ERIN - The Erin Fall Fair returned over the Thanksgiving long weekend for its 172nd year, bringing with it a return to normalcy.
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Wellington County celebrating Ontario Public Library Week, Oct. 16 to 22
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local residents are being urged to celebrate Ontario Public Library Week at Wellington County library branches.
Three area churches combine to form new Hope Springs United
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Hope Springs United Church launches on Nov. 1.
Cuts could be coming to WDGPH’s Healthy Babies Healthy Children program
GUELPH – The Healthy Babies Healthy Children program could be in jeopardy. The Board of Health of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health heard on Oct. 5 that funding has not kept pace with the growing cost of delivering the program or the demand.
Taxes, gravel pits, growth, gravel roads addressed at Puslinch all-candidates meeting
PUSLINCH – Council hopefuls painted their vision of Puslinch Township at a meet-the-candidates meeting on Oct. 5 hosted by the Optimist Club of Puslinch.
COVID-19 cases down, hospitalizations up slightly across WDGPH region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region are down slightly this week, while hospitalizations are up slightly. And public health officials say two-thirds of area residents are still not up-to-date with vaccinations.
Three people sent to hospital after two-vehicle crash west of Guelph
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Police are investigating a serious crash here on Tuesday evening that sent three people to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries.
Circular Fashion Festival making sustainability stylish with swap/sale
GUELPH - The Guelph Tool Library announces the Circular Fashion Festival, a mix of virtual and in person events that will host Guelph’s Largest Clothing Swap and Sale this October.
Pumpkin Day fun
Pumpkins in the park – Sensational Elora hosted Pumpkin Day at Bissell Park in Elora on Oct. 8.…
Local businesses invited to join Ontario By Bike Network
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington and the City of Guelph invite local businesses to join the Ontario By Bike Network and become bicycle friendly certified.
Police beat: Dangerous driving
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – On Oct. 2 at about 11am, a Wellington County OPP officer pulled over a blue…
Graffiti at synagogue investigated as hate crime
GUELPH – Police here are investigating hate-related graffiti affixed to a local synagogue late last week.
Erin resident, 14, charged with motorcycle ‘stunt’
ERIN – A local teenager has been charged with driving without a licence and performing a stunt on…
Sensational Elora Soup Off stirred up fun
‘Sensational’ event – Thanksgiving is always a big time in the books of Sensational Elora and…
Hundreds attend memorial for Lucas Shortreed
FERGUS - Roughly 300 people, made up of family, friends and community members, visited the Graham Giddy Funeral Home on Oct. 10 for a memorial dedicated to Lucas Shortreed, a son, grandson and friend to many, who was struck and killed by a car on Oct. 10, 2008.