WELLINGTON COUNTY – Data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute (ARI)finds 2023 receiving mixed reviews.
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Provincial government satisfaction crashes after COVID-19, cost of living crisis
WELLINGTON COUNTY – One of the benefits history offers is perspective. In Canada, that history is unfolding day by day, year over year, and one of the stories being penned as the calendar pages turn is the stark and growing dissatisfaction with government services since 2020.
Wellington County 4-H starts year with sewing club
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County 4-H members began the new year Jan. 3 to 5 with a 4-H sewing club at the home of June Switzer.
Concert series continues with shows in Palmerston, Harriston and Fergus
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Popular local musical act MooreBand continues its second annual concert series with five shows in 2024.
Prohibition resulted in surge of illegal stills, bootleggers
The Ontario Temperance Act (OTA), introduced in 1916 as a war measure and made permanent in 1919, encountered difficulties in the early 1920s.
Wellington Junior Farmers raise $800 for local food banks
WELLINGTON COUNTY – In October, the Wellington County Junior Farmers hosted a roast beef supper to raise money and food donations for local food banks.
The year ahead: challenges from 2023 linger, but Canadians enter 2024 more optimistic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The inflation, international conflict and global warming conflicts of 2023 may have followed Canadians into the new year, but many are still welcoming 2024 with an optimistic view.
Ariss student one of two winners of Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington Library has announced the winners of the sixth annual Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest.
Three drag performances coming to county this month
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Three different drag shows are coming to Erin, Fergus and Rockwood this month.
Foster homes for babies urgently needed in county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – There are no public foster homes currently available for babies in Guelph and Wellington County.