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Waterloo Rural Women set to host 2019 Farm Safety Day on June 1
WATERLOO REGION – Waterloo Rural Women (WRW) are planning their 24th annual Children’s…
Local food and agriculture highlighted during Rural Romp
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The ninth annual Spring Rural Romp will be held May 25, giving visitors a…
OFA Commentary: Be prepared for unwanted visitors on the farm
Keith Currie, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Trespassing on farm property is a…
New leader at Centre for Food Integrity
GUELPH – The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s board of directors is pleased to announce…
Sweet 4-H meeting
On May 11 Cloverbuds members learned all about chocolate. We learned that Christopher Columbus was…
Puslinch Sheep Club gets started
On April 24, the first 4-H Puslinch Sheep Club meeting was held. The meeting was led by Heugh…
THE BEAR FACTS: Be bear wise and avoid encounters
Black bears live in most parts of Ontario. Knowing what to do if you encounter a bear is being Bear…
Barn fire
An undetermined number of cattle were lost as fire destroyed a dairy barn in Mapleton on May 20.…
Outdoor painting
The Elora en Plein Air Festival took place May 16 to 19 throughout Centre Wellington. Artists could…
Grade 12 students organizing Relay for Life
ELORA – A group of Centre Wellington District High School students is taking up the fight…
STIs on the rise but local infection rates still below provincial average
GUELPH – Chlamydia and gonorrhea infections are increasing in Wellington, Dufferin and…
Groups donate Catch the Ace proceeds to Groves
ELORA – “It really does take a community to raise a hospital,” said Groves president and…
Rodeo run
Liz Linders of Sutton competed in barrel racing at the inaugural Scully Classic on the 6th Line in…
Over 70 charges laid in Highway 6 blitz; road safety week continues over long weekend
Local police laid over 70 charges during a Highway 6 safety blitz for Canada Road Safety Week,…