WELLINGTON COUNTY – MusicFest Canada adjudicators awarded gold to the Erin District High School Tempo concert band, the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute string and orchestra ensembles, and the Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute symphonic, concert and acoustic ensembles.
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Pollinator Festival on this weekend
PUSLINCH – The Bee Sweet Nature Company is hosting its fourth annual Pollinator Festival at its property in Puslinch.
Puslinch Lake home tour returns June 15
PUSLINCH – If touring around a lake in a boat sounds like a fun way to spend a day, imagine being welcomed into beautiful homes on that same lake. Throw in a community barbeque and you might have found yourself at the Puslinch Lake Home Tour, returning this year on June 15.
Trees key to supporting ecosystems: Puslinch native plant specialist
PUSLINCH – Flowers may get more glory, but it’s trees that do the heavy lifting to support pollinators and provide food for insects and wildlife.
Council gives three property owners a few more months to understand heritage designation before making final decision
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch council has deferred, for a second time, a decision to designate three heritage properties after the owners filed objections with the township.
Advertiser earns top honours in community newspaper competition
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Advertiser has won big for the fifth year in a row. On May 24 the local newspaper took first place in the General Excellence category of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association's 2023 Better Newspaper Competition.
Could a science centre be coming to Puslinch Township?
PUSLINCH – A group of local scientists thinks there’s enough need for another science centre in the province and they think it should be in Puslinch. Royal City Science hopes to build the $50-million venue on a rehabilitated gravel pit owned by the University of Guelph.
Gun club to work with neighbours on noise issues
PUSLINCH – Neville Henderson saw the writing on the wall and long ago hired an acoustical engineer to conduct a noise study at the Galt Sportsmen’s Club.
Puslinch kids get crash course in cycling safety
PUSLINCH - More than a dozen children of various ages participated in the Optimist Club of Puslinch's annual Bike Rodeo on May 11 at the Puslinch firehall.
Residents object to South Aberfoyle Pit expansion
PUSLINCH – It appears CBM will have a tougher job convincing residents that extracting gravel from a pristine piece of agricultural land is a good idea than it will persuading province.