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Thursday, April 22, 2021 | Vol 54 Issue 16

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Arts & Entertainment

ScotDance Canada to hold virtual charity online dance competition

Submitted August 12, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19

CANADA – ScotDance Canada will be holding an online Highland dance competition across the…

Elora Festival Online runs Aug. 6 to 8

Advertiser Staff August 5, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19, News

ELORA – Elora Festival Online, which officials are billing as a "reimagined and abridged version" of the annual festival, will take place Aug. 6 to 8 with pre-recorded concerts.

Drayton Entertainment cancels remainder of season

Mike Wilson August 5, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19, News

CAMBRIDGE – Drayton Entertainment has cancelled the remainder of its 2020 season due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.

Scott Helman to headline Inspiration Guelph in November

Submitted July 30, 2020Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – Inspiration Guelph is set to return to the River Run Centre on Nov. 5 this year with…

Elora author achieving international success thanks to global collaboration

Submitted July 30, 2020Arts & Entertainment

ELORA – A young local author has taken a “what-if” idea and turned it into a book and…

Elora Festival Online runs Aug. 6 to 8

Submitted July 30, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19

ELORA – The Elora Festival’s artistic director Mark Vuorinen has announced the inaugural…

The Shawn Connerys Band offering free rooftop concert

Submitted July 30, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19

ELORA – What do you do when your band can no longer play festivals, pubs, bars and music…

‘Mural Mania’ to hit the streets of Harriston

Patrick Raftis July 21, 2020Arts & Entertainment, Community News, News

HARRISTON – Four new murals will adorn walls on downtown buildings here thanks to a Harriston Rising committee initiative.

Community encouraged to ‘Tartan Up’ as Fergus Scottish Festival offers a weekend of online entertainment

Advertiser Staff July 15, 2020Arts & Entertainment, News

FERGUS – The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games decided in March to postpone its 2020 75th anniversary celebrations until 2021.

Movie night at the Mustang Drive-in features Black-inspired films

Submitted July 9, 2020Arts & Entertainment

GUELPH – The Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) and the Mustang Drive-In are collaborating to…

ECT finds new home in Fergus

Submitted July 2, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19

FERGUS - The Elora Community Theatre (ECT) is moving to the Skyline Community Hub in Fergus.

Four artists offer insights for webinar

Advertiser Staff June 28, 2020Arts & Entertainment, Community News

MINTO - The Minto Arts Council is hosting a special online event on June 29 from 7:30 to 8:45pm.

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival announces full schedule of online events this year

Submitted June 24, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19

EDEN MILLS - More than 60 writers will participate in the 2020 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival (EMWF), recently reimagined as the “In Your Own Backyard” online event series due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canadian company launches Fergus-Opoly board game

Chris Daponte June 18, 2020Arts & Entertainment, News

CENTRE WELLINGTON - The new Fergus-themed board game based on Monopoly is available for purchase this summer.

National Arts Drive to be held June 20

Advertiser Staff June 17, 2020Arts & Entertainment, COVID-19, News

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Local artists are taking part in The National Arts Drive on June 20, part of a national experience and fundraiser for creative artists impacted by the global pandemic.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Guelph Humane Society gets creative during lockdown

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

‘The community wants to learn’: officials aim to educate, empower with Anti-Racism Summit in Guelph

GUELPH – The Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) is hosting its inaugural #ChangeStartsNow Anti-Racism Summit next week – from April 29 to May 2.

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.

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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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