Centre Wellington

Liverpool 4 – The Liverpool 4 was on stage to a full house at the Fergus Grand Theatre on March…

FERGUS – A community builder, a smart businessman, a second dad to many, and a true friend, Jim Dixon died on Feb. 28 of an apparent heart attack. He was 77. The funeral will be held March 9 at 1pm at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church with a reception to follow at the Fergus Legion.

FERGUS – It’s International Women’s Day on March 8 and to mark the day, The Grove youth hub is highlighting four young women and their contributions to the local community.

ELORA – Katie Cher was astonished that so many people attended the fundraiser for Ukraine she and some friends held at the Elora Café on March 5, and that the fundraiser raised $21,000 for the Canadian Red Cross’ Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – If horn honking means freedom, participants in the "Freedom Convoy" that rolled through Fergus and Elora on Saturday afternoon certainly exercised theirs.

FERGUS – Fergus and Elora firefighters responded to a house fire on Rea Drive in Fergus early on Sunday morning.

ELORA – A group of students is working to make feminine hygiene products more accessible to women in the community by creating awareness around period poverty.

ELORA – St. Mary Catholic School here is among nearly 100 schools across Wellington County, Guelph and Dufferin County participating in Live Free Day.

FERGUS – Tickets to the 2022 Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games will go on sale at 10am on Tartan Day, April 6.

ELORA – Centre Wellington Township will spend a total of $136,000 to purchase property for road improvements to Beatty Line North in Fergus.