This Week in Photos - April 2, 2026

More than 400 guests filled the stands at the Palmerston arena on March 29 for the Harriston Skating Club’s year-end carnival event. PHOTO 1: Performers and program assistants take a bow at the Harriston Skating Club’s year-end carnival on March 29 at the Palmerston arena. PHOTO 2: Novice level skaters performing their routine titled Golden. PHOTO 3: The PreCanskate and Canskate 1 levels performing Zootopia. PHOTO 4: Senior skaters performing Grease. Submitted photos

Donation – Blessings to You Centre in Palmerston donated $500 to Youth For Christ (YFC) Minto. The funds will be used to help open the Drop In Centre in Harriston for Junior High Youth. From left: Shirley Newton, Pam McLean, Lori Dobson, Ashley Reimer (YFC), Annette Curry and Jenny Linthorst. Submitted photo

Donations – Since 2021, Arthur Second Look has donated $410,000 to groups and organizations in Arthur. On March 27, the store donated $500 to the Arthur and Area Historical Society and $500 to the Arthur and Area Horticultural Society. From left: Second Look volunteer Marnier Ritchie, Faye Craig representing the historical and horticultural societies, and Second Look volunteer Joan Gainer. Submitted photo

A sign of spring? – Thousands of tundra swans migrate through southern Ontario, particularly in late March, stopping to rest and feed before flying to the Arctic. The largest migrations, involving thousands of birds, occur on their journey from Chesapeake Bay to their breeding grounds near Hudson Bay. These tundra swans were recently spotted in Clifford. Photos by Duncan Hossack

Celebrations – A ribbon cutting ceremony on March 24 celebrated the new location and added services of Drayton Massage and Osteopathy Wellness Centre. From left are: Maureen Tenhoopen, Erica-Lynn Klaassen, Mapleton councillor Lori Woodham, Emma McRobb-Pronk, Mapleton Mayor Gregg Davidson, Lisa Stemmler-Fulcher and councillors Mike Martin and Marlene Ottens. Submitted photo

Hundreds of shoppers crammed into the Fergus Restore on March 28 for the 25th anniversary of Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington. PHOTO 1: From left: volunteer Quin Francis, Fergus Restore manager David Tanner, volunteers Yashika Pagidipalli and Joanna Camacho, communications and resource development director Karen Boscariol, and volunteers Randy Dryburg and Connor Elrick. PHOTO 2: Graham Scattergood makes his radio debut alongside Habitat’s Karen Boscariol at the Grand 101.1 booth. PHOTO 3: Restore cashier Riffat Shahid. PHOTO 4: Matthew Norris Lu at the Grand 101.1 booth. PHOTO 5: Fergus Restore manager David Tanner and Boscariol. Photos by Duncan Hossack

Silver Mustangs – The Grand River Mustangs U15B team travelled to Etobicoke last Saturday to take on the Markham-Stoufville Stars in the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) finals. Team officials say it was a tight game right until the end, with the Stars scoring an empty-net goal late in the third period to defeat the Mustangs 3-1. The Grand River girls, who brought home silver medals, were also the first team in Mustangs history to ever make it to the OWHA finals, officials say. Submitted photo

Young author – Fergus author Charis Alabi spent the morning of March 25 reading to nine classes at Elora Public School. The Grade 4 JD Hogarth student shared her own book, In a World Where you Can Be Anything, What Would You Be? with students in kindergarten through Grade 4 in the library of the Elora school. Alabi began by reading to 70 or so kindergarten students, keeping them engaged by pausing frequently to ask questions, which the students seemed excited to answer. When the enthusiastic kids began speaking over one another, Alabi calmly suggested, “how about we all raise our hands and give other people a chance to share?” She gave the students a chance to ask their own questions too, and the kindergartners were curious about how long it took Alabi to finish the book and what the process was like. She showed them her original first draft, hand written on lined paper. Photo by Robin George

Fun fundraiser – The Fergus Curling Club held its annual Curl for a Cause fundraising event on March 28, this time to benefit the Aboyne Rural Hospice. PHOTO 1: The Fergus Pipe Band pipes-in players during the opening ceremony. PHOTO 2: Curling is fun, said the members of this team, who called themselves Humans with Brooms. They sported critter hats as they posed for this photo with members of the Fergus Pipe Band at the Curl for a Cause event. PHOTO 3: Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Joseph Racinsky, Senator Rob Black and Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters say a few words before the games begin. PHOTO 4: The Fergus Pipe Band piped in the first batch of players at the Fergus Curling Club’s Curl for a Cause event on March 28. Photos by Joanne Shuttleworth

Mustangs – The Grand River Mustangs U13B team came home with gold from the Caledon Coyotes Howl in the Hills Spring Classic tournament last weekend. The Mustangs defeated the Mississauga Hurricanes in a tight final game, team officials say. Submitted photo

Easter – The Whistle Stop Cooperative Preschool in Aberfoyle held its annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on March 28 at the Puslinch Community Centre. There were games and activities for the children, a pancake breakfast and, of course, photos with the Easter Bunny. PHOTO 1: Dominic Guarnio poses for a photo with the Easter Bunny. PHOTO 2: Four-year-old twins Emily, left and Sophia Bohl show off the chocolate eggs they scored at a game table. PHOTO 3: If the chocolate and pancakes with maple syrup at the Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on March 28 didn’t get the children on a sugar rush, cotton candy was sure to do so. Here Parteek Johal, left and his brother Gavin enjoy the frothy concoction. PHOTO 4: Sam Hanley, left, and Zoey Howe, pause for a moment for a photo with the Easter Bunny. Photos by Joanne Shuttleworth

On the move – It’s migration season and hundreds of swans took up temporary residence on Belwood Lake on March 27. Photos by Georgia York

Say what? – The Optimist Club of Puslinch recognized participants in this year’s oratorical contest on March 24. From left: Skhya (first place), Maahi (third place), Fiona (participant), Declan (second place) and Lucas (participant). Submitted photo

Silver medal – The Grand River Mustangs U15LL team brought home a silver medal in the Kitchener Girls Local League final last weekend versus the Woolwich Wild. Submitted photo