First-year curlers – The Fergus Curling Club’s Little Rocks curling season wrapped up on March…
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FEDS teams compete in Hamilton tournament
Soccer tournament – ABOVE: The FEDS (Fergus Elora District Soccer) U15 Boys team played very well…
Rising costs put bridge replacement on hold
ELORA – Bridge 24WG, located on 1st Line between Sideroads 10 and 15 in Centre Wellington, will remain closed for the foreseeable future.
Cost of Elora Community Centre renovation almost doubles; council agrees to pared down version
ELORA – The estimated cost of renovating the Elora Community Centre has almost doubled since the township learned it had received federal and provincial funding to help them out and that means the project will be much less than had been anticipated.
Council approves limited street closures in Elora, shuttle bus connecting Fergus and Elora this summer
ELORA – Visitors and business owners loved that Metcalfe Street and West Mill Street in Elora were closed to vehicular traffic on weekends during the summers of the pandemic, but two years later there is mixed opinion on doing it again this summer.
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre draws a crowd in Fergus
FERGUS – Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre made a campaign stop at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on April 21 and a crowd came out to meet him.
Centre Wellington receives $450,000 in latest OLG payment for hosting casino
ELORA – Centre Wellington is receiving over $450,000 in its latest payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for hosting Elements Casino Grand River in Elora. The township has received $1,622,262 in total for the 2021-22 fiscal year.
Local resident bilked out of $50,000 with Bitcoin, gift card scam
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Police are again warning local residents to be wary of fraudsters after a resident here was scammed out of $50,000. Police say someone "provoked the victim" to purchase and transfer over $50,000 in Bitcoin and gift cards.
Friends of the Grand River could use some more friends
FERGUS – With COVID restrictions lifting, Friends of the Grand River want people to know they are back and looking for some new blood to help fulfill their mandate.
Trillium grant helped Fergus Agricultural Society prepare for upcoming fall fair
FERGUS – In 2021, the Fergus Agricultural Society received a $28,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund.