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Saturday, December 7, 2019 | Vol 52 Issue 49

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Arts & Entertainment

GSO The Snowman

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

The Symphony Orchestra here will perform its holiday concert, The Snowman, on Dec. 16 at River Run…

Peter Hansen to speak about trip to West Bank

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

On Feb. 23 at 1pm there will be a presentation with slides at the Erin United Church, 115 Main…

CBC celebrity doing show for food bank

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Mar­cia Williams, the host of CBC Radio’s The World This Hour, a News program connecting…

First Night will kick off town’s 175th anniversary celebrations

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

This commu­nity will hold a special New Year’s Eve party  in the down­town Dec…

Arts Council fundraiser offers great prizes

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Fête Roman­tique is in the air and ticket buyers now have a chance to win the grand prize…

GSO welcomes Trifunovich for Dreams of Vienna concert

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For its third annual New Year’s concert, the Guelph Symphony Orchestra welcomes star soprano…

Expose – free music with a message

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

The local SWAT (Student’s Working Against Tobacco) is hosting a free all-ages show at the…

The Christmas Show offers joy

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

From the Grinch’s perspective The Christ­­mas Show could be tolerable entertainment.…

Christmas at the Poor House, 1914

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Enjoy the festive season with an afternoon of old-fashioned Christmas cheer at the Wellington…

Donkey Sanctuary hosting Christmas “˜muletide”™

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The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada is inviting the public to attend one of four special open days…

First Doors Open Wellington North event recognized in Culture Days top 10 list

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Wellington North opened their doors Sept. 27 to some of their most intriguing cultural and heritage…

‘Karaoke Kristin’ counting on local support in CMT singing competition

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The sight of Kristin Ballah singing karaoke in local bars is nothing new – the Fergus native…

Students helping sick kids become super heroes at CWDHS

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A group of Grade 10 and 11 fashion students at Centre Wellington District High School have been…

Books: Between Two Women: A Stratford Story now available

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Though he now lives in An­caster, retired minister Bruce Woods grew up in a Stratford home with…

Chamber Choir performs Messiah Dec. 22

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The Guelph Cham­ber Choir will perform Handel’s Messiah Dec. 22 at the River Run Centre.…

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Group unveils suicide prevention framework at second Here4Hope event

FERGUS - The second Here4Hope mental health discussion at the sportsplex here on Dec. 3 featured keynote speaker Cheryl Pounder.

Centre Wellington to hold spot for public meetings once a month

ELORA – Centre Wellington will set aside one day a month for public meetings next year.

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Tender accepted for Hillsburgh dam/bridge

HILLSBURGH - Erin town council has accepted a bid of $2.53 million for the reconstruction of the Station Street dam and bridge in Hillsburgh.

Erin Santa Claus parade rolled through town on Nov. 30

ERIN - The Erin Santa Claus parade rolled into town on Nov. 30, with many fun floats for the crowds to enjoy.

See all Erin area articles.

Celebrate Country Roots and Rubber Boots at Grand Valley Fall Fair

GRAND VALLEY – Celebrate Country Roots and Rubber Boots at the 147th Grand Valley Fall Fair…

Grand Valley Firefighters associations make donation to splash pad

Splash pad donation - The Grand Valley & District Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Firefighters Ladies Auxiliary recently donated $7333 to the Grand Valley Splash Pad.  

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Radon information nights available locally

GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is hosting drop-in radon information nights…

First cases of the flu in children confirmed in Guelph

GUELPH – There have already been two confirmed cases of the flu in children in Guelph. …

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27th Rockwood Farmers’ Parade of Lights set for Dec. 12

ROCKWOOD - This is the 27th year for the Farmers’ Santa Claus Parade of Lights in Rockwood, to be held Dec. 12 starting at 7pm.

Tenants to be protected in condo conversion

BRUCEDALE - Tenants of an apartment building in Rockwood will not face eviction if their units are converted to condominiums, Guelph-Eramosa council was assured on Dec. 2.

See all Guelph-Eramosa area articles.

Local residents recognized with Green Legacy Awards of Excellence

GUELPH - Liz and Reg Samis of Mapleton were recognized with the Green Legacy Agricultural Award of Excellence at the Nov. 28 Wellington County council meeting.

Mapleton council directs staff to prepare budget with 8.9% increase in local levy

MAPLETON - Council here has directed staff to prepare the 2020 township budget with an 8.91 per cent tax levy increase and a 4.18% tax increase.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Fourth Andersons’ Community Christmas to be held in Clifford hall on Dec. 25

CLIFFORD – Minto residents Dave and Jean Anderson will host their fourth annual community Christmas dinner here on Dec. 25.

Clifford welcomed Santa to town

Christmas parade - Forty entries, including fire trucks, decorated vehicles, festive floats, singers, twirlers, drummers and Clifford the Big Red Dog all combined to create a festive atmosphere for the Santa Claus Parade  in Clifford on Nov. 30.

See all Minto area articles.

REVIEW: Come Down from Up River another Foster gem

ORANGEVILLE – Come Down From Up River is a breath of fresh air – in more ways than one.…

Radon information nights available locally

GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is hosting drop-in radon information nights…

See all Orangeville area articles.

Community food drive at Bryan’s

PUSLINCH - Bryan’s is hosting and organizing a community food drive in Puslinch.

Sepulis asks who determines gravel pits rehabilitation

ABERFOYLE - As council discussed various gravel pit compliance assessment reports on Nov. 20, Puslinch councillor John Sepulis noted one of the reports states the property was rehabilitated to allow for agricultural cropping.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Group unveils suicide prevention framework at second Here4Hope event

FERGUS - The second Here4Hope mental health discussion at the sportsplex here on Dec. 3 featured keynote speaker Cheryl Pounder.

Local residents recognized with Green Legacy Awards of Excellence

GUELPH - Liz and Reg Samis of Mapleton were recognized with the Green Legacy Agricultural Award of Excellence at the Nov. 28 Wellington County council meeting.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Mobile household waste depot in Riverstown through December

WELLINGTON NORTH - The county’s mobile household hazardous waste depot is moving from the Elora waste facility to the Riverstown waste facility for the month of December.

Services review leads Wellington North to propose idea of shared public works garage

KENILWORTH - As Wellington County municipalities received a final services review report outlining opportunities to find efficiencies, Wellington North is proposing a works garage shared by the county and the township.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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It’s become an annual trek that gets better each fall.

Pick up the phone

A friend told us the other day about a troubling family matter. His children, long absent from the…

Teachers get benefit of doubt – for now

Barring an agreement after this issue went to press, teachers at public elementary schools will begin work-to-rule strike action on Tuesday.

Columnists

Hall subsidy returns

By Patrick Raftis

Mapleton council appears to have turned back the clock in its method of handling requests from community groups to waive rental fees on township facilities.

Railways and politics went together in the 1850s

By Stephen Thorning

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

Elora bridges

By Jaime Myslik

It’s finally open! After what has seemed like years of construction and ripped up roads and…

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