ERIN – Elves at the Erin Lions Club are preparing to bring plenty of Christmas cheer through the streets of downtown Erin this Saturday.
Puslinch Santa Claus parade will be a real parade this time – no drive-by
ABERFOYLE – It will finally be a return to normal as the Optimist Club of Puslinch hosts the 2022 Santa Claus Parade.
OFT grant supports Business Enterprise Centre’s business mentor program
GUELPH - Times may be tough for local entrepreneurs, but help to level up is now available regionally, thanks to an Ontario Trillium Foundation - Resilient Communities Fund grant awarded to the Business Centre Guelph-Wellington.
One person dead following crash in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 6, just south of Mount Forest, on Monday morning.
Township holding community workshop on Pierpoint research project
ELORA – Members of the community are invited to a workshop on Dec. 1 to receive an update on and participate in the Pierpoint Research Project. The workshop will be held Dec. 1 from 6 to 8pm at the Elora Community Centre.
Wellington County conducting online, phone surveys on home retrofits
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County is working with Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors and Mainstreet Research to conduct online and phone surveys with local residents on retrofitting their homes for comfort, health and greenhouse gas emission reductions.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down across WDGPH region this week
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region are down significantly for the second week in a row, while the number of people hospitalized with COVID has dropped slightly.
St. John’s Elora rolling out the barrel as Barrel Boys concert set for Dec. 2
ELORA - The Barrel Boys will be performing their Carols from the Barrel Christmas show at St. John’s Anglican Church in Elora on Dec. 2.
Fire department helping Children’s Foundation – you can help too
PUSLINCH – With Christmas around the corner, the Puslinch Fire Department is asking the public to help them fill a truck in support of the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s Adopt-a-Family program.
Police beat: Harassment charge
Harassment charge ELORA – Police aren’t providing many details about a recent harassment charge…
Smoldering ashes cause wildland fire
ERIN – A homeowner who carelessly discarded smoldering ashes from a wood stove is responsible for starting a fire that spread across three to four acres of wildland here on Nov. 10.
Early morning fire destroys garage
ROCKWOOD – Firefighters from stations in Guelph/Eramosa and Puslinch responded to an early morning fire on Gowan Street here on Nov. 15.
Critically-acclaimed play How to Fail as a Popstar coming to Fergus Grand Theatre
CENTRE WELLINGTON –The Fergus Grand Theatre’s 2022-2023 presenting series continues on Nov. 26 with a performance How to Fail as a Popstar, the hit show from Toronto’s Canadian Stage, and Vancouver’s PuSH Festival, currently touring theatres across southern Ontario.
Magpie coming to Guelph Dec. 20
GUELPH - Magpie is coming to Guelph for a concert at Onyx later this month.
Early bird tickets for Coming Home Festival on sale now
AMARANTH - Music fans will be excited to know that the Coming Home Festival has offered a sneak preview of who will be playing next summer and are further enticing attendees with early bird ticket sales.