ARTHUR – Arthur Animal Rescue service received $1,000 from the Belwood and District Lions Club on Feb. 4.
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Council approves $5,000 Community Improvement Grant for Ramoth centre
KENILWORTH – Wellington North council has approved a grant of $5,000 to help the Ramoth Life Centre pave its driveway and parking lot.
Experimental Acres program wins economic development award
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county’s Experimental Acres program has won an Award of Excellence in Rural Economic Development from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario.
Sharon Grose receives two photography awards
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County Photographer Sharon Grose, whose photographs capture moments in farm and rural life, was awarded Silver and Bronze at The Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) awards banquet in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Michael Palleschi re-appointed chair of CVC board of directors
ERIN – Brampton and Peel regional councillor Michael Palleschi was acclaimed as chair of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) at the inaugural 2025 board meeting held Jan. 17.
Family Day fun in Puslinch Feb. 15 to 17
ABERFOYLE – The Optimist Club of Puslinch is once again planning events for Family Day weekend.
Centre Wellington Men Who Care returns with fresh approach to community giving
CENTRE WELLINGTON – After raising over $20,000 for local charities since its pandemic launch in 2020, CW Men Who Care is back with a fresh approach to community giving.
Fergus Curling Club hosts annual Groundhog Bonspiel
FERGUS –The Fergus Curling Club hosted its annual Groundhog Bonspiel on Feb. 1, drawing teams from as far away as King Township and Kitchener/Waterloo.
Spindrift next concert in Gallery Concert Series
ABOYNE – The next Gallery Concert in the series, to be held Feb. 23, will be Spindrift, a wind quartet that started as an online group.
Northern Reveries by Guelph Concert Band
GUELPH – The Guelph Concert Band’s family friendly Northern Reveries – A Canadian Soundscape will be presented at the River Run Centre at 3pm on Feb. 23.
Local Alzheimer society lauds new bill, funding
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of Jan. 1, an estimated 770,000 people in Canada are living with dementia, which is why the Alzheimer Society of Waterloo Wellington continues to advocate for those living with the disease.
Charges in bus collision that left Fergus man dead
GUELPH – A Cambridge woman has been arrested and charged after a Fergus man died when he was struck by a Guelph Transit bus last month.
PC candidate Joseph Racinsky not planning to attend local debates
WELLINGTON-HALTON HILLS – It appears, like others running for the party, that the Progressive Conservative candidate for Wellington-Halton Hills will not attend any debates or all-candidate events hosted by local organizations leading up to the Feb. 27 provincial election.
How much money does Centre Wellington make on parking tickets?
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Early numbers indicate the township made the right decision in 2024 to take over administration of parking tickets. But the township cautions it’s early to jump to conclusions.
Rockwood Foodland allowed to continue use of outdoor storage
BRUCEDALE – The Foodland in Rockwood officially has the township’s permission to continue to use shipping containers and accessory buildings for storage for another three years.