WELLINGTON COUNTY – Catch the Ace Co-chair Tim Noonan presented a $1,000 cheque to principal Michele Hasson from the Wellington Catholic District School Board to go toward the St. Mary’s Lunch Program.
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Patrice Baker and Nancy MacNabb featured in Headwaters Arts Gallery exhibit
ALTON – Headwaters Arts presented its first Member Proposal Show of the year featuring acrylic abstract paintings by Nancy MacNabb and mixed media works by Patrice Baker.
Dirty business for ‘Loyal to the Soil’ 4H club
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The 4H Loyal to the Soil club held its first meeting on April 8.
Arnott sticking to decision to ban keffiyeh in legislature
TORONTO – Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Ted Arnott will not be backing down on his decision to ban wearing the keffiyeh in the legislature.
County MPs say ‘tax and spend’ budget will negatively hit farmers
OTTAWA – Wellington-Halton Hills MP Michael Chong and Perth-Wellington MP John Nater share a similar pessimism when it comes to the federal budget released last week.
Donations down, demand up as United Way doles out $1.5 million
GUELPH – On April 16, United Way announced it had invested $1.5 million in 51 programs across Guelph and Wellington and Dufferin counties. But funding requests were much higher – more than twice what was available to distribute.
Fergus man sentenced to prison following online child exploitation stings
TORONTO – Fergus resident Wilfred Thyssen, 67, was sentenced in Toronto Court by Justice Jonathan Bliss this month to a term of more than five years in prison for arranging to have sex with children and breaching a bail condition.
Centre Wellington to take over administration of county parking tickets
ELORA – Centre Wellington will use Alpha Technology Systems Inc. to provide parking enforcement again this summer. And township staff will take over parking administration services for all of Wellington County.
County hosts second health, housing symposium in Guelph
GUELPH – An unprecedented housing crisis is happening in Guelph, Wellington County, and Canada at large. The number of homeless people is growing rapidly, and there aren’t enough resources to go around.
Partnership raises awareness about volunteer need for grief support organization
ST. JACOBS – Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region (BFO-MR) is teaming up with CHANGE Lifestyle & Apparel (CLA)to raise awareness about the need for volunteers to make its grief support services possible.