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ELORA – After being the subject of debate for more than a year, council approved a zoning and official plan amendment for a mixed-use development at 19 Mill St. E. in Elora on June 10.

MOUNT FOREST – A $140,600 Trillium capital grant has been awarded to the Mount Forest Lawn Bowling Club, which officials say will give the organization a much-needed shot in the arm in the form of facility upgrades.

ELORA – Three students at Elora Public School had a vision at the beginning of the school year and now, just weeks before graduating, their vision has come to life. 

GUELPH – About 75 people protested in the rain in front of Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield’s office on June 7, calling for a ceasefire, an end to the siege, occupation, and genocide in Gaza, and a two-way weapons embargo between Canada and Israel. 

ERIN – The Upper Credit Humane Society (UCHS) will be hosting a fundraiser for a new home on June 22 from 10am to 3pm. 

GUELPH – Transgender people changing names or gender markers can get free support from the Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington County. 

CAMBRIDGE – Imagine a highway along the Toronto-Waterloo Region Corridor, except instead of paved roads for cars, trucks and motorcycles, the pathway is made of native gardens supporting bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators. 

GUELPH – With the help of a sold-out crowd, this year’s Royal Reach fundraising gala brought in more than $90,000 to support mental health services for local children and youth.

HARRISTON – An evening of sketch comedy and music is in store for audiences of the Grey Wellington Theatre Guild’s next production.

FERGUS – It was a cozy time at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex from June 6 to 8 with a beautiful display of over 200 quilts and 50 other smaller pieces hosted by the Grand Quilt Guild.

ERIN – The Erin Garden Club hosted a garden tour on June 9.  Visitors enjoyed strolling…

FERGUS - Rita Anand and her husband Greg, of Fergus, were tired of looking at bare fence in their backyard.

FERGUS – Students at Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School collected almost 400 hygiene products to donate to Guelph Wellington Women in Crisis (GWWIC) this spring. 

ERIN – Sideroad 17 has reopened in Erin following the replacement of a culvert with a bridge.