Centre Wellington

FERGUS – Police are looking to identify a man they say sexually assaulted a woman last week "at a retailer on St. David Street" in Fergus on April 30 at about 5:45pm.

FERGUS – It has been nearly 30 years since a plaque commemorating the life of Richard Pierpoint was first installed at John Black Public School, but it is clear the marker continues to play an important role in connecting students to Black history.

ELORA – The Elora Festival’s Annual Giant Book Sale has raised over $1 million since it was first held in 1989, said volunteer Jan Durban, who handles communications for the event.

FERGUS - The old Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) in Fergus will enter the final phase of demolition starting the week of May 13.

GUELPH – It was déjà vu all over again at the 10th annual Empowerment Day, held at the Sleeman Centre on May 2, with dancer Luca Patuelli, singer Stacey Kay, singer-songwriter Peter Katz, and Choir! Choir! Choir! entertaining some 5,000 students.

FERGUS – Wearing paint-splattered aprons and looks of concentration, five Centre Wellington District High School students quickly created quality paintings set on a circle of easels in the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on May 2.

FERGUS – When Joe Bowley moved to Canada from England nearly 20 years ago, he found a home at the Fergus Highland Rugby Club.

FERGUS – If generosity starts with a single step, satisfaction comes from completing a goal, says Rajvir Khanuja.  The 17-year-old had set a goal for himself in 2023:  to walk 10km on every long weekend in the year to raise funds for local hospitals.

ELORA – Rich Wigmore and Cassie Silverthorne kind of knew what they were getting into when they took over management of the Elora Rocks in 2021. Now they find themselves between a rock and a hard place.