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Wednesday, December 2, 2020 | Vol 53 Issue 48

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Apple Butter and Cheese Festival Sept. 26

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Rain or shine, the annual Apple Butter and Cheese Festival here will take place on Sept 26. …

Guelph Dance Festival set

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Organizers of the 16th annual Guelph Dance Festival are getting ready for four days of contemporary…

Paranormal investigators present findings at Ghosts of Minto Past

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Initial results of a local investigation by a group of Wellington County ghost hunters were among…

Panto extended by popular demand

Advertiser Staff December 13, 2016Arts & Entertainment

WATERLOO REGION – Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, more panto dates extend the fun. Ticket sales for Jack and…

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Santa coming to Elora to visit children, raise funds for church steeple

ELORA – Santa Claus will soon be visiting Elora with the dual purpose of trying to buoy Christmas spirit and raise money to preserve a local church.

New helipad opens at Groves Memorial Community Hospital

ABOYNE – Officials say the new pad, opened on Dec. 1 at 9am, will provide critically ill and severely injured patients with fast access to specialized emergency care at the site.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

Erin council considers landscaping at town office

ERIN – The town of Erin is considering landscaping and naturalizing the property around Town Hall.

See all Erin area articles.

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. 

Grand Valley Polar Bear Dip set for Jan. 1

GRAND VALLEY - Take the plunge in Grand Valley to celebrate the new year and support the local food bank.

See all Grand Valley area articles.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

Brampton man charged in serious crash in Guelph

GUELPH – A Brampton man has been charged with dangerous driving and fleeing the scene of an accident following a crash here that seriously injured two people.

See all Guelph area articles.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

Barn destroyed by fire on Highway 6 near Guelph

GUELPH-ERAMOSA –  A barn just north of the City of Guelph was destroyed by fire on Sunday night. Guelph firefighters from three stations responded to the blaze at about 7:03pm on Nov. 29 and found a barn fully engulfed in flames.

See all Guelph-Eramosa area articles.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

Old Order Mennonites feel ‘persecuted’ by orders that closed schools, churches

NORTH WELLINGTON – Members of the Old Order Mennonite community in northern Wellington County feel “persecuted” by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), which ordered their schools and churches closed on Nov. 12.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Howick man charged in August crash that took life of Clifford man

HOWICK – A Howick resident has now been charged in connection with a serious crash here this summer that took the life of a Clifford man.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

See all Minto area articles.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

School board approved to accept international students

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board can now accept international students once again.

See all Orangeville area articles.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

Puslinch budget process sees $12,000 grants go to two local organizations

PUSLINCH – As part of its budget process, Puslinch has chosen to give $12,500 grants each to the Puslinch Lake Conservation Association (PLCA) and Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre.

See all Puslinch area articles.

New helipad opens at Groves Memorial Community Hospital

ABOYNE – Officials say the new pad, opened on Dec. 1 at 9am, will provide critically ill and severely injured patients with fast access to specialized emergency care at the site.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Public health: COVID-19 outbreak over at Birmingham Retirement Community

GUELPH – A COVID-19 outbreak at Birmingham Retirement Community in Mount Forest has been declared over.

New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington

WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.

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This year certainly has been one to remember. I think that from a mental health perspective, it…

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