GRAND VALLEY – Melissa Karpenko joined the "Ontario Queen of the Furrow Club" when she was crowned 2023-2024 Ontario Queen of the Furrow at the Celebration of Excellence at the Orangeville Fair Grounds.
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As the artist sees it exhibit comes to Alton
ALTON — Headwaters Arts Gallery will be presenting As the Artist Sees It, a powerhouse of paintings by 10 Headwaters Arts members featuring over 40 paintings in a variety of mediums including: acrylic, oil, watercolour ink and scratchboard.
County economic development division wins marketing award
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The county’s economic development division has won an Economic Development Association of Canada Marketing Canada Award for a series of descriptive videos promoting local tourism.
IF 2023: 24-hour festival of improvised arts
GUELPH - The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the University of Guelph announced the lineup for the fourth annual edition of their 24-hour festival of improvised arts: IF 2023.
Porch Pick Up Food Drive for CW Food Bank took place Oct.1
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Porch Pick Up Food Drive, co-hosted by Claire & Greg Real Estate Group and Jenn Locke Mortgages took place Oct.1.
Habitat for Humanity seeking applicants for 32-unit stacked townhouses in Garafraxa Village build
FERGUS - Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington is building 32 stacked townhomes in Fergus and wants to fill all units.
Waterloo Wellington Down Syndrome Society launches ‘Just Ask Me’ photo series
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The busiest season for the Waterloo Wellington Down Syndrome Society (WWDSS), is here.
Guelph/Eramosa council approves new fencing bylaw
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa is updating its fencing bylaw.
Elora Ojibwe artist presents ‘Miziwezi’ exhibition at ECFTA
A new exhibition at the Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA) features large scale photographyand a short film by Elora resident and Ojibwe artist Wayne Simpson.
St. John’s Anglican Church marks Truth and Reconciliation Day
ELORA - Congregation members attached over 300 weatherproof, cloth feathers to netting and installed them over the doorway arches of St. John’s Anglican Church in Elora as a memorial to the children who did not return home from residential schools.
Orangeville Community Band hosting Thanksgiving concert
ORANGEVILLE — The Orangeville Community Band is having a Thanksgiving concert on Oct. 21 at 7pm.
Violet and Ash Candle Co. holding vendor market for ‘Mamas for Mamas’
FERGUS – Violet and Ash Candle Co. is hosting a charitable vendor market called “V and A Gives Back” on the main floor of Ecclestone Financial on Oct. 14.
Federal government invests in workplace support for disabled people
GUELPH – On Sept. 15 Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield announced $900,000 in funding for Second Chance under the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities (OF) to support the Women2Work project in Guelph and Wellington.
Over $500,000 in Digital Main Street grants have helped local businesses
GUELPH – Business Centre Guelph-Wellington has reached a milestone with the Digital Main Street program in awarding over 200 Digital Transformation Grants (DTG) to brick-and-mortar small businesses to help them enhance their online presence and better adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
Firefighters respond to fire at Jefferson Elora plant
ELORA – Elora and Fergus firefighters responded to a fire call at the Jefferson Elora plant on Oct. 2 to find lots of smoke but no fire inside the building. However, there had been a fire in the mechanical room and all employees were safely evacuated for a few hours.