Centre Wellington

ELORA – Eric Huber does a lot of collecting in his retirement – items he delivers to charities, items for international relief efforts – and pop can tabs he sells to a scrap yard, dividing the cash between the Elora Legion and the Guelph Giants.

ELORA – The township did not receive a provincial grant to help with upgrades to the multi-use pad at Bissell Park, so the contentious issue returned to council on Dec. 2.

ELORA – The 2026 budget, approved by council on Dec. 2, includes operating expenses of $60.6 million and capital projects totalling $35.7 million.

FERGUS – If you need a reason to smile, look no further than Rowan Black, a bubbly four-year-old from Fergus who sports his signature red eyeglasses and an infectious smile.

BELWOOD – Father-daughter duo Mike and Norah Pinkney from Belwood won an international Ruck Race Partner Series this fall.

ELORA – Downtown Elora was packed with spectators catching a view of more than 40 floats in the Elora Lions Club Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 29.

ABOYNE – The annual Christmas market, hosted at the Wellington County Museum and Archives, took place over two days from Nov. 28 to 29.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Optimist Club Centre of Wellington-Fergus recently presented a cheque to Belwood Lodge and Camp director Bill Rogers in October.

FERGUS – The Centre Wellington Singers’ Home for the Holidays Christmas concert drew a record crowd of 400 on Nov. 29 at Melville United Church in Fergus.

ELORA – St. John’s Church in Elora is selling Christmas puddings made from an Upper Canada recipe from the 1860s.