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Thursday, August 11, 2022 | Vol 55 Issue 32

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Arts & Entertainment

Elora Community Theatre celebrates 50 years this fall

Paige Peacock June 9, 2022Arts & Entertainment, News

ELORA – Elora Community Theatre (ECT) is celebrating 50 continuous years of creating theatre this fall. 

New pathway at Elora Centre for the Arts all about connections

Joanne Shuttleworth June 8, 2022Arts & Entertainment, News

ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts is ready to send you down the garden path now that their pathways project is complete.

Now on stage at the Drayton Festival Theatre

Submitted June 8, 2022Arts & Entertainment

DRAYTON – Sorry…I’m Canadian 2 is now on stage at the Drayton Festival Theatre. 

Encore Dance Studio hosted spring recital

Bill Longshaw June 8, 2022Arts & Entertainment

Dance recital – On May 29 the Encore Dance Studio presented its spring dance recital at the…

Puslinch resident publishes The Busy Bee

Olivia Rumbell June 8, 2022Arts & Entertainment

PUSLINCH – Puslinch resident Jacquelyn Thomas is releasing The Busy Bee on June 14, a book of affirmations for children. 

ECT auditions ‘Little House on the Prairie, the musical’

Advertiser Staff June 8, 2022Arts & Entertainment

ELORA – Elora Community Theatre (ECT) is announcing auditions for Little House on the Prairie, the musical. 

The Slocan Ramblers come to Belwood July 1

Advertiser Staff June 8, 2022Arts & Entertainment

BELWOOD – On June 10, Toronto’s The Slocan Ramblers will be releasing their brand new album Up The Hill And Through The Fog and to celebrate, they’ll be throwing a rip-roaring bash at The Skol House in Belwood on July 1.

‘Billy Bishop Goes to War’ brings WWI flying ace to life

Patrick Raftis June 1, 2022Arts & Entertainment

ST. JACOBS – Though only two performers, one of them primarily a piano player, take the stage for Drayton Entertainments’ production of Billy Bishop Goes to War, this show is no ordinary monologue.

Canadian comedy starring Neil Aitchison launches 2022 Drayton Festival Theatre season

Advertiser Staff June 1, 2022Arts & Entertainment

DRAYTON – Officials say audiences will be doubled over in laughter from June 1 to 18 as Sorry, I’m Canadian 2 launches the much-anticipated 2022 season at the Drayton Festival Theatre after a two-year hiatus.

Poor House book launches June 9 at Wellington County Museum and Archives

Advertiser Staff June 1, 2022Arts & Entertainment

ABOYNE – Calling all book lovers and history enthusiasts. 

Faces and Life exhibition opens at Minto Arts Gallery on June 2

Submitted June 1, 2022Arts & Entertainment, Community News

HARRISTON - The Minto Arts Council is presenting Faces and Life, an exhibition by Diane Morgan, at the Minto Arts Gallery.

Theatre Norwell to stage Ted Johns’ classic The Farm Show

Submitted June 1, 2022Arts & Entertainment, Community News

PALMERSTON - Theatre Norwell is set to stage The Farm Show edited by Ted Johns. 

Drayton Entertainment artistic director Alex Mustakas awarded Meritorious Service Medal

Paige Peacock May 27, 2022Arts & Entertainment, Community News, News

DRAYTON – Alex Mustakas, founding and current artistic director of Drayton Entertainment, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division). Governor General Mary Simon presented Mustakas with the medal during a ceremony on May 26 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

Nothing plain about artwork in Elora Plein Air Festival

Jordan Snobelen May 25, 2022Arts & Entertainment, News

ELORA - Canvases barely had a chance to dry before being displayed at the Elora Centre for the Arts on May 22.

Fergus Grand Theatre presents Heat Wave

Advertiser Staff May 24, 2022Arts & Entertainment

FERGUS – The Fergus Grand Theatre is presenting Heat Wave – A Tribute Show to Linda Ronstadt, a concert show featuring the powerhouse and sultry voice of Wendy Laurier singing the songs of the “1970s Queen of Rock,” Linda Ronstadt. 

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Centre Wellington Black Committee hosting CW Fun Day on Sept. 4

FERGUS – With a little seed money from the Centre Wellington wellness initiative, the Centre Wellington Black Committee (CWBC) is planning a community fun day on Sept. 4.

