WELLINGTON COUNTY – Popular local musical act MooreBand continues its second annual concert series with five shows in 2024.
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Prohibition resulted in surge of illegal stills, bootleggers
The Ontario Temperance Act (OTA), introduced in 1916 as a war measure and made permanent in 1919, encountered difficulties in the early 1920s.
Wellington Junior Farmers raise $800 for local food banks
WELLINGTON COUNTY – In October, the Wellington County Junior Farmers hosted a roast beef supper to raise money and food donations for local food banks.
The year ahead: challenges from 2023 linger, but Canadians enter 2024 more optimistic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The inflation, international conflict and global warming conflicts of 2023 may have followed Canadians into the new year, but many are still welcoming 2024 with an optimistic view.
Ariss student one of two winners of Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington Library has announced the winners of the sixth annual Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest.
Three drag performances coming to county this month
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Three different drag shows are coming to Erin, Fergus and Rockwood this month.
Foster homes for babies urgently needed in county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – There are no public foster homes currently available for babies in Guelph and Wellington County.
Exercise can have ‘profound’ effect on Parkinson’s symptoms: U of G research
GUELPH – A man living with Parkinson’s disease who completed an 85-day cross-country cycling trip, saw significant reduction in his disease symptoms, say University of Guelph researchers who assessed the man’s condition for new research.
Seniors facing 25 charges in connection with 1961-1984 sexual assaults
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two Centre Wellington seniors are facing a combined 25 charges in connection with numerous sexual assaults that occurred four to six decades ago – and police believe there could be more victims.
GRCA warns of above-normal water flows
CAMBRIDGE – A weather system crossing the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) watershed was expected to bring above freezing temperatures and approximately 30 to 40 millimetres of mixed snow and rain on Jan. 9