WELLINGTON COUNTY – Stephen Harris has been selected to represent Canada at the Pan Am Games, which run from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5 in Santiago, Chile.
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Small Business Week celebrates southern Ontario’s entrepreneurial spirit
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Small Business Week is in full swing in the heart of Ontario, celebrating the resilience, innovation and dedication of the province’s small business community.
Naturalized gardens teeming with life
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Little yellow flowers on tall cup plants buzz with bees, finches feast on seeds from purple asters, and monarch caterpillars chew milkweed leaves in naturalized gardens across the county.
Budget pressure expected to push up county tax increases
GUELPH – Wellington County residents may want to brace themselves for an above-normal tax increase next year. The county budget is under more pressure than previously understood, councillors learned during a three-hour special budget meeting on Oct. 5.
Public health launches fall vaccine campaign for flu, COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has launched its fall vaccine campaign, offering residents the chance to receive the flu and COVID-19 shot at the same time.
Facing $3-million deficit, Community Living intends to close day programs, lay off staff
GUELPH – Community Living Guelph Wellington is facing a $3million deficit and plans to close some of its day programs and lay off staff if the province doesn’t provide an infusion of cash.
Guelph-Wellington Basketeers back to support Women in Crisis
GUELPH – The Guelph-Wellington Basketeers are returning again this holiday season to support Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis (GWWIC).
Advertiser recognized at national newspaper awards
FERGUS – The Wellington Advertiser has been named one of the top three community newspapers in its class in the country.
News from the Mapleton Township area from 1877, 1933
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
St. Andrews church hosts 5km Race for Children of Haiti
FERGUS – Oct. 14 marks the date when St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will be hosting its annual 5km race, a fundraiser it has been hosting for 20 years.