Ribbon cutting – A business that has been operating for about 20 years has new owners.
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Headwaters Arts presents ‘View Dignity’
ALTON – Headwaters Arts presents View Dignity, a solo exhibition by local Headwaters Arts member and renowned woodfire clay artist Ann Randeraad.
Guelph Junction Railway removes old railway ties
Piles of ties – Guelph Junction Railway has begun collecting old railway ties from alongside…
Council approves partial demolition of Walser ruins
ELORA – Elora South Inc. can proceed with its plan to demolish parts of the Walser ruins in its plan to restore the building and make it a retail store and restaurant.
Feds target fertilizer emissions with ‘ambitious’ reduction target
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The federal government has set a Canada-wide target for a 30 per cent reduction in fertilizer emissions by the year 2030. Public feedback on how the agriculture sector might meet the target is being accepted until Aug. 31.
Corn roast/ eating contest at local fair
PALMERSTON – The Minto Farmers Market is hosting a Corn Roast and Corn on the Cob Eating contest at the Palmerston Fall Fair on Aug. 27.
Wellington County Plowmen’s Match returns Sept. 17
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The Wellington County Plowmen’s Match returns this fall.
Hillsburgh Family Fun Day held at Victoria Park
Family Fun Day – The annual Hillsburgh Family Fun Day returned Aug. 20 to a full-scale, in-person event at a new, larger venue at Victoria Park after two years of a Covid Classic Car Cruise.
Police beat: Break-in, theft
MOUNT FOREST – Police are looking for the public’s help to identify those responsible for a…
‘We certainly are welcoming everybody’: walk for Parkinson’s set for Sept. 10 in Fergus
FERGUS – The annual Walk for Parkinson’s is fast-approaching.
Drayton Entertainment announces youth auditions for Holiday Panto
ST. JACOBS – Drayton Entertainment recently announced Children’s Chorus auditions for Wizard of Oz: The Panto, which will be on stage this holiday season in St. Jacobs.
2022 Fergus Scottish Festival breaks former attendance records
CENTRE WELLINGTON, — The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games held its first in-person festival since the onset of the pandemic last weekend and confirmed on Aug. 19 that close to 26,000 visitors attended the event, breaking all former attendance records.
Grey Wellington Theatre Guild issues casting call for comedy
HARRISTON – The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild is casting for its fall production.
Council reverses decision on support letter for new hospice
ELORA – Centre Wellington council reversed a previous decision at its Aug. 22 meeting, voting in favour of addressing a letter of support to the Ministry of Health for a new hospice in Wellington County.
Weekend marks triumphant return for Riverfest
ELORA – Riverfest Elora saw a successful weekend after a two year pandemic hiatus. The annual music festival ran Aug. 19 to 21 at Bissell Park in Elora.