ELORA – Natasha Ward, creator of Slater’s stained glass was one of a number of artists at the “Mother of all Handmade Shows” at the GrandWay Events Centre last weekend.
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Developers one step closer to building beside Riverstown Waste Facility
KENILWORTH – Agricultural, commercial and rural industrial uses are now permitted on a lot beside the Riverstown Waste Facility.
Confetti
You know what they say about best intentions, and therefore you know where that leads.
Mount Forest Horticultural Society plant sale set for May 24
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Horticultural Society is hosting a plant sale from 9am to 2pm on May 24.
Clifford Rotary Club hosts annual Trees and Quackers duck race
CLIFFORD – Once again the Clifford Rotary Club hosted its annual Trees and Quackers duck race, a 35-year tradition in town that raises funds the club then allocates to local initiatives.
Police beat: OPP warning residents after thousands lost in crypto scams
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Police are warning residents about cryptocurrency investment scams after several county residents were bilked of thousands of dollars.
Harriston to host Cultural Symposium at library on May 30
HARRISTON – An event representing the importance of arts and culture in rural communities is making its way to Minto.
Guelph high school locked down after gun report
GUELPH – A Guelph high school was briefly placed in lockdown and a teenager arrested at gunpoint after police received a report of males with guns outside Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute last Thursday.
Craig Beck revealed as first 2025 Hawks’ Nest investor
NEUSTADT – The Saugeen Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and Bruce Community Futures Development Corporation (Bruce CFDC) have announced Beck Auto Group owner Craig Beck is the first “angel investor” for the Hawks’ Nest Competition.
Reflections: No hold on me: Part three
Freedom reigns in my world, just as it does in Heaven, for Christ is the Lord of both. As it is in Heaven, the manacles that once held me no longer hold me.
Nurse practitioners ‘embody a deep commitment to rural health care’
NORTH WELLINGTON – Patients and visitors to the emergency departments at Palmerston and District Hospital or Louise Marshall Hospital may be met with the kind faces of Erin Kee Lindsay and Valerie Droog.
OPINION: Bursaries, scholarships support tomorrow’s farmers and food producers
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Agriculture is arguably among the most important industries we have. Not only is it one of the biggest sectors of the Ontario and Canadian economies, but it’s also fundamental to our very existence.
Master Gardeners’ plant sale May 17
GUELPH – The Guelph-Wellington Master Gardeners are holding their spring plant sale on May 17 from 9am to 1pm at Harcourt United Church in Guelph.
Elora Community Theatre presents Sense and Sensibility
FERGUS – The Elora Community theatre, directed by Deb Stanson, staged its version of Sense and Sensibility at the Fergus Grand Theatre last weekend.
AgriStability enrolment deadline extended
GUELPH – The AgriStability enrolment deadline has been extended from April 30 to July 31, for the 2025 program year.