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ROCKWOOD – “There was something quite magical in watching your parents turn into other people when they were acting,” said Melanie Kanarek of her mother and father, Tina and Alex Kanarek.

GUELPH - Several local interest groups, community organizations and concerned residents turned out at a Wellington-Guelph social services committee meeting in support of the Guelph Tiny Homes Coalition, which seeks to get a tiny home community of up to 50 units built by winter.

ABERFOYLE – Gabriele Monteith and Steve Naylor would like Puslinch Township to take extra care when designing and maintaining roads that go through wetland areas.

LONDON –  Three athletes from Fergus’ Emmanuel Christian High School are celebrating after bringing home some hardware from the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) track and field championships earlier this month in London.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hunger doesn’t take a break when summer vacation starts at the end of June, but student nutrition programs do. It’s a problem the Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington is hoping to alleviate with the launch of its Summer Snax Program.

MAPLETON – Mapleton’s senior of the year for 2024 is former longtime councillor Dennis Craven. He was presented the award during a Mapleton council meeting attended by his family, including his children and grandchildren.

ERIN – Local teenager Ferguson Groves was lauded by his family, friends and even some local dignitaries at a private party thrown for him on June 13.

GUELPH – Automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras are expected on Wellington County roads within the next six to nine months.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Members of the York Soaring Association (YSA) are hoping for clear skies this weekend as they prepare to host an event that will showcase planes that flew in the Great War.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police are again warning county residents about grandparent scams, after two seniors were bilked out of thousands of dollars.

ERIN – An Erin man is in life-threatening condition after he was struck by a vehicle here early on Saturday. Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 124 west of Erin, at about 5am on June 15.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Three Hamilton residents have been charged in connection with a shoplifting spree earlier this week at stores in Mount Forest, Arthur, Shelburne and Orangeville.

MAPLETON – A rule prohibiting hunting with firearms on Sundays is set to be reviewed by Township of Mapleton staff. Resident Ray Kuper asked Mapleton council on June 11 to allow people to hunt with guns on Sundays. 

ABERFOYLE – Puslinch council decided the next gravel roads to be paved in the township are Carter, Cooks Mill and Farnham roads, all located in Arkell. The decision was contrary to the staff recommendation to pave Sideroad 10 South first.