This Week in Photos - March 5, 2026
Champs – Team MacDougall from the Fergus Curling Club won the 2026 U20 Provincial Curling Championships and will be representing Ontario at the 2026 New Holland Canadian Under-20 Championships in Sudbury starting March 28. PHOTO 1: From left, coach Jordan Thin, skip Even MacDougall, vice Dylan Stockton, second Evan Madore and lead Carson Kay. PHOTO 2: A group of supporters joined the curlers in this photo. Submitted photos
Legacy – The Black Student Union at GCVI organized a show to celebrate Black legacy on Feb. 26. PHOTO 1: Aimee Richardson and Sahara Maharaj were among the students on stage during the Afro-tribal dance led by Tadiwa Masakure. PHOTO 2: The Black Student Union at GCVI organized a show to celebrate Black legacy on Feb. 26. PHOTO 3: GCVI teacher Natalie Brown-Lahey shared a poem during the assembly. PHOTO 4: From left, event emcees Alaa Osman, Ariel Danzell-Wright and Tadiwa Masakure. Photos by Robin George
Retirement show – The hall at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus was abuzz with activity on Feb. 27 as the Victoria Park Seniors Centre hosted its annual Active Living and Retirement Show. PHOTO 1: As well as vendors, the show featured demonstrations and workshops. Here Elly McCullough demonstrates how to use fans and capes in belly dancing. PHOTO 2: Marg Miller is not about to take flight. She’s learning how to use a cape in belly dancing at the Active Living and Retirement Show on Feb. 27. PHOTO 3: Lynda Langdon leads tap dancing classes at the Victoria Park Seniors Centre on Tuesdays at 11:30am. On Feb. 27 she led a demonstration at the Active Living and Retirement Show. “We have free tap shoes,” she said for anyone interested in taking a class. PHOTO 4: Abuzz – The hall at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex was abuzz with activity on Feb. 27 at the Victoria Park Seniors Centre hosted the annual Active Living and Retirement Show. PHOTO 5: Hear hear – There were many vendors at the Active Living and Retirement Show on Feb. 27 including Allan Quinton, a hearing care counsellor with Canadian Hearing Services. The devices he had on display would light up, vibrate or have other features for the hearing impaired. PHOTO 6: Sanpreet Sihota, left, and Ritu Razdan manned the booth for ComForCare Home Care, that provides personal care, specialized care, and support services to help seniors live independently. PHOTO 7: Ian MacCrae, left, and Renee Hadbnko were at the Activing Living and Retirement Show at the Fergus sportsplex on Feb. 27 to talk about the Elora Cataract Trailway Association and all they do for the community. They are currently fundraising $600,000 for trail improvements and connections to trails outside Centre Wellington.
Consolation – On Feb. 25, the D10 Girls hockey final took place at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex. The Centre Wellington District High School team lost 3-2 to John F. Ross in overtime. John F. Ross now moves on to CWOSSA in Waterloo on March 10 and 11. PHOTO 1: The team and coaches. PHOTO 2: The girls console themselves for a game well played, if not won. PHOTO 3: Riley Leslie, left, does her best to get past a John F. Ross player at the tournament. Photos by Tatum Long
Protecting turtles – Students are travelling from Mount Forest, Arthur and Elora schools regularly to use the new tech room at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Fergus. It’s the only room like it in a Wellington Catholic District School Board elementary school, principal Todd Goodwin said, and school officials are using it to strengthen community connections. Students have built tables and chairs for long-term care homes and the school recently partnered with the Wellington Turtle Guardians to build turtle nest protectors – wooden frames that will be placed over snapping turtle nests to protect eggs from predators such as skunks and raccoons. PHOTO 1: Ali Ferguson holds the wood still while Logan Brookes takes a turn cutting. Both are Grade 8 students at St. Mary Catholic Elementary school in Mount Forest. PHOTO 2: Grade 8 Mount Forest St. Mary’s student Piper Smart take a turn with the handsaw. PHOTO 3: Daniel Pastorfide Katada holds the wood steady while Ethan Cole Raposo cuts it to size. They’re both in Grade 8 at St. Mary Catholic Elementary School in Mount Forest. Photos by Robin George
The Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser, benefitting Elora House was held on Feb. 28 at the Grand River Raceway in Elora. This year 125 participants on 24 teams walked either twice or five times around the racetrack. Thirteen volunteers helped organize the event, which raised over $87,000. When the walkers returned, they were treated to chili, hot and cold drinks, and power bars and cookies. The team that raised the most money was In From the Cold, captained by Mark Brown. Elora House provides safe housing for victims of sexual exploitation and/or human trafficking. PHOTO 1: The Fergus Pipe Band was on hand to pipe walkers out to the track. PHOTO 2: Alexis Zehr and her dad Zachary, who was captain of the Skyline Elmfer team that raised the second highest amount of money. PHOTO 3: Animal costumes were popular with some participants. PHOTOS 4 & 5: Walkers make their way to and around the racetrack. Photos by Bill Longshaw
Fundraiser – The Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington (CRC) hosted its annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser in support of local charities and organizations working to fight homelessness and hunger. The walk raised $44,000 and saw 154 walkers participate. “Tonight is about more than a walk. It’s about visibility,” said CRC executive director Alyssandra Kent. PHOTO 1: Juliana was among the participants. PHOTO 12 Kent addresses the crowd accompanied by her young daughter. PHOTO 3: Three walkers head out into the cold. PHOTO 4: Ashur Grace, left, and Liam Decaire were two of 46 volunteers helping to facilitate the walk. PHOTO 5: Kiera MacMillan, left, and Leni Giilck. PHOTO 6: Live music was provided by Harriston singer Bernie Hale. Photos by Ellouise Thompson
