of Erin helps Family Health Team buy vaccination fridge

ERIN - East Wellington Family Health Team (EWFHT) officials say they are very grateful to the Rotary Club of Erin for its generous donation of $4,000 for the purchase of a vaccine fridge for the Erin clinic.

See all Erin area articles.

Fund set up for family of Arthur woman who died in crash

ARTHUR – A fundraiser for the family of a local woman who lost her life in a tragic car crash has already raised over $73,000.

Michelle Hanson trial moved to Guelph

ORANGEVILLE - Michelle Hanson, the mother charged in the death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, will have her criminal trial held in a Guelph courtroom in March. 

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Public health reports first case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local public health officials are reporting the first local case of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant and urging residents to take all possible precautions to protect themselves.

Smart Cities receives $5 million in federal funding for ‘Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad’

GUELPH – The Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities project has received nearly $5 million in federal funding to advance its circular economy aspirations by creating a test platform and accelerator.

See all Guelph area articles.

Guelph-Eramosa council briefs: Township approves workplans, meeting schedule; hopes to offer sports leagues this summer

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Despite the provincial state of emergency and stay-at-home order, summer sports programs here are continuing with registration and plans for the coming season.

Suspect arrested after ditching stolen vehicle: police

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – On April 11 at about 10:30pm Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch on Wellington Road 26 near Sideroad 15.

See all Guelph-Eramosa area articles.

Council considers rezoning to facilitate farm equipment manufacturing/sales facility

MAPLETON – Township council will consider a bylaw at an upcoming meeting to rezone a nearly five-acre parcel of land to allow the construction of a new 26,000 square foot facility for the sale and manufacturing of farm equipment.

Volunteers across north Wellington support community causes

Volunteers persevere - Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, volunteers across the north Wellington region found ways to aid community causes.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Wellington County approves funding for LaunchIt operation

MINTO – Wellington County council has approved a $20,000 allocation from the county’s Business Retention and Expansion Municipal Implementation Fund to assist the Town of Minto with operation of the LaunchIt Business Exploration Centre in Harriston.

Volunteers across north Wellington support community causes

Volunteers persevere - Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, volunteers across the north Wellington region found ways to aid community causes.

See all Minto area articles.

Public health reports first case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local public health officials are reporting the first local case of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant and urging residents to take all possible precautions to protect themselves.

Students will move to online learning following April break

TORONTO – As many expected, the province has announced that elementary and secondary schools will move to remote learning following the break this week. "As I have always said ,we will do whatever it takes to ensure everyone stays safe," said Premier Doug Ford.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Change of date: Sunrise car rally now on June 13

PUSLINCH – With the new provincial stay-at-home order, Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre has changed the date of its car rally to June 13 from May 16.

Sunrise holding ‘Drivers for Riders’ car rally fundraiser

PUSLINCH - Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre has come up with a fundraiser that just might withstand COVID-19 restrictions.

See all Puslinch area articles.

MP John Nater opens debate on bill to protect vulnerable Canadians

OTTAWA – The bill, originally introduced by Nater in January 2019 and re-introduced in February 2020, proposes to enhance protections from sexual exploitation for young people and Canadians living with disabilities.

OPP, Guelph Police statements suggest differing enforcement policies

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Guelph Police officials say Guelph officers will not conduct random vehicle or person stops despite having newly-granted powers to do so. However, it remains a little more unclear what the plan is for OPP officers in Wellington County – or across the province for that matter. 

See all Wellington County area articles.

The Easter Bunny arrived at the Strathcona Long Term Care Home, thanks to staff

Easter visitor - With Ontario under a province-wide shutdown order over the Easter long weekend (since upgraded to a stay-at-home order) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff at Strathcona Long Term Care Home in Mount Forest arranged for some seasonal fun for residents, including a visit from the East

Council discusses sewage allocation policy

WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here received an update on the township’s sewage allocation policy and authorized the mayor and clerk to sign a bylaw to implement the policy at a future meeting.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Is growth good? Depends who you ask

Discussion at the March 22 Wellington North council meeting took an interesting turn during deliberation on the municipality’s sewage allocation policy.

Giving freely

In essence, volunteering is giving freely of oneself to a cause. The world is a better place because of that inclination to share the gift of time with others.

Vaccinations are the way out of this

As the North Wellington Community News went press this week, parents were once again preparing for their school age children to transition back to online learning.

Columnists

Spell of spring

By Kelly Waterhouse

I know why we all love spring so much. There is something in the air and it’s not just the pollen, you guys. I mean, yes, the pollen count is high, but so are the spring pheromones in the animal kingdom.

Salvation Army came to Wellington in the 1880s

By Stephen Thorning

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

Dirty

By Kelly Waterhouse

The announcement of another lockdown, talk of new COVID-19 variants, bad news close to home, another family holiday dinner cancelled, missing my college kid far from home and the realization that the Easter Bunny forgot my Cadbury Crème Egg this year, was a lot to take in on Sunday morning.

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