Santa arrives in Fergus – Santa came to Fergus on Dec. 3 and he was ushered in by a number…
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Local Highland dancers compete in several regional competitions
Competitive Lassies – Dancers from the Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance attended…
The Fitzgeralds brought Christmas tour to Fergus Grand Theatre
Christmas tour – From a small town in northeastern Ontario bloomed a family called the…
Fergus Lions and Reliable Ford make holiday donation to Centre Wellington Food Bank
Big cheque – The Fergus Lions Club and Nicole McCabe (left, behind cheque) from Reliable Motors…
Sipping and shopping late into the night
Late night sip and shop – The Fergus BIA Late Night Sip and Shop ran four nights, on Nov. 24 and…
Preliminary budget draft projects 3.8% increase in county tax rate
GUELPH – A preliminary draft of the 2023 county budget and 10-year plan includes a proposed 3.8 per cent increase in the tax rate next year. However, some members of Wellington County council are pushing for a lower rate hike.
Total OMPF allocation to Wellington County municipalities down $109,000 in 2023
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) allocations to local municipalities will decrease by a combined total of just over $100,000 next year.
COVID-19 assessment centre in Fergus permanently closed
FERGUS – The COVID-19 assessment centre in the old Groves hospital in Fergus is now permanently closed. The centre, which opened in August of 2020, was shut down on Dec. 1.
Elora writer Sky Hammond gets big break from ‘tiny stories’
ELORA – It will take longer to tell the tale of Sky Hammond’s 'Big Book of Teeny Tiny Stories' than to actually read it. Hammond’s stories – just four simple lines – have become a book and now and TV series.
Police beat: Stolen motorcycles
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – On Nov. 15 at about 3:15am, Wellington County OPP officers responded to a…