CLIFFORD - The Clifford and District Horticultural Society host a plant sale each year. Members bring their extra perennials, shrubs, and flowers from their gardens to sell as a fundraiser.
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Over 80,000 trees to be planted across Wellington County this spring season through Ontario’s Million Tree Program
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Tree planting season is already underway and planters are set to put more than 80,0000 trees in the ground across Wellington County this season – a record high from previous years.
Puslinch council approves tenders for asphalt and road resurfacing programs
PUSLINCH – On May 5, Puslinch council unanimously approved township’s staff’s recommendation to award contracts to Cox Construction Ltd. and Capital Paving Inc. for the township’s asphalt program and Concession 7 road resurfacing program, respectively.
WCDSB to raise Pride flag for the first time
GUELPH – In support of the LGBTQ2+ community, Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) will raise the Pride flag for the first time during the month of June.
Police beat: Cannabis, tobacco, other charges
CALEDON – On May 6 at about 9:26am, Caledon OPP officers located a vehicle occupied by two…
Local authors selected as finalists for the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Awards, ‘GG Books’
GUELPH – Three authors from Guelph have been selected as finalists in various categories for the Governor General’s Literary Awards.
New partnership provides Canadians with evidence and information about evolving science behind COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO – The Lung Health Foundation and Canada’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological…
LTC, you and me
There is a downside to acronyms.
Do your part to minimize the spread
OTTAWA – Since the start of the pandemic, nurses and other health care professionals have…
OPINION: Food sector gets budget help but lack of aid for processors leaves gaps
Spend, spend, spend – that’s the strategy. And green is the colour of choice. The environment…
Frost
If you could have heard me ranting and raving this weekend through the windows of my home, you’d…
Area barber shops once doubled as gambling dens
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Canadian Heritage launches the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey
OTTAWA – The long-term success and sustainability of the Canadian artistic and creative scene is essential in fostering and maintaining our strong and distinct Canadian identity.
Volunteer Marj Dow steps down from positions with Fergus District Camera Club
FERGUS – Marjorie Dow received her initial photography lessons in 1944, in a meeting room at Beatty Brothers Plant where Dow worked, and a local photography group used to learn how to develop film in a darkroom.