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FERGUS – An oil spill was discovered last week on the Grand River near the area of St. Andrew Street East and Gartshore Street.

FERGUS – Winning third place at the Toronto Barber Expo last year didn’t quite cut it for Mahfoz Adeeb, owner of the Barber Parlor in downtown Fergus. So he hunkered down, increased the challenge, and came home with the first-place trophy after this year’s contest on June 22

FERGUS – BT Corner, at the corner of Bridge and Queen streets in Fergus, is getting a facelift thanks to a donation from Bert and Marilyn Peel and commitment from the Fergus and District Horticultural Society.

FERGUS –  It was a historic day on June 16 as officials with Centre Wellington Township broke ground on a new operations centre.

FERGUS – The Fergus Agricultural Society hosted its first Agriculture Education Day on June 4 at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex.

FERGUS – What began as a routine phone call to grandma, quickly blossomed into a world of adventure, danger and creativity.

KENILWORTH – A bus will continue to travel between Guelph and Owen Sound twice daily, seven days a week, making stops in Arthur, Mount Forest, Fergus and Elora.

FERGUS – A Fergus real estate agent has been recognized for making the most donations to McMaster/Sick Kids hospitals in 2024 from among her Re/Max peers.

MAPLETON – The go-ahead has been granted for a naturopath to move forward with plans to open a wellness retreat near Cumnock, between Fergus and Arthur.

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has set the boundary for the new elementary school set to open in Fergus in September. 

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board is expecting to confirm the boundary for the new elementary school in Fergus at a board meeting Feb. 25. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Library branches and schools in Wellington County and Guelph are hosting events on Jan. 27 for Family Literacy Day.

FERGUS – The county’s automated speed enforcement pilot program officially went live in some designated school and community safety zones on Jan. 15, meaning drivers who speed in those areas could end up with tickets mailed to them after the fact.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Local charities are feeling the effects of the recently paused Canada Post strike and are scrambling to adjust.

TORONTO –  Mathias Bunyan died after being shot four times in the chest by a Wellington OPP officer in a Fergus bedroom in 2021.