ABERFOYLE – Puslinch and Centre Wellington will soon share a fire chief. Puslinch council voted in favour of a motion to enter a shared service agreement with Centre Wellington for Tom Mulvey to be fire chief for both municipalities.
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Goodwill opens donation centre in Fergus
FERGUS – A new Fergus Goodwill Donation Centre is now located at 680 St. David Street North. It is open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday 8am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
Thirteen-year-old with rare cancer to hold fundraiser for cancer research
ELORA – Addison Hill has a whole team behind her – a medical team, a family and friends team, and a whole community support team. And Team Addy is preparing for a Family Fun Day on July 8 and 9 to support her and to raise money for research into sarcoma cancers at Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital.
Group not giving up on saving Middlebrook bridge
ELORA – After unsuccessful pitches to Centre Wellington and Woolwich councils to save, rather than demolish the Middlebrook bridge, members of a local citizens’ group thought they’d have to wait until after this fall’s municipal election before making another attempt to save the bridge.
Scott Gerrie Memorial Tournament welcomed 32 teams to Fergus
Memorial tournament – After a two-year hiatus, teams from across Ontario returned to Fergus as…
Elora Mohawks Alumni host annual golf tournament
Annual tournament – On June 11 the Elora Mohawks Alumni held their 2nd annual golf tournament at…
Community picnic planned for Aug. 7 at museum
ABOYNE – A Community picnic will take place on Aug. 7 on the grounds of the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA).
Local rider looking forward to return to Elora’s Dominion Day Parade
‘Horse parade’ – For the past two years, Elana Oakes and her Curly Horse Oakesmuir Cedric…
Elora resident wins $322,114 on LOTTO MAX
TORONTO – Gary White of Elora has $322,114 to put toward his dreams after winning a Lotto Max second prize in the May 17 draw.
WCMA offering tours of The Poor House
ABOYNE – Now home to the Wellington County Museum and Archives, The Poor House is a National Historic Site, originally built in 1877 as a place of refuge for the poor, homeless and destitute people of Wellington County.