FERGUS – Molly Wilson brought her show Molly’s Comedy Cabaret to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Feb. 28 as part of the theatre’s Presenting Series.
Centre Wellington
Local highland dancers bring home awards
FERGUS – Dancers from Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance attended the Western Ontario Highland Dancers Association Tri-Cities competition on March 1.
Active Living and Retirement Show a hit in Fergus
FERGUS – The Victoria Park Seniors Centre hosted the annual Active Living and Retirement show at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus on Feb. 28.
County museum offering March break activities
FERGUS – The Wellington County Museum and Archives will be hosting hands on March break activities March 10 to 14 from 1 to 4pm.
Local band Boo Radley Project back for third ‘Boospiel’
ELORA – Third time’s a charm! The Boo Radley Project’s annual curling tournament is back. Wellington County’s art-rock indie-funk septet, The Boo Radley Project, will be taking over the sheets at the Elora Curling Club for their third annual Boospiel curling tournament on March 15.
Agreement in place to clean up collapsed building in Elora
ELORA – The township will pay its own way as it cleans up an unoccupied building in downtown Elora that collapsed last week.
Patients moved after ‘small fire’ at Groves hospital
FERGUS – Patients had to be moved to a different wing, but no one was injured in a fire at Groves hospital on Sunday morning. Emergency crews responded to the hospital shortly after 7am on March 2.
Kat Florence opens fund, reporting tool to help victims of online bullying
ELORA – After vowing to go after Facebook commenters who have defamed or libelled the business, its owners and their family, Kat Florence Canada has started a fund to help others in the same boat.
Tobogganing back on at three hills in Fergus/Elora
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Tobogganing is back on at Foote Park and Southridge Park in Elora, but there are still limitations at hills at Ferrier Park in Fergus.
Last mayor of Fergus, community-builder Jim Gibbons dies at age 93
FERGUS – He wasn’t quite the founding father of Fergus, but Jim Gibbons has a long history in the town and played a vital role in its growth and prosperity. His death, on Feb 15 at a Hamilton hospital, leaves a wake of sadness, but also a sense of pride and privilege from those who knew him.
