ELMIRA – Elmira resident Clay Williams is getting ready to embark on a cross-Canada journey in support of mental health.
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Council grants third extension for condominium development
ROCKWOOD – Guelph/Eramosa council has granted Drexler Construction Limited with a third extension to allow them to work through draft plan conditions for proposed condominiums along Dowler Street in Rockwood.
Down Syndrome Society hosting annual walk, roll event Sept. 28 at Waterloo Park
WATERLOO – The Waterloo Wellington Down Syndrome Society’s annual fundraising walk/roll event is set to take place Sept. 28 at 1pm in Waterloo Park (picnic shelter at 90 Westmount Road North).
Wellington’s Nina Hiddema makes top five in Ontario’s Queen of the Furrow
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington’s Queen of the Furrow Nina Hiddema made top five in the competition to be crowned Ontario’s Queen of the Furrow during last week’s International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Grassie, Ontario.
County’s home energy tool kit expands nationwide through CHBA collaboration
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county is collaborating with the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) to make its Home Energy Tool Kits available to other municipalities and Home Builders’ Associations across Canada.
Committee of adjustment member vacancy
ROCKWOOD – A spot on the Guelph/Eramosa Committee of Adjustment will be opening up at the end of the year after the resignation of one of the committee’s members.
Fun Run/Walk for Haiti
FERGUS – The HEARTS committee of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is once again holding its five kilometre Fun Run/Walk for Haiti on Oct. 18.
UGDSB Black Parents Council presents ‘Keeping our Kids Safe: Education without Policing’
GUELPH – “Police-in-schools programs endanger Black and racialized children.”
UGDSB to host virtual series for caregivers: Creating Connection and Supporting Transitions
GUELPH – Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) families of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorder are invited to an upcoming virtual series – Creating Connection and Supporting Transitions.
County staff, volunteers plant 850 trees at Valentino Park
ROCKWOOD – The annual Warden’s Tree Planting event took place at Valentino Park in Rockwood on Sept. 23.
Erin announces fall 2025 recreation programs
ERIN – The Town of Erin’s fall recreation programs are open for registration.
Playful Fox Productions presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
FERGUS – Playful Fox Productions brought its version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Sept. 20.
Governments spending on farmland improvements
ONTARIO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are spending up to $14.6 million through the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) to help farmers make improvements to their farmland.
Artists Market coming to Alton Sept. 27
ALTON – Headwaters Arts 29th Annual Fall Festival is hosting an Artists Market on Sept. 27 from 11am to 5pm, featuring creations for sale by 15 vendors.
Fergus women’s hockey league looking for players
FERGUS – The Fergus Senior Women’s Hockey League is searching for players for its third season.