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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | Vol 56 Issue 22

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Rural

Mother Nature can be farmer’s best friend, worst enemy

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

Canadians are passionate about a lot of things. Hockey aside, a discussion about weather can help…

Ontario farmers sought fair budget and followup on promises

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture was reminding the federal govern­ment last week of the…

OMAFRA office has new home in Elora

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs staff cur­rent­ly housed here…

Dirksen elected president of Minto Farmers’ Market

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

A new Farmers’ Market here is taking another step forward. Adding to her list of many hats,…

Man hurt in farm accident

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

ARTHUR TWP. – The county OPP was called to an injury on a farm on Highway 6 on July 22 at…

OFAC hires a specialist

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

The Ontario Farm Animal Council (OFAC) has announced the hiring of Dave O’Rourke to a newly…

Michaelmas: A Numinous Feast for All Angels set for Sept. 27

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

What do the Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan and the 16th-century cathedral organist William…

2009 should be a good year for farmers, says TD Economics

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

Despite the growing likeli­hood of a global economic recession next year, a combi­nation of…

New online tools help calculate risk and control infection

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

Horse owners will be able to determine the risk of animals catching an infectious disease and…

CFFO:Meeting needs of different sized farms a challenge

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

The family farm is a cher­ished concept in Ontario agri­culture. But increasingly, events…

Ontario establishes hog industry advisory committee

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

Ontario’s hog industry is taking a collabora­tive step forward. "We’ve…

Royal and Equine Guelph exhibit drew record crowds this year

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

Record crowds swarmed the Equi­Mania exhibit at the 2008 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.…

4-H Discovery Days

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I went to the 4-H Discovery Days (for 10 to 12-year-olds) with Laura and Terra Joy. We were busy…

Miriam Bailey completed 100 projects in 12 years with 4-H Club

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Livestock. Baking. Knitting. Crops. Sewing. You name it and Miriam Bailey can probably take more…

Teddy bears check-up at hospital on May 1

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

The Teddy Bear Clinic at Head­waters Hospital Auxiliary here is a long standing event where…

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Fergus woman dies in two-vehicle crash in Erin

ERIN – A Fergus woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash here on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene, on Wellington Road 125 at Halton-Erin Townline, southeast of Ospringe, on June 6 at about 6am.

Wellington County OPP raises flag for Pride month

ABOYNE – A Pride flag is flying above the OPP station in Aboyne – a symbol to residents and visitors alike that Wellington County is caring, inclusive, accepting of all, and won’t stand for intolerance or hate.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

Fergus woman dies in two-vehicle crash in Erin

ERIN – A Fergus woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash here on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene, on Wellington Road 125 at Halton-Erin Townline, southeast of Ospringe, on June 6 at about 6am.

Sharpe Farm Supplies opens second location in Wellington County

ERIN – Sharpe Farm Supplies Ltd. has expanded farther east into Wellington County with the purchase of Budson Farm and Feed Company in Erin.

See all Erin area articles.

Multiple fire departments respond to Tuesday morning barn blaze

EAST GARAFRAXA – Three fire services, including two from Wellington County, responded to a barn fire on the 12th Line here on Tuesday morning.

The Grand Valley Lions Polar Bear Dip raises $5,337 for Grand Valley Food Bank

Chilly dip – Fourty-eight people took a chilly dip to start off the new year. The Grand Valley…

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Palmerston man sentenced to house arrest for sexual assaults, indecent acts

GUELPH – Palmerston resident Michael Hurst was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation following convictions for sexual assaults and indecent acts involving five women between 2007 and 2015.

Referendum: 98% against private, for-profit health care

GUELPH – The Guelph and District Health Coalition is hopeful the government will hear the message that people value public health care and don’t want it privatized.

See all Guelph area articles.

Rockwood ‘Cops for Cancer’ fundraiser a resounding success

ROCKWOOD – Sporting a clean-shaven head is certainly convenient given the weather lately, but for Nicole Rog, her new look means so much more than staying cool.

Rockmosa Park project nears completion

ROCKWOOD – Freshly planted trees, a rock climbing structure and taped-off pavilion were noticed by some families and dog walkers enjoying Rockmosa Park last weekend. 

See all Guelph/Eramosa area articles.

Cancellation of Norwell’s Grade 9 performing arts class draws opposition

A petition calling for the reversal of a decision to cut a performing arts course at Norwell District Secondary School is gaining steam, but local school board officials say the decision won’t be reversed in time for the next school year.

Provincial moves complicate urban boundary expansion picture in Mapleton

MAPLETON – Council here received some advice from Wellington County planning staff on how to proceed with requests for expanding urban boundaries within the township, in the wake of provincial changes pre-empting the county’s work in that area.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Palmerston man sentenced to house arrest for sexual assaults, indecent acts

GUELPH – Palmerston resident Michael Hurst was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation following convictions for sexual assaults and indecent acts involving five women between 2007 and 2015.

Cancellation of Norwell’s Grade 9 performing arts class draws opposition

A petition calling for the reversal of a decision to cut a performing arts course at Norwell District Secondary School is gaining steam, but local school board officials say the decision won’t be reversed in time for the next school year.

See all Minto area articles.

Public health takes action after food poisoning incident at International Women’s Day event

GUELPH – The local board of health heard the story of an International Women’s Day event that went wrong, and a collaboration between public health inspectors and the host that went right at a meeting on May 3.

Police beat: Arthur man faces numerous charges after traffic stop

ORANGEVILLE – An Arthur man is facing numerous charges after a traffic stop here last week.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Puslinch to launch free drop-in roller skating at Optimist Recreation Centre rink

PUSLINCH – The Township of Puslinch is launching a new drop-in roller skating program at the Optimist Recreation Centre Rink based on a recommendation from the township’s Youth Advisory Committee.  

Puslinch Township will hire its own senior planner

PUSLINCH – The township is receiving enough planning applications that it needs its own planner – and on May 24, council agreed.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Palmerston man sentenced to house arrest for sexual assaults, indecent acts

GUELPH – Palmerston resident Michael Hurst was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation following convictions for sexual assaults and indecent acts involving five women between 2007 and 2015.

Rockwood ‘Cops for Cancer’ fundraiser a resounding success

ROCKWOOD – Sporting a clean-shaven head is certainly convenient given the weather lately, but for Nicole Rog, her new look means so much more than staying cool.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Storage building in Mount Forest destroyed in ‘suspicious’ fire

MOUNT FOREST – Volunteer firefighters were awoken from their sleep in the early hours of Sunday morning this past weekend to battle a structure and car fire, in separate incidents.

Alzheimer’s walk in Mount Forest

Alzheimer’s walk – Mount Forest was among the area locations to host the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s on May 27.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Editorial

How to grow a beard

It would be around this time of year the chicks were ready for pickup at Bonnie’s Hatchery in downtown Elmira. Driving past the other day we were reminded of a visit more than 40 years ago. 

Wide world of sports

With kids on the ice for spring hockey and parents enjoying a beverage in the viewing area, somebody cranked up the volume on one of numerous televisions. 

Misery loves company

When Warden Lennox catches up with the Western Ontario Warden’s Caucus, we suspect he will find…

Columnists

Fist fights, mob justice, other crime common in 1860s Elora

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Number 92

By Kelly Waterhouse

I feel it is my civic duty to tell you that if you live in Wellington County and are not a card-carrying member of your local library, you’re missing out on some seriously good stuff.

Editor Acton Burrows influenced Wellington – and Canada

By Stephen Thorning

The name means nothing to the majority of people today, in Wellington County or elsewhere in Ontario. 

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