FERGUS – A new Fergus Goodwill Donation Centre is now located at 680 St. David Street North. It is open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday 8am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
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Inaugural Raleway Festival held in Palmerston
Raleway Festival – The Town of Minto hosted the inaugural Raleway Festival at the Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum on June 25. Nearly 500 people attended.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations up in WDGPH region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – There are 118 confirmed active cases in the region as of June 29, up 26% from 94 one week ago and 34% from 88 two weeks ago. Prior to that, cases had been steadily declining since late April.
CMHA WW to carry on work of suicide awareness council
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) has confirmed the work of suicide awareness and prevention will continue despite the departure of the Suicide Awareness Council of Wellington-Dufferin.
Thirteen-year-old with rare cancer to hold fundraiser for cancer research
ELORA – Addison Hill has a whole team behind her – a medical team, a family and friends team, and a whole community support team. And Team Addy is preparing for a Family Fun Day on July 8 and 9 to support her and to raise money for research into sarcoma cancers at Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital.
Group not giving up on saving Middlebrook bridge
ELORA – After unsuccessful pitches to Centre Wellington and Woolwich councils to save, rather than demolish the Middlebrook bridge, members of a local citizens’ group thought they’d have to wait until after this fall’s municipal election before making another attempt to save the bridge.
Construction on Wellington Road 45 to run from July 4 to end of August
MAPLETON - Construction is set to begin on July 4 for road improvements on Wellington Road 45 at Wellington Road 12 in this township.
Harriston and District Horticultural Society held June meeting
Flower show – The Harriston and District Horticultural Society held a busy meeting at the…
Mosaic
I keep a gratitude journal and every morning I follow the prompts and fill in the blanks.
Scott Gerrie Memorial Tournament welcomed 32 teams to Fergus
Memorial tournament – After a two-year hiatus, teams from across Ontario returned to Fergus as…
Elora Mohawks Alumni host annual golf tournament
Annual tournament – On June 11 the Elora Mohawks Alumni held their 2nd annual golf tournament at…
Community helps look out for local turtle crossing
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – It’s that time of year again – turtles are out.
Hamilton man faces illegal cannabis charges
GUELPH – A Hamilton man faces several charges related to illegal cannabis following a routine…
Erin Farmers’ Market opens in Erin fairgrounds
Market season – The 2022 season of the Erin Farmers’ Market opened up last Thursday afternoon.…