STRATFORD – The 2020 Canadian Poultry XPO (CPX) has been officially cancelled. The CPX…
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Farmers, food processors balk at fees from large grocery retailers
OTTAWA – Canada’s farm and food processing lobbies say the latest round of fees introduced by…
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.
COVID-19 outbreak over at Riverside Glen
GUELPH - On Aug. 4 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) officials declared over a COVID-19 outbreak at the Village of Riverside Glen in Guelph.
Wellington North council approves CIP projects, $10,000 loan to Arthur BIA
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has approved an interest-free loan of $10,000 to the Arthur BIA as well as two Community Improvement Plan grants totalling over $4,200.
Local school boards say they’re ready to welcome back students in September
GUELPH – Officials with both Wellington County school boards say they are ready to welcome students back to conventional learning on Sept. 8. The return will mark the first time students are in class since March 13, when the province announced all Ontario schools would close due to COVID-19.
United Way issues 34 grants totalling over $850,000
GUELPH - United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin will issue 34 grants totalling over $852,000 to local organizations through the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF).
Elora Festival Online runs Aug. 6 to 8
ELORA – Elora Festival Online, which officials are billing as a "reimagined and abridged version" of the annual festival, will take place Aug. 6 to 8 with pre-recorded concerts.
Drayton Entertainment cancels remainder of season
CAMBRIDGE – Drayton Entertainment has cancelled the remainder of its 2020 season due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
LGHG Family Fun Day will look different this year
HILLSBURGH – The Let’s Get Hillsburgh Growing Committee’s Family Fun Day is going to look a…
Family holds backyard graduation ceremony
Backyard grads – Graduating from high school is an amazing event in the life of a young…
Seeding Our Food Future announces 40 micro-grants
GUELPH – On July 31 the Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities initiative, in collaboration with…
Proxy voting
No doubt many Ontarians utilized the recent Civic Holiday weekend as intended, to reflect on and…
OPINION: How can we move past ‘pandemic fatigue’?
This year has been challenging, no doubt about it. As a public health professional, I know that we…
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.