FERGUS – On Oct. 17 Carrie Anne Kierstead handed a giant cheque worth $4,000 to Sara Felske, senior fundraising and relationship manager for the Heart and Stroke Foundation West Region.
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James Barker Band coming to Guelph
GUELPH – The James Barker Band is coming to Guelph’s River Run Centre as part of its Canadian Country Series.
Car maintenance tips to for a safe winter
WELLINGTON COUNTY – With fall well underway and winter fast approaching, it is important to consider what must be done to prepare one’s vehicle for snowy weather.
Community Living to launch mobile learning lab
GUELPH – Community Living Guelph Wellington (CLGW) is hosting an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new learning lab, made possible through a generous $98,400 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Harrison Park opens in Elora
ELORA– Granite Homes and Gemini Homes hosted the grand opening celebration of Harrison Park at the South River community in Elora on Oct. 18.
County museum to host Halloween festivities
ABOYNE – The Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) is hosting several events this month to celebrate Halloween.
Palmerston native Kyle Reaburn appointed school board trustee
GUELPH – Kyle Reaburn was appointed to fill a trustee vacancy at the Upper Grand District School Board during a special board meeting on Oct. 20.
Elora gets into character for 2025 Monster March
ELORA - The streets of downtown Elora were lined with spectators dressed in all fashion of costumes and makeup for the 2025 Monster March Parade on Oct. 18.
‘It’s a dream’: Habitat for Humanity offers working people chance at home ownership
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington celebrated its newest build on Oct. 18. The 32-unit, three-storey stacked townhome development sits on an acre of land, formerly owned by A.O. Smith, on Garafraxa Street West in Fergus.
Owner charged after dog attack leaves one person, dog injured
FERGUS – Wellington County OPP officials say police responded to the incident, in a wooden area on Gauley Drive in Fergus, on Oct. 18 at about 7pm.
Anonymous donor matching arts centre donations until Nov. 15
ELORA – Each new donation to the expansion of the Elora Centre for the Arts from now to Nov. 15 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to a maximum of $80,000.
Province’s first confirmed on-farm avian flu case of year found in Wellington
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The province’s first commercial avian influenza case this year was identified at a poultry operation in northern Wellington County.
Police investigating ‘targeted’ shooting in Puslinch
PUSLINCH - Wellington County OPP believe a Puslinch business was targeted in a shooting between Oct. 10 and 12.
County to spend $4M in speed camera revenue on road projects
GUELPH – Wellington County plans to spend over $45 million on capital road projects next year – with about $4 million covered by speed camera revenue.
Puslinch council hopes speed cameras can stay
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch councillors hope Premier Doug Ford will reconsider his stated intention to scrap automated speed enforcement cameras in the province because the program is working here, they say.