GUELPH – Guelph Dance recently announced its lineup for the 26th annual Guelph Dance Festival.
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Community cleanup event at Centre 2000 on April 27
ERIN – Erin’s Environment and Sustainability Advisory Committee (ESAC) invites residents to clean up the community on the heels of Earth Day. A garbage clean up will take place from 10am to 12pm on April 27, followed by a barbecue and raffle draw at Centre 2000.
Antique and Vintage Show coming to Elora
ELORA – If antiques and quirky old things are your thing, you’ll be interested in the Elora Antique and Vintage Show slated for April 13 and 14 at the Jefferson Elora Community Centre.
Controversial Harriston school opened in 1956
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Elora Cataract Trail Association honours Raymond Soucy
ELORA – Raymond Soucy recently retired as executive director of the Centre Wellington Community Foundation and on April 7, he stepped away from his role as chair of the Elora Cataract Trail Association after 16 years in that post.
$100,000 pledge to MRI+ Campaign
PALMERSTON - Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation President Earl Campbell was on hand recently to thank the Struyk family and Conestogo Agri Systems for their $100,000 pledge to the foundation’s MRI+ Campaign.
1,000+ students attend annual Elementary Skills Competition
GUELPH – More than 1,000 Grade 4 to 8 students from 59 schools in the Upper Grand District School Board attended the annual Elementary Skills Competition at the University of Guelph on April 2.
Police lay more ‘intimate partner violence’ charges
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police laid 18 charges in nine incidents across the county involving “intimate partner violence” last month.
Rare solar eclipse enthralls residents
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The skies cleared just in time in many parts of Wellington County on Monday as the moon blotted out most of the sun at 3:18pm.
Off-road vehicle stolen
PALMERSTON – Police are currently investigating the theft of a side-by-side off-road vehicle here last month.
Police beat: OPP Easter traffic safety campaign stats
LONDON – OPP West Region officers charged nearly 200 drivers for failing to wear a seatbelt during the Easter long weekend traffic campaign.
Sugar
It was his turn to make the tea, but to sweeten the deal, my beloved spouse, the Carpenter, delivered not only a hot cup of black tea, but two tiny white powdered sugar donuts. Is it wrong that my first thought was, “What has he done wrong?”
‘Not my problem’
If only life’s troubles were so easily dismissed. We long ago ran out of digits counting the number of times that people seemed indifferent to the plight of others. “Not my problem,” many would say.
Health van brings care to community
Substance use, overdose, poverty and homelessness impact communities across Canada, including rural Wellington County.