OTTAWA - Doctors Tina Williams and Khalid Enver, surgeons at Groves Memorial Community Hospital, are the recipients of the 2022 Rural Specialist Merit Award presented at the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) conference on April 22.
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Lions Clubs hosts Walk for Dog Guides
ARISS – It’s almost time for the annual Lions Foundation of Canada’s PetValu Walk for Dog Guides.
Housing and heritage the subject of local debate
ELORA – Premier Doug Ford came under fire at a debate in Elora hosted by the Wellington branch of Architectural Conservancy Ontario (ACO).
Local lacrosse team partners with Fergus Fire Fighters Association to help family
FERGUS – It'll be the first game back since 2019 for the Fergus Thistles Jr. C Lacrosse on May 13. That may be reason enough to attend the Fergus Sportsplex event, but isn’t the only attraction.
Centre Wellington fire department rescues swan near Tooth of Time
ELORA – It’s not every day the Centre Wellington fire department is called to rescue a swan from the Grand River. In fact, May 10 was the first time.
Elora Farmers’ Market returns to Bissell Park for the season
Farmers market – May 7 marked the first Saturday for the Elora Farmers’ Market in Bissell…
Bike Bell Event
ELORA – The Elora Cataract Trailway Association (ECTA) will be supplying and mounting free bicycle bells for local bikes during the Victoria Day weekend “to encourage cyclists to make pedestrians aware of their approach,” stated a release submitted to the Advertiser.
Elora Festival Giant Book Sale brought out book lovers
Book sale – The Elora Festival Giant Book Sale ran over Mothers Day weekend at the Elora Curling…
Bob Dylan ‘song celebration’ at Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS – For many years, songwriter Randy Shook was told he sounded and acted like Bob Dylan onstage, but he never thought about putting on a tribute show to perform Dylan’s repertoire.
ECT’s production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof took the local stage
The cat is back – The play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, that was presented at the Fergus Grand…