CENTRE WELLINGTON – On June 27 Centre Wellington Fire and Rescue performed two water rescues – one at the Elora Gorge and one at Belwood Lake.
Centre Wellington
Collecting tabs for a good cause
ELORA – Six-year-old Jake Dippel is collecting metal can tabs with the goal of finding enough to earn an electric wheelchair for a Fergus resident in need.
Melville United Church Minister Marion Loree retires
Minister retires – Members of Melville United Church in Fergus held a retirement party on…
Ontario Command of the Royal Canadian Legion makes donation to Groves Hospital
Donation to Groves – Groves Memorial Community Hospital recently received a donation of $5,000…
Centre Wellington council approves procedural bylaw
ELORA – Centre Wellington council approved the long-awaited and long-debated procedural bylaw at its meeting on June 28. The draft bylaw was first introduced to council last October, when councillors decided to form an ad hoc committee to tuck in deeper.
Groves hospital, township divide old hospital lands in Fergus
FERGUS – Ever since the new Groves Memorial Community Hospital opened at the new site in Aboyne last year, the burning question has been what will happen to the old hospital site in Fergus? Now there are some answers.
County hospitals join Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials announced on June 28 that Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Aboyne and North Wellington Health Care (NWHC), which operates hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest, were joining the team, formerly known as the Guelph and Area OHT.
Teacher providing bike repairs in support of Portage Elora
ELORA – Todd Willoughby, a physical and outdoor education teacher from Elora, is providing repairs, tune-ups, and safety checks for all types of non-electric bikes and scooters in support of Portage Elora’s mountain bike program to help introduce at-risk youth to the sport.
Boy’s Canada Day lemonade sale will support autism services
FERGUS – Eight-year-old Walker Samson of Fergus is hosting a lemonade sale on July 1 at 98 Ryan Street in Fergus from 1 to 4pm.
Community Resource Centre to host Canada Day scavenger hunt
FERGUS – The Community Resource Centre has organized an event for Canada Day to get the kids outdoors, raise some funds for the agency, and celebrate the town of Fergus and its history.