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CSGW Cornerstone Award winner: Elizabeth Kent
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Elizabeth Kent, executive director of Victim Services Wellington, was named Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington’s (CSGW) 2024 Cornerstone Award winner.
Live animals coming to county museum next year
ABOYNE – It’s still a year away, but a new exhibit is coming to the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) and it features live animals.
Party like its 1990 with the band that never stops rocking
GUELPH – Nine-time JUNO Award-nominated rock band 54•40 have been at it for over 40 years, and there is no stopping them.
OPINION: Farmland preservation is not just an Ontario priority
ONTARIO – We’ve just come through the busy holiday season – and as much as this time is about family, friends and the start of a new year, it is also heavily centered around food.
Blessings to You Centre donates $1,600 to Palmerston Marlins
MINTO – The Blessings to You Centre donated $1,600 to the Palmerston Marlins U15 softball team.
Edge Mutual Insurance donates thousands to community initiatives
DRAYTON – During December Edge Mutual Insurance Company staff donated food, toys and support to various initiatives.
Temporary mobile CT scanner arrive’s at Groves hospital
ABOYNE – Groves Memorial Community Hospital has reached a significant milestone in the process of upgrading its CT scanner, with the arrival of a mobile CT unit.
CVC seeks nominations for environmental awards
ERIN – Do you know someone who deserves to be celebrated for their hard work protecting nature through conservation efforts?
OPINION: Farmers urge snowmobilers to use trail system responsibly
ONTARIO – Another Ontario winter is in full swing and with that comes a wide range of winter sports that take people outside. A popular activity is snowmobiling – and Ontario is home to one of the largest interconnected snowmobiling trail systems anywhere.
Southeast Surge rep hockey to start in Harriston this April
MINTO – Harriston arena staff are prepared to keep ice installed during the spring season to accommodate a new hockey association, the Southeast Surge.
Grade 6 students make bookmarks to fundraise for Grove Hubs
ELORA – Students in the Bookmark Club in Rosa Newkirk’s Grade 6 class at St. Mary Catholic School in Elora have been selling bookmarks since September.
Gruesome accidents claimed two lives in fall of 1929
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Jann Arden, Broken Social Scene to perform in Elora as part of ‘Icons’ series
ELORA – The Village of Elora will become the Village of Lights during the so-called arctic months of January, February and March – and the weekend events begin on Friday.
Guelph/Eramosa passes budget with 3.8% tax rate increase
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa council has approved the township’s 2025 budget with a tax rate increase of 3.8%.