MINTO – The Town of Minto and the local downtown revitalization committees - Harriston Rising, All Aboard Palmerston, and Clifford Connects - have issued an invitation to all to join them in celebrating their downtowns on Sept. 27.
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Army Cadet program coming to Fergus
FERGUS - An Army Cadet unit is starting up in Fergus this fall and organizers are hoping there are enough interested youth aged 12 to 18 in the Fergus-Elora-Arthur area to make it fly.
UGDSB preparing for a ‘business as usual’ return to school
GUELPH – As students brace themselves for another school year, the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is preparing for a “business as usual” return to school.
First community garden on township land being installed at sportsplex
FERGUS – There’s been some plotting and planning going on at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex. The planning has been going on for some time, but on Sept. 1 came the plotting.
Construction completed, two county roads reopen
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Sections of Wellington Roads 7 and 16 were set to reopen on Sept. 2
Local churches amalgamate to form new St. James United Church
PALMERSTON – When James Street United Church officially opens for worship here this month it will be a new church with a long history and deep roots in two communities.
Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine targeting Omicron variant
OTTAWA – Health Canada has approved the country's first updated "bivalent" COVID-19 vaccine formulated to attack the original COVID strain and the BA.1 Omicron variant.
County officials participate in housing, homelessness meeting with Trudeau
KITCHENER - Wellington County and Guelph officials participated in a roundtable discussion with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on homelessness and housing issues on Aug. 30.
Arthur Fall Fair ambassador Emma Smyth second at CNE competition
TORONTO – Arthur fall fair ambassador Emma Smyth placed second at the Canadian National Exhibition’s (CNE) annual Ambassador of the Fair competition.
Traffic the main concern with New to You development proposal
FERGUS – Adding more traffic to an already busy Highway 6 was the only comment against a proposed residential development at the New to You store property in Fergus.
Grove Wellington Guelph, CMHA launch campaign ahead of municipal election
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grove Wellington Guelph and the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington are launching a #GetReal campaign, dedicated to demanding action from candidates and community representatives to ensure mental health is a priority in the upcoming municipal election.
Canadian truckers account for 90% of shipping industry
CANADA – Canadian truckers account for a large majority of the goods and products that are shipped across, out of and into Canada each day.
National Trucking Week runs Sept. 4 to 10
WELLINGTON COUNTY – It’s National Trucking Week in Canada, beginning Sept. 4.
Hawthorn Farm event demonstrates how to clean seeds worth saving
PALMERSTON - Around 36 people gathered at Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds in Palmerston on Aug. 19 to learn about the successes and challenges of seed saving.
Farm and Food Care event brings the farm to the people in Elora
ELORA – Farmers brought the food to the people at the Grand River Raceway on Aug. 27 for Breakfast From the Farm, a Farm and Food Care Ontario event.