ELORA – Centre Wellington council approved the long-awaited strategic plan on May 29 that will guide the budget, priorities of staff, and establish new advisory committees to help council reach its goals before the next election in 2026.
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Second annual Wellington County Writers’ Festival next weekend
ABOYNE – People can connect with local authors, write with a typewriter, listen to stories and music, or even watch a puppet show at the second annual Wellington County Writers’ Festival.
Group hopes it will have more luck with new council to save Middlebrook bridge
ELORA – The Save Middlebrook Bridge group made another attempt to save the historic bridge that is slated to be removed in 2028.
Soap Box Derby returning to Elora
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Homemade cars will once again race through Elora’s downtown on July 1.
Township enters community partnership program agreement with Mochrie and Voisin Real Estate Group
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Staff have finalized an advertising agreement with Mochrie and Voisin Real Estate Group Brokerage that will see new tennis court windscreens at the Tower Street Tennis Courts in Fergus.
Candlemaker named Entrepreneur of the Year
FERGUS – Candlemaker Kristy Miller says she is a “living example” that dreams really can come true.
Exhibit celebrates ‘Small Town PRIDE’
ABOYNE – Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) has collaborated with Minto Pride to create “Our Small Town PRIDE: A Celebration of 2SLGBTQI+ Stories and History.”
‘Fabulous Fergus Pub Night’ is back
FERGUS – Fabulous Fergus Pub Night involves three pubs, one meal and travelling entertainment between courses.
NeighbourWoods planting in The Food Forest
Food forest – Off to the left of the Fergus sportsplex, behind the tennis courts, is a new site called The Food Forest.
Fergus and District Horticultural Society’s annual spring plant sale
Spring plant sale - The Fergus and District Horticultural Society held its annual spring plant sale on May 27.