KITCHENER – After a long 16-year wait, a Kitchener man has received one of the many Canadian flags to mark the skies above the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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Fergus Agricultural Society names three lifetime members
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Three outstanding community volunteers have been named lifetime members of the Fergus Agricultural Society.
Elora cyclist dead after being hit by vehicle
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 18 between Wellington Road 7 and 8th Line West, on Sept. 17 at about 8pm.
Local senior loses $500 to lottery scam
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police are again issuing a warning about scams after a local senior was victimized by a lottery scam.
The rainforest Jewelry Collection: Rescue Orangutan Project
GUELPH – The Rain Forest Jewelry Collection is a fundraiser started by Patricia Cuthbert that looks to sell unwanted jewelry and donate funds
Senator Rob Black announces nominees for King Charles III Coronation Medal
OTTAWA – Seven Wellington County residents have been nominated for King Charles III Coronation Medals.
Township hosting first Puslinch Community Showcase on Oct. 5
PUSLINCH – The Township of Puslinch is excited to be holding the Puslinch Community Showcase, an event to highlight local businesses and boost economic development in the township.
O’Rourke now Guelph’s federal Liberal candidate
GUELPH – Dominique O’Rourke was acclaimed as Guelph’s Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the federal election scheduled for next year.
Celebrate this year’s ‘Tree of the Year’ on Sept. 21
FERGUS – This year’s Tree of the Year is a magnificent Northern Red Oak tree growing at 390 Provost Lane in Fergus at the home of Donna and Peter Wilson.
Lemonade fundraiser
GUELPH – Marion deJonge, 8, left, and Zoey deJonge, 6, organized a lemonade stand at their family’s business (Restoration Design) open house in Guelph in order to raise money for the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington “Keep Kids Fed at school” program.
Fergus pianist to begin concert series at Melville United Church
FERGUS – Pianist Brad Halls looks to begin a third season of his musical concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville at the Melville United Church in Fergus Oct. 2.
Fundraising for soccer training in Spain
ERIN – Cole Upton has been playing soccer with H.E.A.D.S. (Hillsburgh Erin and District Soccer) since the age of three.
Plastic People screening at Gorge Cinema
ELORA – The documentary Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics is coming for one show only at the Gorge Cinema in Elora and Save Our Water is inviting the public to watch and learn.
Support Guelph Wish Fund for Children by going to the movies
GUELPH — The Guelph Wish Fund for Children is excited to announce its third annual Movie Night, taking place on Oct. 7, at the Cineplex Galaxy Theatre (Woodlawn Road) in Guelph.
Guelph Rotary Club facilitates Reconciliation Walk at Riverside Park
GUELPH – Indigenous voices call upon all Canadians to educate ourselves and our peers as to the truth about Canada’s residential school legacy and its resulting harm.