GUELPH – The Guelph Rotary Club has announced that tickets are now available for its Annual Lobsterfest Dinner on Sept. 27.
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Blue Bonnet Lassies compete at the Fergus Scottish Festival
Dancers from the Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance competed at the Fergus Scottish Festival on August 8 to 10.
Riverfest Elora coming to Bissell Park this weekend
ELORA – Crowds of visitors and the sound of music will fill much of Elora this weekend, with the 15th annual Riverfest Elora taking place at Bissell Park from Aug. 15 to 17.
Highland Rugby U18 team wins bronze
FERGUS – Highland Rugby U18 boys finished the 2025 season as the third best team in Ontario, after beating Belleville Bulldogs 12-0 in the bronze medal game in Kingston.
Erin Legion hosts annual car show
ERIN – There were many vintage cars shining under sunny skies at the Erin Legion’s 14th annual car show on Aug. 9.
Genealogy Fair invites community to uncover family
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Family history enthusiasts will have access to genealogical expertise when Wellington County Museum and Archives hosts its Genealogy Fair on Sept. 6 from 9am to 4pm.
Fergus fiddler Scott Woods and band to tour Canada this fall
FERGUS – The Scott Woods Band will hit the road this fall for two Canadian tours.
Guelph/Eramosa council approves James Seeley’s appointment to GRCA board
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa council has appointed Puslinch Mayor James Seeley as the township’s representative on the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) board.
Contractor repaints Elora water tower after lettering snafu
ELORA – It took a few attempts to get a paint job on the Elora water tower correct.
Guelph/Eramosa to vote by mail in 2026 municipal election
BRUCEDALE – The municipal election on Oct. 26, 2026, will see Guelph/Eramosa residents vote by mail after council endorsed the method on Aug. 11.
Drayton motorcyclist dead after collision in North Perth
NORTH PERTH – Emergency crews responded the scene, on Perth Line 88 at Perth Road 140 in North Perth, just after 1pm on Aug. 12.
Partial fire ban issued in northern Wellington County
NORTH WELLINGTON – There is a partial burn ban now in effect in Minto, Mapleton and Wellington North. It includes agricultural burns, brush pile burns and any other burning unrelated to recreational cooking or camp fires.
Guelph/Eramosa updates public notice bylaw
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa council has approved changes to the township’s public notice bylaw.
Fergus Scottish Festival welcomes record-breaking crowd
FERGUS – With the whack of a sword against a shield, Scotland’s scarlet and gold bedazzled Lord Lyon King of Arms opened the 80th Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games to cheers and applause on Saturday.
Five years later police still looking for clues to help solve murder
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – On the evening of Aug. 4, 2020, a passerby found the body of Mohamed Amin Ismail, 25, of Ottawa, on Watson Road just south of Wellington Road 124, east of Guelph.