WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has endorsed a COVID-19 policy that includes “guiding principles for a safe workplace” and a “planned, progressive return to work approach” as pandemic restrictions are lifted.
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Local charities benefit from national fund
GUELPH - United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin and the Guelph Community Foundation are now accepting funding applications for the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF).
Local Rotary Club makes Centre Wellington go POP!
CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Fergus - Elora Rotary Club has launched the Power of Positive (POP) Project, providing craft kits at no cost to youth in the community who would like to participate.
Work continues on Hillsburgh’s Station Street dam
Dam repairs – The Credit River at Hillsburgh is not much of a river right now, but the…
Local eateries share their recipes in cookbook
WELLINGTON COUNTY– A virtual cookbook launched this month is serving up a way for food lovers to make some of their favourite dishes from restaurants, food businesses and farmers in Wellington County while staying home safely during the coronavirus pandemic.
IPM postponed until 2021
LINDSAY – There will be no International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) in 2020.
Applications invited for GRAS scholarship/bursary program
CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Grand River Agricultural Society (GRAS) has opened its 2020 bursary and scholarship program for application.
Ontario farm businesses working to adapt to a new reality
If there is one thing that has remained constant throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that farmers are experts at adapting to evolving situations and persevering through uncertainty.
OMAFRA REPORT: Managing Oats for maximum yield
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Gardening on a hill requires planning, fortitude – and good golf cleats
HILLSBURGH – I joined the Hillsburgh Horticultural Club a few years after my husband and I…
Guelph Humane Society prepares for increase in feral kittens this spring
GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) is preparing for another busy kitten season this…
Downtown Fergus connected by rainbows
Rainbows in Fergus – Shops in downtown Fergus have been decorated with rainbows and colourful…
GRCA opens conservation areas, boat launches; prepares for camping
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) opened boat launches at some conservation areas on May 23.
Creative fundraiser supports Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation
Creative fundraiser – Cortney Pearson of Twisted Strings by Cortney created a number of pieces to…
Kayakers enjoy the Maitland River
Harriston by kayak – The section of Maitland River that runs through Harriston isn’t…