Centre Wellington

FERGUS - Long-time volunteer John Campbell is calling this year’s 80th anniversary of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland games his last. He started volunteering with what was then just the Fergus Highland Games in 1967, previously a one-day event that drew thousands to Victoria Park.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Drew Adams, who plays box lacrosse with Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse, was selected to play for Team Ontario in the U13 division and his team came home national champions from the tournament in Halifax last week.

ELORA - Around 5,000 festival-goers packed Bissell Park each day across the Aug. 15 to 17 weekend for the 15th Riverfest Elora, headlined by City and Colour, Silversun Pickups, and Fitz and The Tantrums.

FERGUS – Parents of Black children are speaking out about repeated racism they say has been directed at their kids, both online and in public spaces.

FERGUS – Tucked along the lush green banks of the Grand River in Fergus, author Sonia Day lounges on her back porch quietly reflecting on not only her latest novel, but her lifelong writing career.

FERGUS – Robert Paterson knew he had a hit when he saw the Fergus Scottish Festival's colours warp and weft across the woven swatch of a special tartan he designed to mark the festival's 80th anniversary.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – A bat in Centre Wellington has tested positive for rabies, marking the first confirmed case of a rabid bat this year in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region.

Dancers from the Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance competed at the Fergus Scottish Festival on August 8 to 10.