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Thursday, April 22, 2021 | Vol 54 Issue 16

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Arts & Entertainment

GYMC now offering music for children with disabilities online

Submitted December 30, 2020Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – The Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC) is taking the Music for Children with…

Hillside Festival wins Setting the Stage Award

Submitted December 30, 2020Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – Hillside Festival has won Folk Music Ontario’s Setting the Stage Award, tying with…

Elora Singers partner with health care networks across Ontario

Submitted December 23, 2020Arts & Entertainment, News

ELORA – This holiday season will be one unlike any in recent memory, at the end of a year which has challenged health care workers, communities, and families in unprecedented ways.

CBC-funded television show filmed at the Meiklejohn House

Patrick Raftis December 22, 2020Arts & Entertainment, Community News, News

HARRISTON – Meiklejohn House Bed and Breakfast here did double duty as a film set this month.

Riverfest Elora among groups to receive provincial tourism funding

Submitted December 10, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19, News

TORONTO - The Ontario government is investing nearly $4.4 million to support the long-term sustainability of the province’s tourism industry.

Leaders of Today photography exhibit Dec. 11 in Guelph

Submitted December 10, 2020Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – A program called Leaders of Today is providing a class of Grade 7 and 8 students at…

Virtual Nativity Festival Concerts continue this weekend

Submitted December 10, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19

ELORA – The first of the Elora Singers Nativity Festival Concerts has occurred, but is still…

Guelph Chamber Choir hosting live stream carol sing-along party on Dec. 13

Submitted December 10, 2020Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – Warm up the mulled cider and pour the eggnog before joining the Guelph Chamber Choir…

Helmer story in Chicken Soup book

Submitted December 10, 2020Arts & Entertainment

BELWOOD – Local writer Marilyn Helmer has a story included in the latest compilation in the…

Guelph Arts Council names Youth Opportunities Award winner

Submitted December 10, 2020Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – Deanna Kruger of Guelph is the recipient of the Guelph Arts Council’s 2020 Youth…

Laura Adlers appointed Officer of the Cross of Recognition by the Republic of Latvia

Submitted November 26, 2020Arts & Entertainment

ELORA – Elora Singers’ executive director, Laura Adlers, has been appointed an Officer of…

Fergus artist Sonia Day to hold mini-show at studio

Submitted November 11, 2020Arts & Entertainment

On the fly – “Fishermen don’t find social distancing hard,” observes Fergus artist,…

Elora singers to hold first of four new concerts online on Nov. 15

Submitted November 11, 2020Arts & Entertainment

ELORA – The Elora Singers Hope and Refuge concert premieres on YouTube on Nov. 14 at 8pm.…

Live stream event features Broadway and Mirvish stars to support the arts on Nov. 15 at 2pm

Submitted November 11, 2020Arts & Entertainment

ELORA – An impressive list of high-profile Broadway, Mirvish, film and TV stars are coming…

Phil Irish paintings up for auction

Submitted November 4, 2020Arts & Entertainment

ELORA – Elora artist Phil Irish is donating two paintings for an auction to support the Bruce…

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Local business offering treatment for COVID long-haulers

ELORA – Recently, Eramosa Physiotherapy has developed a “long-hauler” COVID-19 rehabilitation program at its locations in Elora, Acton, Burlington, Cambridge, Georgetown, Guelph and Orangeville.

Fergus Walk for Dog Guides goes online again

FERGUS – The Fergus and Marsville Lions Clubs are holding a virtual Walk for Dog Guides to support the  Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

More Wellington County pharmacies now offering AstraZeneca vaccinations

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The list of pharmacies in Wellington County offering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations continues to grow. As of April 20, there are nine pharmacies in the county offering the AstraZeneca shots.

Drinking and driving

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 29 at…

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.

Upper Grand District School Board appoints new Director of Education

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced Peter Sovran will take over as director of education and secretary-treasurer for the board in September. He will take over from retiring director Dr. Martha Rogers, who has served as UGDSB director since 1995.

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.

See all Guelph area articles.

Drinking and driving

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 29 at…

Guelph/Eramosa’s outdoor amenities closed in response to provincial order

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Township officials here updated council on April 19 about new COVID-19 measures in the municipality as a result of the province’s current stay-at-home order and emergency declaration.

See all Guelph-Eramosa area articles.

More Wellington County pharmacies now offering AstraZeneca vaccinations

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The list of pharmacies in Wellington County offering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations continues to grow. As of April 20, there are nine pharmacies in the county offering the AstraZeneca shots.

Student program, Digital Main Street, jobs/housing website initiatives moving forward

WELLINGTON NORTH –  This township’s economic development department is carrying on with its work, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

See all Mapleton area articles.

More downtown murals planned in Town of Minto

MINTO – New murals will be added to the streetscape in both Harriston and Palmerston this year. Business and economic manager Belinda Wick Graham told Minto council on April 20 about plans for murals at Harriston Foodland and on the town-owned Lions Club shed in Heritage Park in Palmerston.

More Wellington County pharmacies now offering AstraZeneca vaccinations

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The list of pharmacies in Wellington County offering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations continues to grow. As of April 20, there are nine pharmacies in the county offering the AstraZeneca shots.

See all Minto area articles.

Upper Grand District School Board appoints new Director of Education

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced Peter Sovran will take over as director of education and secretary-treasurer for the board in September. He will take over from retiring director Dr. Martha Rogers, who has served as UGDSB director since 1995.

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.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Puslinch council looking to create safer school zone for Aberfoyle students

ABERFOYLE – Puslinch council has agreed to hire a crossing guard and prohibit parking at certain times on Old Brock Road and Cockburn Street in an attempt to improve safety for Aberfoyle Public School students.

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.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Upper Grand District School Board appoints new Director of Education

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced Peter Sovran will take over as director of education and secretary-treasurer for the board in September. He will take over from retiring director Dr. Martha Rogers, who has served as UGDSB director since 1995.

Guelph Humane Society gets creative during lockdown

GUELPH - The new lockdown has made it more difficult for people to adopt pets.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Mount Forest salon owner Adell Mueller retiring after 50 years

MOUNT FOREST – Adell Mueller has literally cut, curled, coloured and styled the hair of hundreds of Mount Forest and area residents. The popular hairstylist has sold Adell’s Beauty Salon and is retiring after 50 years.

Lennox encouraged by ‘slow, steady progress’ on rollout of vaccinations

WELLINGTON NORTH – Though active cases of COVID-19 in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region recently hit a record high, Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox  is encouraged by local progress on vaccinations.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Never-seen-before moment

A quick canvas of members in our newsroom confirmed what we suspected.

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.

Columnists

Wheels

By Kelly Waterhouse

I apologize to you all for that snow in this week’s forecast. Totally my fault. I got my snow tires off a few weeks ago, so it was likely Kelly karma. I jumped the gun.(I also put the snow shovel in the shed too, so yeah, guilty). 

Briefs: Churches, fires, taxes, trade boards and a runaway horse

By Stephen Thorning

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

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.

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