LISTOWEL - Stop 23 Auto Sales made another $20,000 installment on the Listowel car dealership’s multi-year commitment to contribute $100,000 to the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation’s Starlight Gala, which raises funds for hospital equipment.
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Demolition begins at Legacy Groves hospital
FERGUS – Demolition crews have begun taking down the exterior walls of the Legacy Groves hospital.
Plethora of charges for man ‘slumped over steering wheel’
FERGUS – On March 8 at about 9pm, Wellington County OPP officers responded to a traffic complaint on Gartshore Street.
Gardening is good therapy says cancer survivor
ELORA – Cathy Clark was already a gardener when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009.
Public health embarks on several innovative projects
GUELPH – Chair George Bridge called it “innovation week” at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH).
Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District School Boards hike education development charges
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local school boards have agreed to significantly ramp up how much developers pay in education charges.
Elora Fergus Spring Open Studios: beauty inside and out
ELORA – Elora Fergus Spring Open Studios opened its doors on May 11 and 12.
Artists will be here, there and everywhere for Elora Plein Air Festival
ELORA – Organizers of the Elora Plein Air Festival are once again gearing up for an influx of artistic talent from across Canada and the U.S.
More funds for public health
TORONTO – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is getting a little extra money from the provincial government this year.
All about sewing machines
FERGUS - The Grand Quilt Guild and the Fergus Legion combined forces on May 9 to bring in Jake Van Meppelen Scheppink from St. Thomas to talk about sewing machines.
Farmers market returns to Bissell Park with new zero-waste initiative
ELORA – The Elora Farmers Market held its second market of the season on May 11, and despite the weather, there was a big turnout to visit artisans, bakers, farmers and makers.
Erin man charged in hit, run
GUELPH – An Erin man was arrested following a hit-and-run collision last Thursday night.
Work on team building on Fergus Habitat build site
FERGUS – Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington is currently recruiting local businesses to take part in team building days at its Garafraxa Street build site in Fergus.