GUELPH – Get ready to celebrate the lively art of live performance when the Guelph Fringe Festival returns to downtown Guelph for four days, August 7 to 10. For $18 or less, audiences can choose from a lineup of shows performed by independent artists from near and far.
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Golf tournament raises over $35,000 for local kids, with additional $30,000 gift from Desjardins Insurance
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington marked a major milestone on June 17, hosting its 30th Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament at Victoria Park East Golf Club.
Saugeen Connects receives record-breaking number of applicants for Saugeen Student Start-Up Program
CLIFFORD – This is the sixth year running the Saugeen Student Start-Up Program (SSUP) with Saugeen Connects, and the program has now provided over 318 students with start-up funding and interactive training/workshops to try entrepreneurship over the summer months.
Gala raises $175,000 in support of Louise Marshall Hospital
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation (LMHF) hosted its fifth annual gala, Feathers & Fedoras: The Golden Age, in support of Louise Marshall Hospital on June 14.
Andy Minnick wins Catch the Ace competition
MOUNT FOREST – Mount Forest Catch the Ace co-chair Don Koehler presented a cheque for $13,551 to lottery winner Andy Minnick.
OPINION: Advocating for insurance that works for farmers
ONTARIO – Insurance is important in any situation, but it is a particularly high priority for farmers. From hail and damaging winds to flooding and frost, field crops, orchards and vines face threats from weather extremes.
Women in Crisis and 10C launch financial empowerment workshop series
GUELPH – In Your Hands is a new workshop series designed to support women and gender-diverse people to build financial confidence and economic security, offered by Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis (GWWIC) and 10C Shared Space.
Drayton Fair returns from Aug. 8 to 10
DRAYTON – The Drayton Fair is celebrating the community’s roots at the Drayton Fairgrounds Aug. 8 to 10.
Volunteers record tree growth data in Bissell Park
ELORA – A group of volunteers gathered in Bissell Park in Elora on July 23 to learn how to measure trees and record their growth data.
Mount Forest long term care home receives $14,000 provincial funding
MOUNT FOREST – Strathcona Long Term Care will receive $14,051 in provincial funding to support residents with complex needs.
The 100 WHCRW presents over $12,000 to Hamilton Health Sciences
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The 100 Women Who Care Rural Wellington (100 WHCRW) group recently presented its largest cheque to date ($12,200) to Hamilton Health Sciences for its neonatal intensive care unit.
Humane society encourages people to adopt a pet in need
GUELPH – Pets are family, and can bring hope, companionship and unconditional love to their people, humane society officials state.
Drayton-Mapleton Agricultural Society to host Junior Ambassador Competition Aug. 5
DRAYTON – The Drayton-Mapleton Agricultural Society is hosting its second Junior Ambassador Competition on Aug. 5 at 7pm.
Guelph Public Library to host a ‘comic-con’
GUELPH – The Guelph Public Library’s Comic Con event returns to the Main Library (100 Norfolk Street) on Aug. 9 from 10am to 2pm.