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.
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Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse player becomes national champion
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.
CW Family FunDay Festival returns
ELORA – The Centre Wellington Family FunDay Festival is returning to Bissell Park in Elora on Labour Day weekend.
Riverfest Elora rocks away weekend with big crowds under blue skies
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 youth face racism at school, parks, online: parents
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 author brings home gold for latest novel
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.
‘Exactly what the tartan should be’: behind the Scottish festival’s anniversary design
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.
Bat found in Centre Wellington tests positive for rabies
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.
Elora rally will protest Bill 5
ELORA – People are set to rally in Elora next week to call on the provincial government to protect Ontario parks, the Greenbelt, environment, farmland and endangered species.
Blue Bonnet Lassies compete at the Fergus Scottish Festival
Dancers from the Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance competed at the Fergus Scottish Festival on August 8 to 10.
