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Thursday, March 30, 2023 | Vol 56 Issue 13

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Arts & Entertainment

Blue Champagne opens in Drayton on July 9

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Jump and jive through the heyday of the hepcat with Blue Champagne, a production that swings,…

Elora Festival announces its line-up for 2008

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Artistic Director Noel Edison unveiled the line-up for the 2008 Elora Festival on April 15. The…

Play about Truscott will hit very close to home at festival

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

The annual summer festival here has been famous for years for presenting Canadian-written plays,…

Play about Truscott will hit very close to home at festival

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

The annual summer festival here has been famous for years for presenting Canadian-written plays,…

Two new travelling exhibits at museum

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Voices of the Town: Vaudeville in Canada, from the Peterborough Centen­nial Museum and Archives…

Theatre announces its 2008-09 season

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

The­atre Orangeville announced its 2008-2009 season recently, as it enters its 15th year.…

Brown bag lunch, lecture, and tour runs on April 23 in Aboyne

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Visit the Well­ington County Museum and Ar­chives on April 23 at noon, for a presentation…

Review: Mesa too long, falls short of potential

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Con­sidering that Mesa is the last show playing in the 2007-08 season at Theatre Orangeville, I…

Theatre troupe presents first show of season

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The Second Time Around by Henry Denker, directed by Gail Wareing-Tonizzo is the first play by the…

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival Speaker Series will feature Gwynne Dyer

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Eden Mills – The Eden Mills Writers’ Festival has announced the Saturday Speaker Series…

Elora Festival Singers perform Romantic Four April 25 at church

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

The Elora Fes­tival Singers will perform some of the greatest romantic music ever written for…

Art Walk part of town’s 175th

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

As part of the town’s 175th anniversary cele­brations, the Fergus BIA Art Walk will run…

Famous Musical Ride in Fergus on June 3

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Residents in Wellington County and beyond looking for world class entertainment and a truly…

Rawlins Cross at centre Aug. 29

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

The Centre for the Arts here is offering a night of Celtic Rock featuring Raw­lins Cross. The…

Ballet students sought for December production

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Live at the Hippo Pool Events continues the Nutcracker tradition in Guelph. Ballet Jörgen…

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Select Your Region

New to You housing proposal approved by Centre Wellington council

ELORA – On March 27 Centre Wellington council approved a proposal to build a new New to You retail store and a stacked townhouse development behind the store.

Elora Legion Curling Club honours long-time member Dave Marston

Long-time curler – The Elora Legion Curling Club wrapped up its season on March 19 by honouring…

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Boil water advisory ends

ERIN – A boil water advisory has ended in Erin.

Vehicle crashes through front entrance of Erin business

ERIN – Police are asking for information to help piece together what happened after a vehicle drove through the front entrance of the Farm to Paw store here on Tuesday.

See all Erin area articles.

The Grand Valley Lions Polar Bear Dip raises $5,337 for Grand Valley Food Bank

Chilly dip – Fourty-eight people took a chilly dip to start off the new year. The Grand Valley…

Local author attains top sales status on Amazon with interactive book

GRAND VALLEY –  Prominence Publishing’s recent release, Restore Your Life: Powerful Strategies To Navigate Menopause was named a #1 Best Seller on Amazon on Nov. 15,  in multiple categories, including #1 new release.

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Guelph COVID care clinic closing

GUELPH – The Guelph COVID, Cold, Flu Care Clinic located at 400 Southgate Drive is closing at the end of day on March 31. 

Going green: eco-conscious burials and cremations

GUELPH – Death is not something people like to think about, let alone plan for.

See all Guelph area articles.

Signs not permitted on Guelph/Eramosa boulevards

BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa council will amend a boulevard maintenance and highway obstruction  bylaw to clarify signs are not allowed on municipal boulevards. 

Council discusses health/safety committee, bylaw complaints, noise bylaw exemptions

BRUCEDALE – Items discussed at the March 20 Guelph/Eramosa council meeting include a health and safety committee report, bylaw enforcement complaint policy and noise bylaw exemptions. 

See all Guelph/Eramosa area articles.

Mapleton Township reappoints integrity commissioner

MAPLETON – Guy Giorno, a consultant with Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP, has been reappointed as integrity commissioner for the Township of Mapleton.

Mapleton Township threatens fines for local farmer selling puppies

MAPLETON – Township officials are putting a local farmer selling puppies out of his barn on notice. Two puppies recently purchased from the farm were euthanized after being diagnosed with parvovirus, a vaccine-preventable disease.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Harriston Rising to host Egg Scramble at Harriston Legion branch on April 8

HARRISTON – Local families will have a chance to participate in a unique Easter experience on April 8, courtesy of a local downtown business association.

Junior broomball tournament held at Palmerston arena

PALMERSTON – The 16th annual Junior Co-ed Broomball Tournament was held in Palmerston from March 9 to 12.

See all Minto area articles.

United Way puts out red alert, needs $200,000 to meet fundraising goal

GUELPH – The United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin's 2022 fundraising campaign fell short of its $2.7 million goal and that spells disaster for the 50 or so community benefit organizations that rely on United Way funding.

For 10th year, local dentist offering free one-day dental clinics

FERGUS – Oral health care is a critical part of overall health, says Dr. Raj Khanuja, a dentist with eight clinics in southern Ontario, including Fergus and Hillsburgh.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Puslinch committee identifies 18 priority heritage sites

PUSLINCH – The township’s heritage committee members have their work cut out for them, thanks to Bill 23.

Say cheese: Puslinch Camera Club ready to document ‘amazing place we live’

PUSLINCH – After its inaugural meeting, Tamsin Lambert is feeling pretty confident the newly-formed Puslinch Camera Club is on board with her vision of what the club can become.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Credit Valley Conservation hosting well water safety webinar

MISSISSAUGA - Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)  is hosting a free webinar about well water safety on April 12 from 7 to 8:30pm.

Launch of Telling Our Stories, Sharing Our Wisdom

Quite an idea – Nye sisters Gloria, middle, and Alberta, right, organized the initiative to write…

See all Wellington County area articles.

‘Symbol of inclusion’: delegates advocate for rainbow crosswalks in Wellington North

KENILWORTH – A group of north Wellington residents hope to get council’s support for rainbow crosswalks in Mount Forest and Arthur.

Hospital foundation gets assist from Legion

Grant for hospital – The Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation (LMHF) was the recent recipient of a grant from the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command branches and Ladies’ Auxiliary Charitable Foundation.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Editorial

No answers this week

It was bound to happen at some point, but we find ourselves dealing with a number of head-scratcher moments in recent weeks.

Shop class

The announcement that Grade 9 and 10 students in Ontario will require one mandatory shop class is good news indeed.

Open Mind: ‘You look pretty good for your age’

Age is one of the first things we notice about people. Do they appear young, or are they older? When we categorize people, whether young or old, based solely on age, it can lead to ageism.

Columnists

Readers solve button, Hudson-Terraplane mysteries

By Stephen Thorning

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

Burr

By Kelly Waterhouse

Someone please explain to me the purpose of burrs. It’s like Mother Nature created an all-natural…

Two books provide valuable insight on building stone

By Stephen Thorning

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

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