FERGUS – After reading the novel Refugee by Alan Gratz and discussing how they could help those in need, J.D. Hogarth Public School teacher Nava Zarrabi-Yan and her Grade 7 class took it upon themselves to launch a donation drive at the school.
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Fergus Lions kick-off Toy Drive campaign with donation to Centre Wellington Food Bank
Cheque – The Fergus Lions Club has started its annual Toy Drive in support of the Centre…
Tree maintenance along Elora Cataract Trailway will result in temporary closures
ELORA – The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will be doing some tree maintenance along the Elora Cataract Trailway over the next six weeks and that will result in intermittent closures of sections of the trail.
Rotary Club and Fergus Legion ready to relaunch Catch the Ace fundraiser
FERGUS – The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora and the Fergus Legion Branch 275 are ready to relaunch their Catch the Ace fundraiser.
The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora is selling cheese gift bags again
FERGUS – After having to cancel so many things last year, the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora is ready to relaunch its cheese gift bag fundraiser.
Elora doctor named Regional Family Physician of the Year
ELORA – Dr. Sarah Gower has received the Regional Family Physician of the Year award from the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
Michelle Hanson pleads guilty to criminal negligence causing death
ORANGEVILLE – Michelle Hanson, a mother who faced charges in relation to the 2018 death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death.
Council agrees to reconsider previous decision to demolish Middlebrook Place bridge
ELORA – Centre Wellington council voted at the committee of the whole meeting on Nov. 22 to reconsider its earlier decision to demolish the Middlebrook Place bridge.
With transphobia and homophobia on the rise, CWDHS students rise up
FERGUS - Students at Centre Wellington District High School walked out of class en masse Friday morning to show their support for trans, gay, bi, Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized students after several transphobic and homophobic incidents at the school.
Fergus Zehrs reopened after compressor explosion, release of Freon gas
FERGUS - The Zehrs at 800 Tower Street in Fergus was closed after what is being described as an explosion in a compressor room, resulting in the spreading of Freon gas in the store.