GUELPH – Students with disabilities will have the opportunity to prepare for the workforce by gaining skill building opportunities at the University of Guelph (U of G) beginning this September.
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Guelph gets funding for ‘reducing digital inequities’ project
GUELPH - The Guelph Public Library, in partnership with the Guelph Wellington Digital Equity Coalition (GWDEC), are proud recipients of $105,085 in funding through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund.
Second annual John Licari charity event in April will support SickKids
GUELPH – Musicians from Southern Ontario will gather on April 6 at 7pm in honor of local musician, singer and friend, John Licari, who died in June 2022 after a three-year battle with cancer.
Rainbow Chorus Waterloo-Wellington celebrates 30th anniversary
GUELPH – For 30 years Rainbow Chorus Waterloo-Wellington (RCWW) has been a space for 2SLGBTQIA+ people and their allies to get together and sing.
‘Pretty in Pink’ comes to Wellington County Museum and Archives
ABOYNE – Nestled between orange and pink, “peach fuzz” is the colour of 2024 according to the 25th annual Pantone Colour of the Year.
JoyRide rolls onto the Eden Mills Stage
EDEN MILLS – Eden Mills Music at the Hall opens the winter season with JoyRide, a show of musical playfulness featuring the multi-talented and internationally known duo, Mark Camilleri and Colin Maier.
Guelph Black Heritage Society presents ‘Say it Loud: Celebrating a History of Black Music’
GUELPH – The Guelph Black Heritage Society invites the community to what officials are calling “an incredible celebration of the rich and vibrant history of Black music.”
Elora Community Theatre presents true story of the Radium Girls
ELORA – Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she battles not only the U.S. Radium Corporation but her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire.
Elmira Theatre Company presents: Pearl Gidley
ELMIRA – The Elmira Theatre Company will be presenting Pearl Gidley from Feb. 2 to 11, the tale of the Gidley sisters, Pearl and Edith, who live in Blyth, Ontario.
GCVI students invite community to Fleetwood Mac cover concert
GUELPH – High school music classes at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (GCVI) are inviting the community to a concert in the high school’s auditorium on Jan. 20.
Minto Fire and OPP face off in hockey game
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Firefighters Association will be lacing up their skates for a good ol’ hockey game against the Wellington County OPP.
Wild Things photographic display featured at Minto Arts Gallery
HARRISTON – Visitors to Wild Things, an exhibit of the photography of Durham resident Jim Dillabough currently on display at the Minto Arts Gallery, can expect to see a view of nature close up.
Food hub brings nutritious food, discretion to those in need
FERGUS – Tucked out of view at the Trailside Medical Centre, but easily accessible to anyone, is a food pantry, where people struggling to make ends meet can pick up non-perishable food and hygiene items. The Upper Grand Family Health Team has partnered with the CW Food Bank to offer a food hub.
Trees for Tots raises over $93,000 for Children’s Foundation
GUELPH – The winter storm that blanketed Guelph, Puslinch and Rockwood in a thick layer of snow last Friday night did not stop 250 volunteers from heading out Saturday morning to collect thousands of Christmas trees.
Community Living day programs to resume – but for how long?
WELLINGTON COUNTY –Community Living Guelph Wellington received a bit of a reprieve from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and intends to restart its day programs and EmployMEnt Options at the end of January.