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Community News finalist for newspaper awards
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The North Wellington Community News has been nominated for several premier awards in the Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s (OCNA) 2022 Better Newspaper Competition.
Harriston rink wins ladies bonspiel
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Curling Club hosted the Co-operator’s Ladies Bonspiel on Feb. 4.
Soon to be Forgotten theme of Minto gallery exhibit
MINTO – The Minto Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition Soon to be Forgotten is the first solo art show by Jessica McKenzie.
Free Family Day fun skate in Fergus
Family fun - Skaters came out in droves to the Centre Wellington Community Sortsplex in Fergus on Feb. 20 to take advantage of a free Family Day public skate sponsored by Century 21 Excalibur Realty Inc.
Guelph South Rotary raises $16,000 at Pasta dinner
PUSLINCH - Guelph South Rotary made quite a comeback with their Taste of Italy pasta dinner event, held at the Puslinch Community Centre on Feb. 10 after a two-year hiatus.
Immigrant Services Guelph Wellington offers newcomers help filing taxes
GUELPH – Immigrant Services Guelph Wellington (ISGW) is offering to assist newcomers with the preparation of basic taxes.
EAL Girl’s Day event set for March 3
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A one-day equine assisted learning (EAL) workshop is bringing girls and horses together for friendship and personal development at the LM Equestrian Center in Belwood on March 3.
UGDSB requests stop-arm cameras on school buses
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is asking the province to consider installing stop-arm cameras on school buses after receiving complaints about drivers passing buses illegally.
Equine Industry Symposium enhances understanding of the role of horses in human health and learning
GUELPH - The annual Equine Industry Symposium shared the latest research and updates on the role of horses in human health and learning with over 550 delegates attending over three sessions from Nov. 21 to 23, with hundreds more registering to receive the online sessions.
Stem cell research proves effective for equine osteoarthritis
GUELPH - Two studies led by Dr. Judith Koenig and her team at the Ontario Veterinary College have shown equine pooled cryopreserved umbilical cord blood, (eCB) MSC, to be safe and effective in treating joint pain and inflammation.
ISES hosts AGM March 8
GUELPH - The annual general meeting of the International Society for Equitation Science will take place virtually on March 8 at 3pm.
Workhorse screening a fundraiser for Erin Agricultural Society
ERIN – It was a horse pull competition at a fall fair that inspired independent filmmaker Cliff Caines to embark on a three-year journey to create the award-winning documentary Workhorse.
New creative project will encourage mindful art-making, community building
GUELPH – The Guelph Arts Council’s (GAC) Pay it Forward Arts Fund, a gift of artist Barbara Salsberg Mathews and her husband, Bruce Mathews is offering the Re: Project.
Youth invited to enter Art on the Street poster design and contest
GUELPH – Guelph Arts Council and the Downtown Guelph Business Association are extending an open invitation for youth participants in the poster design and contest for Art on the Street 2023.