GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society raised $62,314 to support care for vulnerable animals in Guelph and Wellington County during its second annual Happy Trails Walk-a-thon on July 2, with 246 walkers and 80 dogs showing up.
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Live training session for Erin firefighters
ERIN – Firefighters held a live training session at the Town of Erin public works yard on June 8.
Theatre guild casting for Anne of Green Gables
HARRISTON – The Grey Wellington Theatre has issued an open casting call for Anne of Green Gables – The Musical.
Elora Sculpture Project: exploring artistry and creativity in Centre Wellington
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Since 2010, the Elora Sculpture Project has been adding beauty and artistry to Centre Wellington.
County library introduces cognitive activity kits
WELLINGTON COUNTY — The county’s library branches now have cognitive activity kits available for borrowing.
‘Sunny Days Ahead’ outdoor market held in Fergus
FERGUS – It wasn’t sunny, but it wasn’t raining. Plenty of people came out for the Sunny Days Ahead outdoor market in downtown Fergus on June 8, at the corner of St. David and St. Patrick streets.
Guelph/Eramosa school reunion brought 130 people to Guelph Curling Club
GUELPH – The reunion committee for nine Guelph Township Public Schools held a reunion on June 1 at the Guelph Curling Club.
Second annual Craft Gin Festival in Elora
ELORA – The second annual Craft Gin Festival was held at the Elora Centre for the Arts on June 8 and it was well-attended for an overcast day.
Public invited to give input on protecting, improving local hospitals
MOUNT FOREST – A large number of emergency department closures province-wide has prompted the Ontario Health Coalition to schedule a series of public hearings to allow people to voice concerns about the state of health care in the province.
Council awards phase-one contract for new operations centre in Fergus
ELORA – Centre Wellington council agreed to a new delivery method when it awarded the contract to design and build a new operations centre to Ball Construction Ltd. on June 10.
Groundwater festival inspires next generation of water stewards
MARDEN – How much water does the average toilet use? What prevents dog pee from ending up in…
Wilton nominated to run for AMO seat
ELORA – In the end it came down to an empty tea box. But before that there was quite a discussion on who council would nominate to run for a director’s seat at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
Pride decorations damaged in separate incidents in Palmerston
PALMERSTON – Police now say there have been two separate incidents of vandalism involving Pride decorations here this month.
Uxbridge man charged in connection with sexual assault in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – On June 11, Wellington County OPP officials announced that police began an investigation "into a reported sexual offence at an address in Wellington North" in April.
Hundreds attend Minto’s Pride in the Park picnic
PALMERSTON – For the fourth year, the Town of Minto showed its support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community by holding Pride in the Park.