Salute for a king - The Guelph Royal Canadian Legion Branch 234 held a ceremony at York Road Park in Guelph on May 6 to mark the coronation of King Charles III. The 11th Field Artillery Regiment fired a 21-gun salute in honour of King Charles.
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First on the Turf tournament welcomes rep teams from the Fergus Elora District Soccer Club
Alexa Klapwyk takes on a Guelph Gryphon defender at the soccer complex in Guelph. The Fergus Elora District Soccer Club had three rep teams playing at the First on the Turf tournament in Guelph recently. The regular season for rep teams starts May 13.
Star-studded Empowerment Day aims to motivate, inspire students
GUELPH – Thousands of students and educators with the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) flocked to the Sleeman Centre on May 4 for a day of uplifting stories, positive thinking, and the overwhelming message that there is no wrong time to do good in the world.
Drug strategy groups release data sheets highlighting drug poisoning crisis
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Drug strategy officials here have released a set of fact sheets in an effort to address the ongoing drug poisoning crisis that's taking a toll on the local community and across Ontario.
County purchases school board properties in Guelph for future office, parking needs
GUELPH -The County of Wellington has purchased three Guelph properties for more than $5.5 million from the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) for future office and parking needs.
Public health takes action after food poisoning incident at International Women’s Day event
GUELPH – The local board of health heard the story of an International Women’s Day event that went wrong, and a collaboration between public health inspectors and the host that went right at a meeting on May 3.
Parent asks board to get off fossil fuels, build new school with heat pump technology
GUELPH – Sam Stevenson hopes the Upper Grand District School Board will consider using electric heat pump heating when it builds a new high school in the south end of Guelph.
Local CMHA branch celebrates Mental Health Week with inspiring, meaningful stories
GUELPH – Each May, people across Canada rally around the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Mental Health Week.
JD Hogarth teacher facing child pornography charges
FERGUS – A teacher at JD Hogarth Public School here is facing child pornography charges. Darwin Charles Harrison, 38, of Guelph, was arrested on April 6 and charged with possessing child pornography, making child pornography available and accessing child pornography.
Senators embark on ‘fact-finding mission’ in Wellington County, Guelph
WELLINGTON COUNTY - From the Red Chamber to Wellington County, Rob Black and two fellow senators, Alberta Senator Paula Simmons and Senator Pat Duncan of Yukon, toured across Wellington County and Guelph from April 24 to 26 to investigate what's happening on the ground in the name of healthy soils.