GUELPH – Hillside Festival has won Folk Music Ontario’s Setting the Stage Award, tying with…
Canadian experts guide local data trust pilot
GUELPH - The Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities initiative has launched two new data-focused Our Food Future projects: the Food Future Data Hub and a Data Utility Advisory Committee.
Wellington Catholic awarded Share2Care grant for Multilingual Mental Health Initiative
GUELPH - The Wellington Catholic District School Board has been selected from 199 applicants as a recipient of the 2020 Share2Care Mental Health Grant.
Mapleton’s Leona Ottens sets Guinness mark for fastest burpee mile
LISTOWEL – Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Leona Ottens’ Guinness World Record undertaking on Dec. 23 is that she still had enough in the tank afterward to do a victory jog around the Between The Lines (BTL) track with her children.
Elora Singers partner with health care networks across Ontario
ELORA – This holiday season will be one unlike any in recent memory, at the end of a year which has challenged health care workers, communities, and families in unprecedented ways.
Darren’s Day event cancelled due to COVID-19
PALMERSTON - The Darren’s Day steering committee has announced the 2021 Darren’s Day event will be cancelled due to physical distancing requirements related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
ToastyToes raises $15,000 for socks for homeless
GUELPH - ToastyToes Guelph and the Guelph Community Foundation exceeded their campaign goal, raising $15,382 for charities to purchase socks for those experiencing homelessness.
Victoria Terrace Public School holds food drive
School Christmas spirit – Students at Victoria Terrace Public School held a food drive in…
Garage fire in Mapleton destroys building, damage estimated around $50,000
Garage destroyed by fire – Firefighters from Mapleton Fire Rescue’s Drayton and Moorefield…
Santa took to the ice to join Drayton Skating Club programs
Santa on ice – To add some seasonal fun to December sessions, Santa Claus joined the…
Harriston Legion branch provides $30,000 to community groups
HARRISTON - The Harriston Legion’s Catch the Ace committee has announced the local recipients of $30,000 in funds raised by its first Catch the Ace draw.
Local businesses host walk for cancer care
Local businesses that care – When Cancer Patient Services (CPS) cancelled its annual Walk for…
Open Mind:Practicing gratitude
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we live, work, and connect. What may have felt like a novelty nine months ago has now become isolating, boring and mundane.
February will be Black Heritage Month here
GUELPH – At least in Guelph and area, February’s Black History Month will be known as Black Heritage Month.