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Hillside Festival goes virtual, again
GUELPH - Organizers of the Hillside Festival have decided to cancel the in-person event and go virtual for the second year in a row.
Sutherland Insurance donates $100,000 to GGH capital campaign
GUELPH – Guelph General Hospital celebrated a remarkable gift of $100,000 on May 17 from…
June workshops at EWFHT
ERIN – East Wellington Family Health Team (EWFHT) has released its program calendar for June.…
Hospital room with a view allows mother to enjoy her son’s wedding
Special day – COVID-19 has already made wedding planning a challenge, but when Nathan Bouwman’s…
Gas Tax Fund will allow Puslinch to reconstruct part of Concession Road 4
PUSLINCH – The Township of Puslinch will benefit from the federal Gas Tax Fund. The Township of…
Town awards $930,000 contract for wastewater treatment plant
ERIN – Town council here has awarded another contract for consultation work on the municipality's proposed wastewater treatment plant.
Guelph Black Heritage Society pleased with first Anti-Racism Summit
GUELPH – Organizers of The Guelph Black Heritage Society’s (GBHS) Anti-Racism Summit say the event was a resounding success that surpassed expectations.
National Road Safety Week 2021
Risk factors are everywhere in our day-to-day lives. Some risks are manageable, some are…
BlueTriton takes over Nestle Waters; local groups oppose permit renewals
ABERFOYLE – Not much will change in Aberfoyle or Hillsburgh as BlueTriton Brands Inc. officially takes over water bottling operations from Nestlé Waters Canada.
Survey indicates public wants St. David Street in Fergus to remain as is
ELORA – A majority of local residents want to keep parking spaces on St. David Street North in Fergus after infrastructure work on the busy road is complete.
Nurses look back on a tumultuous year, with eyes on brighter days ahead
WELLINGTON COUNTY – For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on their daily lives. For front line healthcare workers, it has turned life upside down.
It’s official: CWDHS teacher sets Guinness World Record
ELORA - Belinda Cox, a teacher at Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) recently set the Guinness World Record for most chest-to-ground burpees in one hour by a female, with 775.
Golf courses hit hard by extended pandemic restrictions
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Since April 17, golf courses in Ontario have been closed due to the province-wide stay-at-home order. Many are pushing back against the province’s decision to force golf courses to close, arguing there have been zero COVID cases linked to golf.
Almost 500 homes in Centre Wellington are affected by termites
ELORA – It will cost about $1 million over five years to eradicate the termite problem in Centre Wellington and after budgeting just $60,000 annually, that price tag caught Centre Wellington council by surprise at its Committee of the Whole meeting on May 17.