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Steele Bros. store: a Fergus institution for 84 years
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Local farm offers free window herb kits
DAMASCUS – Maybe you gave gardening a try last summer and want to do it again. Or maybe you…
Grant seeks to stem influx of COVID-19-related violence against women
GUELPH – A $100,000 grant from the Safer and Stronger Grants program of the Canadian Women’s…
General municipal levy up 2.5% as GRCA approves 2021 budget
CAMBRIDGE – The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will spend almost $32 million this…
Talk to me! telephone exhibit opens at museum
ABOYNE – A new exhibit at Wellington County Museum and Archives, Talk to Me! is now open…
Re:Collections – new exhibit opens at Wellington museum
ABOYNE – Wellington County Museum and Archives has announced the return of Connections Fibre…
Kindness bear becomes a Random Act of Kindness
Kindness bear – Marilyn Vaux sent this photo to the Advertiser during Random Act of Kindness…
Driver airlifted to hospital after serious Highway 7 crash
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Police are investigating a crash here that sent one driver to a Hamilton hospital with serious injuries. Emergency crews responded to the scene on Highway 7 at Woolwich-Guelph Townline, just west of Guelph, on March 3 at about 9am.
Martin again questions need for continued local state of emergency
MAPLETON – Mayor Gregg Davidson says further discussion among Wellington County municipal leaders is needed before the local state of emergency can be lifted.
Erin resident wants to ban fireworks in town after horse put down due to injuries
ERIN – A tragic event last April that eventually led to the death of her horse has Janine Domingos preparing a presentation for Erin town council and hoping councillors will sympathize, understand and ultimately ban fireworks in the municipality.
Inspection report shows Caressant Care Arthur didn’t cohort residents, staff
ARTHUR – A provincial long-term care home inspection report indicates Caressant Care Arthur failed to separate COVID-positive residents from others and also failed to cohort workers, which “put residents and staff at risk of further transmission” of the virus.
Arthur woman dies in three-vehicle crash
DUFFERIN COUNTY – An Arthur resident has died following a three-vehicle crash here on Monday.
Nineteen schools in region reporting active COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Nineteen schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region, including two in Wellington County, are reporting active COVID-19 cases.
SIU: no grounds to charge officer after woman injured during arrest
MISSISSAUGA – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has ruled “there are no reasonable grounds to believe” an OPP officer committed a criminal offence during an arrest that led to a woman breaking her arm about five months ago in Rockwood.