Snow contest – The Optimist Club of Moorefield is holding a snow sculpture contest. Local…
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Little Libraries will be popping up in Mapleton to increase local literacy skills
MAPLETON — Lower literacy skills among rural Canadian youths has inspired a local university student to take action and bring “little libraries” to the Mapleton area.
Voting underway for contest
MINTO – Entries in the Snow Sculptures with a Twist contest can be seen online, as well as…
CWDHS finishes in top 10 in national cybersecurity competition
FERGUS – Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) teams “Plagueware” and…
Outdoor rinks provide family fun and chance to sharpen hockey skills
Puck drop – Andrew Pelkie of Fergus set up a face-off for his children, Nathan, 7, and Leah, 10,…
Rockmosa Park to host Rockwood Farmers’ Market again this year
ROCKWOOD – Rockmosa Park will continue to be the home of the Rockwood farmers market for another year.
Good news from Wiarton
Word officially came this past Tuesday from Wiarton Willie. According to legend, when the weatherman rodent stands and doesn’t see his shadow an early spring is on the way.
Drijber celebrating 101 years young
One hundred and one! – Sytske Drijber turned 101 on Jan. 29 and that’s a milestone even…
Rotary Club’s virtual duck race nets $25,000 for local charities
GUELPH-WELLINGTON – The Guelph-Wellington Rotary Club held a virtual celebration in January…
Brampton man charged in death of teen hit by boat last summer
MAPLETON – A Brampton man has been charged in connection with the death of a Kitchener teenager hit by a boat on Conestogo Lake last summer.
Local students to return to class on Feb. 8
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Education minister Stephen Lecce announced on Feb. 3 that all public health units - except those in Toronto, Peel and York - would reopen schools to all students on Feb. 8 after five-weeks of virtual learning.
Protesters: provincial government failing long-term care residents
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Over 19,000 people from across the province joined a Jan. 29 online protest to demand action from the provincial government to help long-term care residents.
Sixteen COVID-19 cases at Cargill’s Watson Parkway plant
GUELPH - An outbreak of COVID-19 at Cargill Canada’s Dunlop Drive location in Guelph is over, but another persists at the company’s Watson Parkway location.
Active COVID-19 cases in region down significantly; 98 new cases on weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Active COVID-19 cases in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region have dropped significantly over the last week, but another Wellington County resident has died with the virus.
Public health pauses first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations due to delivery delays
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health has paused all first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations due to delivery delays, but officials say everyone who's received a first dose will receive their second shot prior to the 42-day deadline.