ARTHUR – St. Mary Catholic School from Elora competed against St. John Catholic School from Arthur on May 29 in the county schools baseball tournament in Arthur.
Vol 58 Issue 23
Eight-unit apartment building permitted in rural Mapleton
MAPLETON – A former nursing home on a rural property east of Lebanon is set to be converted into up to eight apartments.
Soccer season underway
FERGUS – The Fergus Elora District Soccer club is up and running. The club’s Under 3 program started recently, with little house league players filling the Victoria Park fields in Fergus and the South Ridge Park fields in Elora.
Senstional Elora presents 2025 Fabulous Fergus Pub Night
FERGUS – Fabulous Fergus Pub Night, presented by Sensational Elora, makes its return on June 19.
Students take lessons from David Lamble of the Free Bird Nature School
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Master bird-bander David Lamble of Fergus shared his knowledge with students at the Free Bird Nature School on May 27.
Guelph Handmade Market in the Park returns June 14, 15
GUELPH – The Guelph Handmade Group is coming back to the Royal City Park on June 14 from 10am to 4pm and June 15 from 10am to 3pm.
WHSS Wolverines celebrate lacrosse season
MOUNT FOREST – The Wellington Heights Boys Lacrosse Team had another great season of lacrosse, finishing the newly formed District 4/10 league in 3rd place this season with 5 wins and 3 losses for a total of 10 points.
Research shows younger generations are strongest newspaper readers
OAKVILLE – News Media Canada research from January 2025 confirms that Gen Z adults (born between 1997 and 2006), as well as Millennials (born between 1980 and 1996), are now the strongest consumers of newspaper content.
Peeing perpetrator pinched again after pestering people
GUELPH – A man arrested nearly three weeks ago for exposing himself and attempting to urinate on strangers has been arrested yet again for breaching release conditions.
Yacht Rock band entertains crowd at Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS – A nostalgic journey back to the 70s and 80s brought back a lot of memories for the audience at the Fergus Grand Theatre on May 29.
100 Women Who Care Centre Wellington donate to Winter Wear Program
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On May 28, 100 Women Who Care Centre Wellington presented a cheque for $12,700 to the Community Resource Centre (CRC) of North and Centre Wellington, in support of its Winter Wear Program.
Lost shotgun found, turned in to police
MAPLETON – Police issued a public safety warning after someone lost a shotgun here.
Great job on 29
One county roads project is nearing completion and others are well underway.
Volunteers help plant pollinator garden at Elora Centre for the Arts
ELORA – Many volunteers came out on May 24 to help plant a pollinator garden at the Elora Centre for the Arts.