News

GUELPH – Get ready to be swept away into the enchanting world of Avonlea as the beloved classic, Anne of Green Gables: The Ballet, at the  River Run Centre on Jan. 14 at 2pm. 

GUELPH - The Oldfields welcomed a new member to the family, Milo Oldfield, who was born at Guelph General Hospital at 12:08am.

ARTHUR - St. Andrews Presbyterian Church hosted a Family New Year’s Eve party at the Arthur arena.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington Library has announced the winners of the sixth annual Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest.

MINTO – Weekday shinny and PA day sessions run until March 24 at the Palmerston and Harriston arenas.

ROCKWOOD – Every Wednesday, people in need can visit the new Community Pantry Project here to pick up groceries, clothing and small kitchen items, and stay to enjoy a bowl of hot soup. 

MINTO – The Town of Minto is applying for a $48,000 Community Emergency Preparedness Grant (CEPG) to install a generator at the Palmerston and District Community Centre.

ROCKWOOD – Local 20-year-old Daniel Clarke has been drafted by the Halifax Wanderers Football Club as a goalkeeper. 

ELORA – Considering the growing popularity of Airbnb and similar websites, and faced with a shortage of housing in the township, Centre Wellington council is concerned that accommodations for tourists are taking precedence over accommodations for residents.

ERIN – Some residents connected to Erin's water system may be without water between 8am and 5pm on Jan. 3.

WELLINGTON NORTH – A Fergus man has life-threatening injuries after a truck ran into a house here on Monday. Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 16 south of Damascus, at about noon on Jan. 1.

FERGUS – Dave Genereaux was a loving husband, doting new father and “all around awesome guy. He’s going to be missed a lot,” his wife Sabrina Genereaux said tearfully on Dec. 31.