WELLINGTON COUNTY – A new season for Girl Guides will start up in September, but some kids may not get to take part unless more volunteers step up to lead the troops.
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Newfoundland artist displays work at Elora Centre for the Arts
CENTRE WELLINGTON – An artist from Lethbridge, Newfoundland has brought her colourful, textile traditional pieces to Elora for all to enjoy.
U13 Boys soccer team to compete in semi-finals Aug. 23
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Fergus/Elora District Soccer U13 Boys rep team defeated the Orangeville Storm 3-1 on July 24 at Victoria Park in Fergus.
FEDS enjoys a busy summer season
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Fergus Elora District Soccer Club has enjoyed a busy summer, with over 1,200 players participating in special needs, youth and adult programs.
Government of Ontario supports beef sector through enhancements to loan guarantee program and investment in Ontario beef
CARLETON PLACE – Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) officials are extremely appreciative of the Government of Ontario’s swift response in implementing enhancements to the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program.
Highland dancers compete through spring and summer
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Dancers from the Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance have been busy with highland dance competitions this spring and summer.
When rain comes in torrents, maybe you need a rain garden
ABOYNE – Gardeners know that collecting rainwater and using it to water their gardens is a smart way to conserve water.
Local Estonian group accused of honouring Nazi monument
ELORA – Members of Seedrioru, an Estonian cultural centre outside Elora, are reeling after accusations that a summer camp it offers for children of its members secretly honours Nazis.
More office space to be added at Fergus sportsplex
FERGUS – The stretching and weight rooms at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex are about to be merged to make way for more office space. That has some members worried it will become too crowded and potentially unsafe in the weight room, with not enough space to properly stretch.
OPP officer’s conduct may have led to Arthur man’s death: SIU
ROCKWOOD – The Special Investigations Unit has designated a "subject official" in Nathaniel Schofield's case, meaning an officer's conduct appears "to have been the cause of the incident" that led to his death.
Grimsby resident dead after colliding with trail gate while riding motorcycle
ERIN – Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Elora Cataract Trail, near the 4th Line in Erin, on July 28 at about 11pm.
Erin soccer team wins Target USA Cup
ERIN – The U15 Girls Hillsburgh Erin and District Soccer team flew over 1,000km to the midwestern state of Minnesota and came home champions.
OPP ratify contract, now highest paid police force in province
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County OPP officers, along with uniform and civilian counterparts across the province, ratified a four-year collective agreement on July 18, making them the highest paid police force in the province.
OPINION: Drumroll? Puh-leeze! Media event offers insight into pipes, drums
FERGUS – I gained a new appreciation for members of the Fergus Pipe Band after spending some time as an “honorary” band member on July 23.
Township strives to accommodate new farming methods
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Township staff didn’t have a policy and didn’t know how to proceed when Sloping Acres Inc. asked if it could install six-inch pipe under a township road to convey liquid manure from one farm property to another.