ABOYNE - Grayson, left and Adeline Mouret enjoy visiting with Santa at the library in Aboyne on Dec. 2.
Centre Wellington
Fergus Pipe Band members honoured with Jim MacKenzie award
FERGUS – Each year after the Fergus Santa Claus parade the Fergus Pipe Band hosts its annual Christmas party.
Metcalfe Street remains closed after sewer pipe break
ELORA – Halloween may be long over but the nightmare continues in Elora. A section of sanitary sewer pipe on Metcalfe Street collapsed on Nov. 15 and the street has been torn up and closed ever since.
Mapleton, Centre Wellington on Globe and Mail’s ‘Most Livable Cities’ list
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Globe and Mail recently came out with a list of Canada’s most livable cities, – and two of the top 100 are in Wellington County.
Santa came to town with the Fergus Santa Claus Parade on Dec. 2.
FERGUS – The Fergus Santa Claus Parade on Dec. 2 included floats from local churches, dance groups and businesses, followed by Santa Claus himself.
OPP: removal of stop signs ‘puts lives at risk’
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Police are investigating the recent removal of five stop signs along Sideroad 20 in former West Garafraxa Township.
UGDSB working towards site plan approval for new schools in Fergus, Guelph
FERGUS – A public elementary school for about 300 pupils located at Kirvan Street and Elliot Avenue East is slated to open in September 2025.
Graffiti spree through Fergus causes frustration for businesses, residents
FERGUS – Wellington OPP have identified six youths allegedly responsible for a spree of graffiti in Fergus over the weekend of Nov. 24 to 26 and are looking for more suspects.
Puslinch to begin recruiting for new fire chief
PUSLINCH – The Township of Puslinch is looking for a new fire chief.
Mount Forest resident wins $140,000 Catch the Ace jackpot
ABOYNE – The Fergus Elora Rotary Club held its 49th weekly Catch the Ace draw on Nov. 12 and drew Tena Stortz’s name out of a drum containing 6,760 ballots.