STIRLING – The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) announced it has been selected to participate in the You Make the Difference National Initiative.
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Ontario celebrates agricultural excellence
ONTARIO – The Government of Ontario has recognized 12 winners and seven honourable mentions of the 2025 Excellence in Agriculture Awards.
Grain Farmers of Ontario announces Legacy Scholarship recipients
GUELPH – On Nov. 24, Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers, announced the nine recipients of the 2025 Grain Farmers of Ontario Legacy Scholarship.
Santa will head to Mapleton for Drayton parade Dec. 5
DRAYTON – Santa Claus is coming to town!
Moorefield’s Santa Claus Parade will light up the night Dec. 6
MOOREFIELD – Bells jingle, horse’s hooves clop, tractor and truck engines rumble and Santa “ho-ho-ho’s” during Moorefield’s annual Santa Claus Parade.
Police beat: Woman facing arson, assault charges after domestic incident
MOUNT FOREST – A Wellington North woman is facing 11 charges, including arson, assault and assaulting a police officer, following a domestic incident here last week.
Canada, Ontario spending over $4 million on agri-food research
GUELPH – The provincial and federal governments are spending up to $4.77 million on 48 research and innovation projects and supporting 20 companies through the Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI).
Critic’s 1925 novel caused a sensation in Elora
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Guelph General receives ‘exemplary standing’ from Accreditation Canada
GUELPH – Guelph General Hospital has announced it has once again been awarded the highest ranking possible from Accreditation Canada: accreditation with exemplary standing.
Pretty Penny hosted Twinkle and Thrift fashion show
MOOREFIELD – The Pretty Penny hosted Twinkle and Thrift, a local fashion show featuring real women from the Moorefield area modelling curated secondhand holiday outfits on Nov. 7.
Kindergarten registration opens in January
GUELPH – Kindergarten registration for the 2026-27 school year opens on Jan. 6.
Humane society’s gala raises $115,000 for vulnerable animals
GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) announced the 2025 Happy Tails Gala: Moonlight Midway raised $115,000 to support vulnerable animals across Guelph and Wellington County.
UGDSB expands alternative education programs
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is expanding its alternative education programs.
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His face said it all. Crushed. Sad. Grateful. Lost. It was over. And with it, a very beautiful piece of his generous, joyful essence that I unabashedly adore.