BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa Township held its regular meeting of council on Nov. 4. The meeting was brief, but included the following highlights:
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Lions planning for ‘magical’ Santa Claus parade
ELORA – With construction on East Mill Street now completed, the Elora Lions are looking forward to returning to the traditional route for the Santa Claus parade this year.
Ridge featured songs written by soldiers in trenches during First World War
FERGUS – The Fugitives appeared at the Fergus Grand Theatre on Nov. 8 with Ridge, which examined the First World War and the Battle of Vimy Ridge through songs written by soldiers in the trenches that accompanied new music.
Second edition of Elora Adventure Film Festival
ELORA – People flocked to the Elora Gorge Cinema on Nov. 9 for the second edition of the Elora Adventure Film Festival.
Mudmen return to the Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS – The Mudmen are always welcome at the Fergus Grand Theatre as evidenced by the full house on Nov. 9.
OTF grant helps local charity support young victims
KITCHENER – Local MPP Aislinn Clancy met with Child Witness Centre (CWC) representatives and partners to celebrate a $161,400 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) in the spring of 2023, stated a Nov. 15 media release from CWC.
Guelph Concert Band to play Christmas concert at Harcourt church
GUELPH – The Guelph Concert Band is helping people get into the holiday spirit with a concert event billed as “joyful Christmas music for the whole family.”
Community Festival a hit at Emmanuel Christian High School
FERGUS – Hundreds of people attended the Community Festival hosted by Emmanuel Christian High School (ECHS) in Fergus on Nov. 16.
Christmas pudding fundraiser
ELORA – The Circle of Friends, previously known as the Knitters and Quilters at St. John’s Anglican Church in Elora, put away their knitting needles after Remembrance Day and pulled out their baking gear.
Hooves for Hospice raises $12,400 for Hospice Wellington
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hooves for Hospice raised $12,400 for Hospice Wellington through its event held in October.
Cyber safety, human trafficking seminar shares tips on protecting youth
PALMERSTON – The push for cyber safety and human trafficking awareness among students is significant as technology seeps into the lives of youth.
Erin to get a visit from Santa
ERIN – The holiday season is upon us and Santa Claus is coming to town.
Santa Claus set to return to the Clifford community
CLIFFORD – Santa Claus will be flying his sleigh all the way to Clifford to greet the residents before Christmas arrives.
Townie
The Carpenter and I are about to be townies again. We’re packing up our life on the farm, we’ve re-homed all our feathered friends (honestly the hardest part of all), and we’re moving back to the town where we first landed in Wellington County 23 years ago.
Elora and Belwood train wrecks in 1916, 1969 and 1974
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…