ELORA – When Zain Rahman and his wife Patti Boutin moved from Mississauga to Mathieson Street in Elora 10 years ago, it didn’t take them long to realize they “had landed somewhere special,” Rahman said.
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Sargent’s book recalls people, places of 1950s Belwood
BELWOOD – Born one day after the end of the Second World War, Bob Sargent grew up in the 1950s on a 100-acre farm one mile north of Belwood.
Elora artist Julianna Cox exhibiting in New York
ELORA – Julianna Cox will be featured in an upcoming solo exhibit of small works on paper at the James Cox Gallery in Woodstock, New York.
Ontario champs Elora Mohawks heading to Founders Cup
KAHNAWAKE – It only took three games for the Elora Mohawks to beat out the Kahnawake Hunters to become the Ontario Junior B lacrosse champions. And that’s more or less how the entire playoff run went for the team.
‘Bigger, better’ Fergus Scottish Festival attracts hefty crowds
FERGUS – Pipe and drum bands, heavy events and highland dance competitions were just a few of the things drawing people from all over Ontario to Fergus on Saturday and Sunday for the celebration of Scottish heritage that is the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games.
Records and comebacks in Industry Day ‘Battles’
ELORA – Grand River Raceway celebrated its 35th annual Industry Day on Aug. 5, welcoming guests to the reconfigured five-eighth mile track in Elora.
Fergus Pipe Band holds concert at the Wellington County Museum
FERGUS – The Fergus Pipe Band held a concert at the Wellington County Museum on Aug. 1.
Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games runs Aug. 9-11
FERGUS - The volunteers are getting ready, the vendors preparing, musicians warming up, and competitors are practicing.
Shakespeare in the park Elora
ELORA – Elora Community Theatre presented King Lear over the Civic Holiday weekend. Cast illness prevented performances of Much Ado About Nothing. Both shows are scheduled to run August 8 to 11.
Riverfest Elora brings high-energy to Elora Legion Branch 229
ELORA – My Son the Hurricane, the popular multi-horn brass funk band from Niagara performed on July 27 at the Elora Legion to an enthusiastic crowd.