PUSLINCH – With Christmas around the corner, the Puslinch Fire Department is asking the public to help them fill a truck in support of the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s Adopt-a-Family program.
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Guelph Guild of Handweavers and Spinners held show and sale at museum
Serious crash – The Guelph Guild of Handweavers and Spinners held a show and sale at the Wellington County Museum and Archives on Nov. 5.
Police beat: Harassment charge
Harassment charge ELORA – Police aren’t providing many details about a recent harassment charge…
Smoldering ashes cause wildland fire
ERIN – A homeowner who carelessly discarded smoldering ashes from a wood stove is responsible for starting a fire that spread across three to four acres of wildland here on Nov. 10.
Early morning fire destroys garage
ROCKWOOD – Firefighters from stations in Guelph/Eramosa and Puslinch responded to an early morning fire on Gowan Street here on Nov. 15.
Here4Hope event offers support for employee mental health
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The County of Wellington, in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo-Wellington, is hosting an event to support workers’ mental health.
Critically-acclaimed play How to Fail as a Popstar coming to Fergus Grand Theatre
CENTRE WELLINGTON –The Fergus Grand Theatre’s 2022-2023 presenting series continues on Nov. 26 with a performance How to Fail as a Popstar, the hit show from Toronto’s Canadian Stage, and Vancouver’s PuSH Festival, currently touring theatres across southern Ontario.
Magpie coming to Guelph Dec. 20
GUELPH - Magpie is coming to Guelph for a concert at Onyx later this month.
Early bird tickets for Coming Home Festival on sale now
AMARANTH - Music fans will be excited to know that the Coming Home Festival has offered a sneak preview of who will be playing next summer and are further enticing attendees with early bird ticket sales.
The Liverpool 4 took the stage in Fergus
Nostalgia – Always in demand is the music of The Beatles. On Nov. 12 their music was brought to…
Belwood post office destroyed by fire
BELWOOD – The Belwood post office is in shambles after an early morning fire on Nov. 15 gutted the building and rendered it uninhabitable. Centre Wellington firefighters responded to the call shortly after midnight.
County CAO Scott Wilson receives ACO’s Carlos Ventin Award
GUELPH – Wellington County CAO Scott Wilson has been recognized by the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) with the 2022 Carlos Ventin Award for Municipal Heritage Leadership.
Erin athletes heading to top U.S. universities next year
ERIN – Erin District High School students Emma Warren and Lauren Bailey have accepted scholarships to Division I universities in the U.S. Warren will play soccer at the University of Vermont and Bailey will play lacrosse at Lindenwood University in Missouri.
Wellington Heights student receives Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award
MOUNT FOREST – An incredibly surprised Tori van Tol was awarded a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal at the school on Nov. 8 in recognition of her recent act of heroism. Last month she pulled a crash victim from their vehicle just before it burst into flames.
Maryborough PS before-and-after-school program ‘on hold’
MAPLETON – While the township’s before and after school program at Maryborough Public School is closing for the remainder of this school year, the door has been left open to relaunch the program next fall.