ELORA – Centre Wellington council has opened the door for a new grocery store in Elora, beside The Gorge Restaurant in between Wellington Road 7 and Park Road.
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Author visits schools to teach inclusivity, friendship, celebrating differences
FERGUS – Kasandra Coleman writes colourful picture books with bright messages: lessons of inclusion, friendship and celebrating people’s differences.
Minto council designates dog dangerous after ‘severe’ biting incident
MINTO – A dog bite that left a Minto resident needing 10 stitches has led to a “dangerous dog” designation by council.
Elora Adventure Film Festival returns with more films, speaker series
ELORA – Ian Evans thought he was on to something special last year when he launched the first Elora Adventure Film Festival. This year he’s certain of it.
Arthur teacher honoured for incorporating agriculture in lessons
ARTHUR – Pam Woodhouse, a Grade 3 teacher at St. John Catholic school in Arthur, is this year’s recipient of the AgScape Teaching Excellence in Agriculture and Food Education Award.
WCDSB students ran cross country at Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on Oct. 2
FERGUS – On Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, almost 1,300 students visited the grounds of the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex to participate in a cross country meet.
Clifford splash pad may come to fruition
CLIFFORD – A recently released provincial funding program may be the key to the community of Clifford receiving a new splash pad.
Jewish, interfaith groups held Oct. 7 community vigil
GUELPH – Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) and Interfaith Justice held a sombre vigil on Oct. 7
Concert with Addy-tude in Elora raises $60,000 for cancer research at SickKids
ELORA – Hundreds of people came out to the Elora Centre for the Arts on Oct. 5 to enjoy the music, food, drinks and more during the Concert with Addy-tude, but they were also supporting an important cause – sarcoma research at SickKids Hospital.
Guelph/Eramosa man, 95, charged in pedestrian’s death
GUELPH – A 95-year-old man has been charged with careless driving in connection with a collision last month that resulted in the death of a Guelph woman.
Fergus resident loses $60,000 in cryptocurrency scam: police
FERGUS – Police are once again warning residents to watch out for scams after a Fergus resident was bilked of tens of thousands of dollars and a Guelph man lost over $111,000.
Monsters awakened at event in downtown Elora
ELORA – “The Awakening” event on Oct. 5 in downtown Elora officially kicked off Monster Month in the village, with a pumpkin smash, a pumpkin carving competition, costume fashion show and more.
Mapleton user fees, charges to increase; public meeting Oct. 8
MAPLETON – Most user fees and charges for municipal services in Mapleton are set to increase, including permits, zoning amendments, animal control, cemetery services and hall rentals.
Wellington County planting pollinator habitat along roadsides this fall
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county’s roads division will be planting two pollinator habitat areas starting this fall as part of a trial project on county right of ways.
One $50-million donation and six long years later, CMHA Children and Youth Services building opens in Guelph
GUELPH – With much fanfare, speeches, and a smudging ceremony causing the fire alarm to go off, the new Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) building on Woolwich Street in Guelph celebrated its official opening on Oct. 2.