GUELPH – Equine Guelph has upgraded its biosecurity risk calculator, an online healthcare tool designed to help horse owners and caretakers assess and manage infectious disease risks.
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U of G United Way campaign exceeds fundraising goal
GUELPH – The University of Guelph community has exceeded its fundraising goal for the annual United Way campaign, raising $460,481 in 2024, surpassing its target of $450,000.
Arthur students learn to curl
ARTHUR – Students in Grades 4 to 8 at St. John Catholic School had the opportunity to learn to curl with the Arthur Curling Club this month.
Camping registration open at Grand River Conservation Areas
GUELPH – The snow may still be falling, but the 2025 camping season is just around the corner.
Sweet Rose Accounting officially opens in Drayton
MAPLETON – Sweet Rose Accounting recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new business located at 25 Drayton Industrial Dr., Unit E, in Drayton.
Puslinch vows to buy Canadian
PUSLINCH – In the face of looming U.S. tariffs, Puslinch council has agreed to prioritize buying Canadian.
Vaulting gains traction in Ontario as equestrian sport
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hold your horses, because there’s a new sport taking the equestrian world by storm.
OPINION: Support Ontario by buying local
ONTARIO – Buying local has always been an important part of our agriculture and food production system.
Remembrance Day poster and literary contest winners
FERGUS – Awards were presented at the February meeting at Fergus Legion Br. 275 to the Remembrance Day poster and literary contest winners from Fergus area schools.
Mapleton chicken barn destroyed by fire
MAPLETON – Deputy fire chief Callise Loos said four stations responded to the blaze, on Concession 8 northwest of Moorefield, on Feb. 25 at about 10:30am. There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters and the barn was empty at the time.
Mapleton officials disappointed after rejection of four funding applications
MAPLETON – Staff and council here have expended “a significant amount of time, effort and resources” applying for provincial and federal funding for housing development and community growth over the last two years, but all four of the applications the township submitted were unsuccessful.
Puslinch Township vows to buy Canadian
PUSLINCH – In the face of looming U.S. tariffs, Puslinch council has agreed to prioritize buying Canadian.
SIU investigating incident involving Wellington County OPP
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating after a person arrested by local police reported an injury while in custody.
Abandoned building collapses in Elora
ELORA – Centre Wellington deputy fire chief Jonathan Karn told the Advertiser a building adjacent to the Gorge Cinema collapsed, likely due to the weight of snow.