MOUNT FOREST – Adell Mueller has literally cut, curled, coloured and styled the hair of hundreds of Mount Forest and area residents. The popular hairstylist has sold Adell’s Beauty Salon and is retiring after 50 years.
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Local business offering treatment for COVID long-haulers
ELORA – Recently, Eramosa Physiotherapy has developed a “long-hauler” COVID-19 rehabilitation program at its locations in Elora, Acton, Burlington, Cambridge, Georgetown, Guelph and Orangeville.
Noki Farms wins first place in Guelph-Wellington Business Centre Win This Space competition
GUELPH – Noki Farms, a farm-meets-deli counter retail space, received first place and $20,000 at the Business Centre Guelph-Wellington’s (BCGW) first Win This Space business pitch competition.
A fixture on Elora’s Mill Street East for 33 years, Yarnbird to close at end of May
ELORA – Yarnbird owner Marlene Pascoe has a passion for knitting but the store on Mill Street West in Elora is closing at the end of May.
Temporary-use clause considered to facilitate rezoning application
MAPLETON – Township council will consider a bylaw to rezone a property on Wellington Road 7 at its next meeting, but wants to ensure a business on a newly-created residential lot is moved within two years.
Review board decision will raise assessment on gravel pits in county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Warden Kelly Linton called a provincial Assessment Review Board (ARB) decision that will see assessment on some area gravel pits rise by more than 60 per cent “a step in the right direction.”
Smart Cities receives $5 million in federal funding for ‘Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad’
GUELPH – The Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities project has received nearly $5 million in federal funding to advance its circular economy aspirations by creating a test platform and accelerator.
Wellington County approves funding for LaunchIt operation
MINTO – Wellington County council has approved a $20,000 allocation from the county’s Business Retention and Expansion Municipal Implementation Fund to assist the Town of Minto with operation of the LaunchIt Business Exploration Centre in Harriston.
CW Chamber announces award nominees
CENTRE WELLINGTON -– The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) has announced the nominees for this year’s Awards of Excellence, as well as the event plan in what will be another covid-adjusted year.
New business opened in Erin
New Business – GTA Vapes opened on Feb. 16 at 9-9 Main St. in Erin. The store offers in…
Chamber of Commerce members can access new Chamber Partnership Initiative
CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) is among the local chambers and boards of trade across Canada to take part in a program to help businesses, post-secondary students and to support the economic recovery.
Who will ‘Win this Space’?
GUELPH - Four local entrepreneurs have been selected to pitch for prime retail space in downtown Guelph through the Business Centre Guelph-Wellington’s “Win This Space” business competition.
Elora Farmers’ Market set to open May 1
ELORA – The Elora Farmers' Market will open for the season in less than a month. The market will celebrate its 16th season at Bissell Park starting on May 1, operating every Saturday from 9am to 1pm through October.
Jake’s Take: Video and Editing Services puts families, businesses in the picture
MINTO – Harriston native Jake Bieman recently opened a new business here, offering video and editing services for both business and personal needs.
Elora, Erin BIAs receive Digital Main Street Project support
GUELPH - Innovation Guelph has announced two more Community Collaboration projects through the Digital Main Street Project.