ELORA — Four times a year and at Christmas time local artisans and others get together behind the Geddes Street Market in Elora to display their wares. Here are photos from Sept. 3.
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Stephens, Hall win silver with Team Ontario at U13 National Lacrosse Championship
FERGUS – Two young Wellington athletes represented Ontario last month in Canada's first National Lacross Champtionship for U13 girls
Kick-off event planned for Aboyne Rural Hospice
ABOYNE – With the donation of land by Wellington County for a hospice facility here, organizers are going full-steam ahead to see the facility built as soon as possible. And they are organizing a community kick-off event on Sept. 15 at the Wellington County Museum and Archives to introduce the plan
Cambridge resident dead after Labour Day collision in Centre Wellington
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A Cambridge resident is dead following a crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle on Monday. Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews were called to the collision between Fergus and Belwood on Sept. 4 just before 11am.
Second annual Centre Wellington Fun Day celebrates area’s diverse culture
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Elora’s Bissell Park was bumping with reggae, soca and Afro beats for Centre Wellington Fun Day on Sept. 3, presented by the Centre Wellington Black Committee.
She gave him her kidney – and he stole her heart
ELORA – Whether it was a match made in heaven remains to be seen, but doctors certainly approved the match between Emma Smith and Ben Doerksen. Smith got the all clear to donate her kidney to Doerksen late last year..
Blue-green algae found in Belwood Lake
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) has identified blue-green algae in Belwood Lake.
Council paves way for McDonald’s restaurant in Elora
ELORA – Centre Wellington council has agreed to lift a holding provision from a property on Wellington Road 7, paving the way for a McDonald's drive-thru restaurant.
Proposed St. David Street North development will add to Hwy. 6 traffic woes: residents
FERGUS – Worries about traffic, wildlife and maintaining their rural lifestyle were the main concerns raised on Wednesday night by neighbours of a housing development proposed for 961 St. David Street North in Fergus.
Agricultural societies struggle with lack of youth volunteers
WELLINGTON COUNTY — Many agricultural societies in the county have seen a drop in youth volunteers, causing some of them to have a difficult time getting by with fall fairs.