KENILWORTH – Video streaming services might soon be installed at the Arthur and Area Community Centre and the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex.
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Speeding an issue during OPP’s long weekend traffic campaign
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police handed out more than twice the number of speeding tickets they did last year during their Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign.
Tribunal sides with town in dispute over heritage designation
ERIN – Save for some minor wording changes in a town bylaw, the Ontario Land Tribunal has tossed a case attempting to stop a heritage designation for a Hillsburgh building.
Students start businesses through Summer Company program
GUELPH – Young entrepreneurial students have brought 13 new businesses to life this summer through Business Centre Guelph-Wellington’s Summer Company program.
Harriston man has collected, donated about 2.5 million pop tabs since 2017
HARRISTON – Since he was a child, Gregory Blagdon has cared about people who are less fortunate. So it’s no surprise to those who know Blagdon best that the 44-year-old recently donated around 850,000 pop can tabs to the Harriston Legion’s Tabs for Wheelchairs project.
Elora’s Longest BBQ draws over 12,000 people
ELORA – Elora’s Longest BBQ on July 29 brought over 12,000 people to Mill St. in Elora to get food tastings from a plethora of local restaurants.
Guelph/Eramosa comes together for a Party in the Park
ROCKWOOD – Guelph/Eramosa held a Party in the Park on July 31 at Rockmosa Park in Rockwood, featuring vendor tents, food trucks, games, live music and even a wiener dog race.
Goofie Newfie’s liquor licence reinstated
FERGUS– The Goofie Newfie’s liquor licence has been reinstated following a 10-day suspension by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that left taps dry and the business scrambling to adapt.
Garage a ‘total loss’: deputy fire chief
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The Guelph Fire Department responded to a garage fire on Wellington Road 124 between Jones Baseline and Watson Road North on July 29.
Not just a façade: Mount Forest, Arthur buildings could get new limitations aimed at preserving ‘history’
WELLINGTON NORTH – Some in Mount Forest and Arthur are concerned the historic character of downtown buildings could be stripped away.
Break it down
It would have been 20-plus years ago that an old reporter made the pitch that our systems are broken – irreparably.
Successful season for Highland Rugby coming to a close
FERGUS – This week is set to be the biggest week of the season for Highland Rugby Club with a big home tournament and three teams competing in regional and provincial finals.
Scottish Festival, Highland Games in Fergus this weekend
FERGUS – This weekend, the Fergus Scottish Festival will open its gates for the 80th time, welcoming guests from around the world.
ROI announces agricultural leadership program participants
GUELPH – The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) has anounced 18 current and emerging leaders from across Ontario selected to be a part of Class 21 of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP).