FERGUS - The Fergus and District Horticultural Society is holding its garden tour that is described by vice president Mary Ann Branciere as being “colourful, inspiring, relaxing, peaceful, and educational.”
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Riverfest Elora holding volunteer open house
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Riverfest Elora’s Volunteer Open House will take place on June 27 at 6pm at the Elora Centre for the Arts, on the second floor, in the Riverfest Elora office.
‘Three glorious weeks of colour, creativity and community’:
ELORA – Centre Wellington Township community development coordinator Paula Sealey describes National Culture Days as the largest collective public participation campaign undertaken by the arts and cultural community in Canada.
Puslinch unveils community guide, business directory
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch Township has announce the launch of the 2024 Puslinch Community Guide and Business Directory.
Tim Hortons smile cookies bring in $157,000 for Children’s Foundation student nutrition programs
WELLINGTON COUNTY – People who bought the cookies with the sweet and wonky smiles at local Tim Hortons restaurants this spring helped contribute to a big pay day for the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington.
Fitness and fun at the centre of seniors mystery card walk
FERGUS – The Victoria Park Seniors Centre in Fergus hosted a mystery card walk event for seniors, on June 10.
Lacroix to replace Vandervaart at Scottish Festival
FERGUS – Shortly after an announcement that Charles Vandervaart, star of Outlander, would attend the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Vandervaart announced he wouldn’t be able to make it.
Everdale Farm welcomes summer with Summer Solstice Jamboree
EVERDALE – Everdale Farm, a not-for-profit community farm just outside Hillsburgh, is hosting Summer Solstice Jamboree, an outdoor music festival and fundraiser for the Good Food Project.
Tina and Alex Kanarek: A love story
ROCKWOOD – “There was something quite magical in watching your parents turn into other people when they were acting,” said Melanie Kanarek of her mother and father, Tina and Alex Kanarek.
Rotary Club of Erin distributes $90,000 to communities around globe
ERIN – Rotary Club of Erin president Nina de Vaal shared how a club of 24 members is making an international impact during a May 23 town council meeting.
Local groups back proposed tiny home encampment at county committee
GUELPH - Several local interest groups, community organizations and concerned residents turned out at a Wellington-Guelph social services committee meeting in support of the Guelph Tiny Homes Coalition, which seeks to get a tiny home community of up to 50 units built by winter.
Puslinch council to consider wildlife mitigation strategies in 2025 budget discussions
ABERFOYLE – Gabriele Monteith and Steve Naylor would like Puslinch Township to take extra care when designing and maintaining roads that go through wetland areas.
Emmanuel high school Eagles soar at OFSAA track and field meet
LONDON – Three athletes from Fergus’ Emmanuel Christian High School are celebrating after bringing home some hardware from the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) track and field championships earlier this month in London.
New program offers ‘Summer Snax’ to families in need in Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hunger doesn’t take a break when summer vacation starts at the end of June, but student nutrition programs do. It’s a problem the Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington is hoping to alleviate with the launch of its Summer Snax Program.
Former councillor Dennis Craven named Mapleton’s senior of the year
MAPLETON – Mapleton’s senior of the year for 2024 is former longtime councillor Dennis Craven. He was presented the award during a Mapleton council meeting attended by his family, including his children and grandchildren.