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GUELPH – About 450 hikers participated in the 20th Hike for Hospice in support of Hospice Wellington on June 2.

MOUNT FOREST – The Kick Off to Summer Block Party was held in the Mount Forest Legion parking lot on June 1 and organized by the Mount Forest Business Improvement Area.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Teens staying at the Portage Ontario residential substance abuse rehabilitation centre in Elora are learning to make their mark thanks to a unique outreach program offered through the Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA).

CENTRE WELLINGTON – A renovation company’s vehicle and all the tools inside were destroyed by fire after the truck hit a bridge on 8th Line in Centre Wellington Township on June 5.

PUSLINCH – If touring around a lake in a boat sounds like a fun way to spend a day, imagine being welcomed into beautiful homes on that same lake. Throw in a community barbeque and you might have found yourself at the Puslinch Lake Home Tour, returning this year on June 15.

FERGUS – Centre Wellington council has passed the Fergus South Secondary Plan. The plan still calls for higher density than the community is used to but changes have been made to lower buildings on Highway 6 from eight storeys to six and allow four-storey buildings low-density areas.

MOUNT FOREST – The future of the Mount Forest air cadets squadron is up in the air. The squadron was notified last November it was being placed on probation because of low participation numbers and a need for more adults to help run the program.

FERGUS – A bronze plaque mounted on Canadian granite rests in Fergus’ Norman Craig Square in memory of Master Corporal Brent W. Lillie. 

PUSLINCH – Flowers may get more glory, but it’s trees that do the heavy lifting to support pollinators and provide food for insects and wildlife. 

FERGUS – The Centre Wellington Food Bank (CWFB) held its annual appreciation reception and general meeting on May 23 at the Highland Rugby Club in Fergus.

CLIFFORD  – Thanks to about 60 volunteers from Clifford and the surrounding community, 1,000 white spruce, Norway spruce and tamarack seedlings were planted in fields by the trail near the wastewater treatment facility in Clifford on May 11.

MAPLETON – Council here has appointed councillor Michael Martin to the joint fire services management committee for Mapleton, Minto and Wellington North. 

HARRISTON – The annual Harriston and District Horticultural Society Garden Festival took place at the Harriston-Minto Community Complex grounds on June 1.