GUELPH - It’s the silent crime, often unnoticed, and it runs right through Guelph and Wellington County. And the Rotary Club of Guelph South wants everyone to be aware that human trafficking is here and girls, boys, men and women are being coerced into it.
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Lavender Festival supports Alzheimer Society
EAST GARAFRAXA – Hereward Farms is hosting a third annual Lavender Festival on Aug. 12.
Senator Rob Black feeling ‘sediment-al’ about support for agriculture
OTTAWA – Senator Rob Black is celebrating “another year of supporting agriculture, rural communities, and youth leadership inside and outside of the Senate of Canada.”
Student baton twirler graduates with scholarship
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Graduating Grade 12 student Elsie Post will pursue her studies and baton twirling next year at Ole Miss: University Of Mississippi, where she received a scholarship.
Hospitals receive $1.3 million for upgrades, repairs
WELLINGTON COUNTY – North Wellington Health Care will receive over $1.3 million in funding through the province’s Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF).
Operation Christmas Child recipients send cards of thanks
HANOVER – Shoeboxes packed in Wellington, Bruce, Grey, Perth, Dufferin and Huron counties are arriving in countries overseas.
Creekbank bridge completed four weeks early
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Wellington Road 17 is now open at the Creekbank Bridge location and the bridge rehabilitation project is complete.
Ennottville Historic Library and Community Hall fundraiser
ENNOTTVILLE – Grinder Productions, under the directorship of Eric Goudie, is helping the Ennottville Historic Library and Community Hall raise some funds for a new heating and air conditioning system at the historic site.
Put your garden on the ‘butterflyway’ by planting some pollinator favourites
WELLINGTON COUNTY – According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the dog days of summer are the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11.
Blue Bonnet Lassies hit road for summer competitions
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Dancers from the Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance travelled across Ontario to compete through the month of June.