FERGUS – Making change is no small feat, but taking small steps to get there is something everyone can do according to Avaline Booth, a Grade 10 student from Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) and recent recipient of the 2022 Rotary Indigenous Youth Award.
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GRCA urges water conservation throughout watershed
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The conservation authority is asking water users throughout the watershed to cut their consumption by 10 per cent due to the “unusually dry weather” this spring and summer.
Local lacrosse players to compete on Team Ontario
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Centre Wellington box lacrosse players Avery Summerville and Cara Nielson have been chosen to play for Team Ontario this summer and fall.
Living in Relation: An Indigenous Exhibit at Wellington County Museum and Archives
ABOYNE – Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA), in collaboration with Indigenous partner Amber Holmes, is unveiling Living in Relation.
Puslinch and Centre Wellington to share fire chief
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch and Centre Wellington will soon share a fire chief. Puslinch council voted in favour of a motion to enter a shared service agreement with Centre Wellington for Tom Mulvey to be fire chief for both municipalities.
Goodwill opens donation centre in Fergus
FERGUS – A new Fergus Goodwill Donation Centre is now located at 680 St. David Street North. It is open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday 8am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
Thirteen-year-old with rare cancer to hold fundraiser for cancer research
ELORA – Addison Hill has a whole team behind her – a medical team, a family and friends team, and a whole community support team. And Team Addy is preparing for a Family Fun Day on July 8 and 9 to support her and to raise money for research into sarcoma cancers at Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital.
Group not giving up on saving Middlebrook bridge
ELORA – After unsuccessful pitches to Centre Wellington and Woolwich councils to save, rather than demolish the Middlebrook bridge, members of a local citizens’ group thought they’d have to wait until after this fall’s municipal election before making another attempt to save the bridge.
Scott Gerrie Memorial Tournament welcomed 32 teams to Fergus
Memorial tournament – After a two-year hiatus, teams from across Ontario returned to Fergus as…
Elora Mohawks Alumni host annual golf tournament
Annual tournament – On June 11 the Elora Mohawks Alumni held their 2nd annual golf tournament at…