ELORA - The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will be reopening the Elora Quarry Conservation Area for day-use access beginning June 7, however a number of new restrictions will be in place to help reduce overcrowding at this popular local attraction this season, officials say.
Centre Wellington
Fergus resident makes it to top 100 in CBC Music’s Toyota Searchlight
FERGUS – Local musician Madison Galloway has made it to the next level of a national competition billed as the "hunt for Canada's next great undiscovered talent." The Fergus resident has been selected as one of the top 100 musicians in CBC Music's Toyota Searchlight 2021.
Committee thinks staff should prepare Neighbourhood Wellness Initiative
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township's community services advisory committee (CSAC) has decided the best approach to a proposed Neighbourhood Wellness Initiative is to turn the project over to staff, with regular reporting back to the committee.
Local builders ready to add rental units – they just want red tape eliminated
The solution to the dearth of rental units in Centre Wellington is not necessarily offering incentives to build but removing the red tape that gets in the way, says a group of local builders.
Justice on wheels: law van rolling through Wellington County again
WELLINGTON COUNTY – After a pandemic year off following a successful 2019 pilot program, the Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington County’s law van is on the road again, announcing stops over social media.
Oct. 27, 1890: a very bad day for boiler explosions
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Chalk rainbows drawn for Renegade Rainbows Initiative
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Renegade Rainbows initiative ran last weekend.
Trinkets and trash? No, it’s art in my garden
FERGUS - Many of us worry about doing the right thing when it comes to being creative in our gardens.
New game has roots in Centre Wellington
FERGUS – A group of men in Centre Wellington made good use of periods of isolation during the pandemic by turning a game they’ve played since childhood into a product people can buy.
Family holding fundraiser for Fergus girl with Rett syndrome
FERGUS – In a year that’s required a lot of courage and fortitude, a Fergus family is now doing the bravest thing: asking for help.
