FERGUS – Local businessman and entrepreneur Rowan McLean saw an opportunity to give back to…
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2019 ambassadors to continue representing Palmerston Agricultural Society until August 2021
Keeping the crown – In July, the Palmerston Agricultural Society announced the postponement…
Harriston-Minto Fair may be cancelled, but the bale sculpture tradition is not
Fair cancelled – Bale sculptures to promote the Harriston-Minto Fall Fair are a long-standing…
OMAFRA REPORT: Aug. 26, 2020
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Poll: One in five Canadians making little to no effort to stop virus spread
CANADA – Canadians enter their sixth month of the COVID-19 pandemic with the lived experience…
Guelph Humane Society postpones gala
GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) has made the difficult decision to postpone its 2020…
Novel breathes life into the murders of former Erin residents
ERIN – When the historical novel The Haweaters was released earlier this month, Canadians…
Work complete on Elora’s Knox Presbyterian Church steeple
Steeple work – On Aug. 17, work was completed on steeple of Knox Presbyterian Church in…
The Children’s Foundation expands its Free to Grow Program to include mental health support for local children
GUELPH – The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington is taking steps forward to…
Firefighters’ toll booth fundraiser for muscular dystrophy can go ahead
FERGUS – The Fergus Firefighters Association will be holding a toll booth fundraiser in…
Start of broomball season postponed
ARTHUR – While some sports organizations have decided when their upcoming season will begin, the…
Sunrise to host outdoor, socially distanced therapy forest celebration
PUSLINCH – Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre is planning a socially distanced…
McGinn Big Assist raises $50,000 for 10 local charities
FERGUS - It’s hard to say what is the most remarkable thing about the McGinn Brothers Big Assist event last weekend - that it raised $50,000, or that it happened at all.
New roof for digester at Fergus wastewater treatment plant put on hold
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Awarding of a $1.9-million tender for the project was rejected after a 3-3 stalemate at a Centre Wellington council meeting.
Centre Wellington ice rinks to reopen Sept. 14
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township intends to open its ice rinks for hockey and figure skating beginning in September.