FERGUS - Long-time volunteer John Campbell is calling this year’s 80th anniversary of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland games his last. He started volunteering with what was then just the Fergus Highland Games in 1967, previously a one-day event that drew thousands to Victoria Park.
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Plaques commemorating agriculture, volunteers stolen from Arthur fairgrounds
ARTHUR – Bronze plaques honouring a century of service by the Arthur Agricultural Society have been stolen from the Arthur fairgrounds, a month after another went missing from a Mapleton park.
New group encourages affordable rentals with on-site care
GUELPH – A small group of Guelph and Wellington County residents concerned about rising rates of homelessness have banded together with hopes of working towards a solution.
Fundraiser for Guelph Food Bank
GUELPH – The Guelph Food Bank is inviting the community for a day of shopping, savings and support at its special fundraising event.
Child pornography charge
GUELPH – A Guelph senior has been charged with possession child pornography.
Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse player becomes national champion
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Drew Adams, who plays box lacrosse with Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse, was selected to play for Team Ontario in the U13 division and his team came home national champions from the tournament in Halifax last week.
Hillsburgh Family Fun Day
HILLSBURGH – There was lots to see and do during Hillsburgh’s annual Family Fun Day last Saturday.
Police beat: Drayton motorcyclist dead after collision in North Perth
NORTH PERTH – A motorcyclist from Drayton is dead following a two-vehicle crash here on Tuesday.
Upper Grand school board holding elementary registration day for new students on Aug. 27
GUELPH – Elementary registration day for the 2025-26 school year is on Aug. 27, between 1 and 4pm at all Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) elementary schools.
CW Family FunDay Festival returns
ELORA – The Centre Wellington Family FunDay Festival is returning to Bissell Park in Elora on Labour Day weekend.
Guelph Humane Society fundraiser
GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) has announced tickets are on sale for the Happy Tails Gala: Moonlight Midway, its largest fundraising event of the year.
Keeping kids cool this summer
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The Guelph/Eramosa fire and parks and recreation departments teamed up to help kids have fun and cool off.
Riverfest Elora rocks away weekend with big crowds under blue skies
ELORA - Around 5,000 festival-goers packed Bissell Park each day across the Aug. 15 to 17 weekend for the 15th Riverfest Elora, headlined by City and Colour, Silversun Pickups, and Fitz and The Tantrums.
Rare virus claims life of second horse
An unvaccinated eight-year-old shetland pony is dead after becoming infected with a case of eastern equine encephalitis virus. It's the second case to have been confirmed in Wellington County this year.
Town issues ‘unsafe order’ for building at centre of recent heritage dispute
ERIN - The owner of a building at the centre of a heritage dispute recently heard by Ontario’s land tribunal has been hit with an order to prove whether the building is structurally sound.