Mini marathon – These boys, ages 10 to 13, are planning a mini marathon to support the Centre…
Hospital foundation raised $20 million for new hospital
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Even after the Ministry of Health agreed to fund a new Groves hospital, the community had to come up with 10 per cent of the cost of the building and all of the cost of equipping the hospital. How that happened is a tale unto itself.
Almost 90 per cent of Upper Grand students intend to return to face-to-face learning in September
GUELPH – Parents with students in the Upper Grand District School Board have overwhelmingly decided to return their children to face-to-face learning in September.
Centre Wellington councillor walking to Ottawa for mental health fundraiser
ELORA – Neil Dunsmore is planning to walk from Elora to Ottawa in September in an effort to raise awareness and funds for The Cody Shepperd Project, which supports people – particularly youth - with mental illness.
Elora artist moves ‘Racism at Home’ series to Fergus
Phil Irish has created a series of portraits he calls Racism at Home – paintings of Black and Indigenous people who were killed or injured by police.
Fergus Legion launches memorial banner program
FERGUS – The Fergus branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is inviting local businesses, families, and individuals to sponsor memorial banners to honour local war veterans.
Guelph-Eramosa ‘in good shape’ financially despite pandemic
BRUCEDALE – Guelph-Eramosa is managing the financial impacts of COVID-19 pretty well, the township’s finance director told council on Aug. 10.
Permits now required to run ‘public-facing’ programs in Centre Wellington parks
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The requirement, introduced the week of July 20, has caused confusion – and even some anger – with business owners.
Some Legions in Wellington County struggling to keep afloat
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Royal Canadian Legions in Elora and Fergus are weathering the financial storm caused by COVID-19, but many smaller Legion branches in Wellington County are struggling to keep their heads above water.
Local resident puts the brakes on two bridge demolitions in Centre Wellington
FERGUS – Jean Gerrard has filed a Part II Order request with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to put the brakes – at least temporarily - on the demolition of two historic bridges in Centre Wellington.
Aquatic centre in Fergus reopens on Aug.4
FERGUS – The aquatic centre at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex reopens on Aug. 4, but there are many restrictions due to COVID-19 and public health regulations.
Province reveals back-to-school plan
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Elementary and high school students in the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic school boards will return to school five days a week on September 8.
Horse breeders win lawsuit against OLG; government may appeal
TORONTO - A Superior Court judge has ruled that the Ontario government must pay compensation to breeders of standardbred horses for damages incurred after the abrupt cancellation of the Slots at Racetracks program (SARP).
Centre Wellington council agrees to take on termites
ELORA – Centre Wellington councillors hope Dr. Timothy Myles can do in Elora and Fergus what he did in Guelph - use his termite eradication program to rid the area of the destructive pests once and for all.
Guelph-Eramosa fire responds to two fires over weekend
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Guelph-Eramosa firefighters responded to two fires on July 26. The first was…