GUELPH – Hospice Wellington is hosting its first “Retro Royale” winter fundraiser at the Delta Hotel by Marriot in Guelph on Feb. 15 with a retro ‘80s theme.
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Ministry of Education releases high school graduation rates
GUELPH – Between 82 and 91 per cent of students from local school boards graduate high school within four years of starting Grade 9.
Black Heritage Month celebration in Town of Minto to feature Kween
HARRISTON – Minto’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee is hosting a celebration of diversity on Feb. 17.
OTF grants $20,000 to Guelph Youth Singers
GUELPH – On Jan. 24, local MPP Mike Schreiner attended a performance of the Guelph Youth Singers (GYS) at the Elliott Community Retirement Home.
Tree Trust has new program manager
ELORA – Tree Trust, a program of the Elora Environment Centre, has hired Braedon Witt as its program manager.
Rural Ontario Institute announces 2024 AALP gala
GUELPH – The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) recently announced this year’s Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) Dream Gala and Auction will be held on April 13.
Town of Erin enters new agreement with tennis club
ERIN – A new stewardship agreement between the Town of Erin and the Erin Tennis Club adopted at a council meeting last year defines areas where both sides can work to provide high-quality service to residents.
Benefit Hockey Game between Wellington OPP and Minto Firefighters
MINTO - Minto firefighters and members of the County of Wellington OPP took to the ice at the Palmerston arena for a benefit hockey game on Jan. 27.
Robbie Burns’ Day Celebrated at Fergus Legion
FERGUS - Every year around Jan. 25, the famous Scottish Poet Robbie Burns’ life is celebrated.
UGDSB seeking applications, nominations for associate director
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is inviting applications and nominations for the newly created role of associate director.
CVC appoints new board chair
MISSISSAUGA – Brampton and Peel Regional councillor Michael Palleschi was acclaimed as Chair of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) at the inaugural 2024 board meeting held Jan. 19.
Break-in, theft at Mount Forest crystal store
MOUNT FOREST – Leanne Clark felt devastated when she found out her store, Art Arrows, was broken into.
Police beat: OPP called to Fergus Sportsplex for alleged theft
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On Jan. 23 at around 3:45pm, Wellington County OPP attended the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex for a reported theft.
County receives funding for additional shelter beds, transitional housing
GUELPH – A plan by Wellington County’s social services department to increase the number of emergency shelter beds and transitional housing spaces in downtown Guelph has received a funding boost from a so-far undisclosed source.
Three baby chicks abandoned in dumpster in Guelph; two survive
GUELPH – Three baby domestic chickens were found abandoned in a garbage dumpster behind an apartment building on Speedvale Avenue West in Guelph at approximately 6pm on Jan. 25.