Centre Wellington

ELORA – Work is expected to begin this fall on a multi-million dollar project to expand the track at the Grand River Raceway here. Officials announced on April 26 the raceway is moving ahead with longstanding plans to transform the current half-mile oval into a 5/8-mile track.

FERGUS – While the long-term fate of a historic farmhouse is not known, for the short term it will be used to house resident and locum doctors working at Groves Memorial Community Hospital.

FERGUS - As local fairs and festivals are desperately seeking volunteers, they've pooled their resources and held a volunteer recruitment night at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus April 20. 

ELORA – Centre Wellington council will take action on termites.

BELWOOD – The importation of European horses to Canada has been a long-standing tradition in the country’s equine industry – and while it has always been costly, recently the process has become even more expensive. 

FERGUS – “I’ve had an extremely interesting life, and I survived it,” said Peter Gendron.

ELORA - A sure sign of spring in the Centre Wellington area is the return of Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra to the Elora Legion.  

Youth drama – Centre Wellington Children’s Drama Club staged Waiting for Goodrow at the Fergus…

Concert at Knox – A rising young star in country and western music played at Knox Presbyterian Church in Elora on April 21

ELORA – Tickets are on sale now for the Elora Festival, which promises to bring a mix of choral and instrumental music to various venues in Elora over two weekends, July 7 to 9 and July 12 to 16 this summer.