Belwood resident to play in Canada Summer Games

BELWOOD — Sixteen-year-old Matt Hamill is ready to compete for Team Ontario in the 2022 Canada Summer Games. He is set to travel to Niagara for the games on Aug. 14.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

Some EWFHT patients to be without physician this month

ERIN – A staffing shortage at East Wellington Family Health Team (EWFHT) has left several patients without a physician.

Erin Legion’s 10th annual Show and Shine Car Show held Aug. 6

Classic cars – The beautiful hot summer sun was perfect for the Erin Legion’s 10th annual Show…

See all Erin area articles.

COVID-19 vaccine for young children to arrive in WDGPH region this week

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months to five years will be administered by primary care providers and in select pharmacies.

First case of monkeypox identified in WDGPH region

GUELPH – Public health officials have identified the first case of monkeypox in the region, but stress there is no increased risk to the general public.

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Local organizations to host youth mental health forum

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grove Wellington Guelph, the Canadian Mental Health Association and The Children’s Foundation are hosting a youth mental health forum in hopes of normalizing conversations around asking for help. 

Second case of monkeypox confirmed in Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has confirmed a second case of monkeypox in a county man between 50 and 60 years old, following a positive lab result, bringing the total number of monkeypox cases in the health unit's region to three.

See all Guelph area articles.

Police beat: Another motorcycle crash

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The driver of a motorcycle was transported to a trauma centre with serious…

Speeders of the Week

WELLINGTON NORTH – On July 29 at about 8:40am, a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring…

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Shine Your Light Sunflower tour set for Aug. 20

MAPLETON – The third annual Shine Your Light Sunflower Tour is set for Aug. 20.

Festival supports diversity, mental health and those impacted by residential schools

MAPLETON - Revolution Wool Company hosted  a Sunflower Festival on Aug. 6.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Caressant Care Harriston fails to meet provincial deadline for air conditioning

HARRISTON - Over a month after a provincial deadline to install air conditioning in every resident room, Caressant Care's Harriston location remains non-compliant. A spokesperson blamed a scheduling conflict and supply chain challenges for the delay.

Minto swimmer Finn Oxby breaks two records at meet

Record breaker – Minto Minnows swim team member Finn Oxby broke the butterfly time record in the…

See all Minto area articles.

COVID-19 vaccine for young children to arrive in WDGPH region this week

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months to five years will be administered by primary care providers and in select pharmacies.

First case of monkeypox identified in WDGPH region

GUELPH – Public health officials have identified the first case of monkeypox in the region, but stress there is no increased risk to the general public.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Arnott re-elected Speaker of Ontario Legislature

TORONTO – Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott was re-elected speaker of the Ontario Legislature in a secret-ballot vote on Monday.

U19 UTM Morriston

Champs – Last weekend the U19 UTM Morriston softball team captured the gold medal at the PWSA…

See all Puslinch area articles.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations steady in county, region

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are down for the first time in weeks in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region.

Local organizations to host youth mental health forum

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grove Wellington Guelph, the Canadian Mental Health Association and The Children’s Foundation are hosting a youth mental health forum in hopes of normalizing conversations around asking for help. 

See all Wellington County area articles.

Motus O Dance Theatre to present Carmina Burana in September

MOUNT FOREST – Motus O Dance Theatre will stage a Carmina Burana show next month.

Equipment in place for Campbell DeVore playground in Mount Forest

Trying it out – New playground equipment at the Campbell DeVore Park in Mount Forest was officially put in play on Aug. 5.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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A week away

There is a limited window left to file nomination papers for the upcoming municipal election. 

Health and safety

Much of the phrase “health and safety” is made in the workplace but we think it is time homes and families adopt a clearer view of what it means to be safe and healthy. Families are immensely impacted when safety takes a backseat to fun.

Move on with hospice

Although the brakes were put on last week when Centre Wellington council failed to pass a motion supporting the new hospice project at Wellington Place, all is not lost.

Columnists

Bagpipes

By Kelly Waterhouse

When the Carpenter and I first arrived in Wellington County 21 years ago, we settled in Fergus. The only thing we knew about that town was that it was home to the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games. That event was famous. 

Severe drought of 1864 resulted in many major fires

By Stephen Thorning

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

Open Mind: Conquering social phobia

By Alba Zalli

I grew up in a tight-knit small town where everyone knew one another well, so I never really had to think of making new friends until I moved to a larger town and had to face high school. 

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