GUELPH – Animal Health Canada has announced Kendra Keels as the 2025 Carl Block Award recipient, recognizing her commitment to the veal industry and the broader livestock sector, including the dairy calf, in Ontario and across Canada.
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Construction season ends; township opens two major roads before Christmas
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Township of Centre Wellington has announced the re-opening of two key roads in Fergus and Elora.
Government satisfaction scores fall like winter snow as Canadians blanketed in cost-of-living challenges
TORONTO – The year 2025 ends much the way it started: with political and economic turmoil that has persisted in some form or another for the duration, with Canada and the United States continuing to fail to reach a trade deal, and that relationship strained.
Sledding season in Centre Wellington
ELORA – Conditions were perfect for sledding just after Christmas, and the Matusiak family of Elora took full advantage near Southridge Park off Stafford Street in Elora on Dec. 27.
Puslinch council hands out more than $21,000 to community groups
ABERFOYLE – Every group that asked for a township grant in 2026 is receiving one.
Business community invited to Breakfast with the Mayor on Jan. 28
ELORA – The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce is once again hosting Breakfast with the Mayor.
Elora Mill offering new spa experiences
ELORA – Elora Mill Hotel and Spa invites guests to rediscover the winter season with its new Winter Wellness experience from Jan. 1 to March 31.
Animaniacs en route to Guelph
GUELPH – Original voice actors of Steven Spielberg’s Animaniacs cartoon series are coming to the River Run Centre on Jan. 18 at 7pm for a fun-filled evening featuring songs from the 1990s cartoon.
Police beat: Man strangled mother four days before Christmas: police
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces attempted murder and other charges following a family dispute last week.
Sensational Elora donates to CW Eats, Centre Wellington Foodbank
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On Dec. 18 Sensational Elora delivered a $1,645 cheque to CW Eats, a food program at Centre Wellington District High School.
Puslinch Township eyes 3.8% tax increase
ABERFOYLE – Residents of Puslinch could be looking at a 3.82 per cent increase in the township portion of their tax bill, which amounts to an extra $51 per year.
JD Hogarth students celebrate collecting 6,500 items for food bank
FERGUS – Students at JD Hoggarth kicked off the last day of school with an assembly to celebrate collecting about 6,500 items for the Centre Wellington Food Bank. .
Regional transit survey to explore unified network across four counties
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Four counties have joined forces to create a survey for a possible unified regional transit network.
Two men plead guilty in connection with beating, murder of Jason John Brown
GUELPH – Travis Willard Wand and Steven Jon Walsom-Gerigs, both charged in connection with the 2019 beating, kidnapping and murder of 43-year-old Jason John Brown, were sentenced in Guelph court on Dec. 22.
Robinson Buick GMC celebrating 60 years of success
GUELPH – A lot has changed over the past six decades, but Robinson Buick GMC has survived it all, thanks to strong family connections and a consistent, proven approach to customer service.