SALEM - A large crowd gathered in Veteran’s Park in Salem on Nov. 11 to honour those who served the country in the military and those who have died in the line of duty.
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Close match for junior boys volleyball team
GUELPH – The Centre Wellington District High School junior boys volleyball team played in the D10 final on Nov. 13.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church holds fundraisers in support of schools in Haiti
FERGUS – A craft fair will be held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church here on Nov. 25 to raise money for four schools and around 2,000 children and their teachers in the Cap-Haitien area of Haiti.
Guelph Black Heritage Society marks Giving Tuesday
GUELPH – Giving Tuesday, a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to celebrate generosity by giving, falls on Nov. 28 this year.
Regional Martial Arts Championships draws athletes from across Ontario
GUELPH – Coached by lifetime local residents and World Champions Nathan and Sophie Skoufis, students from Guelph Family Martial Arts returned from the Regional Martial Arts Championships.
Parents, guardians, students, staff invited to complete youth well-being survey
GUELPH – The 2023 Well-being Health and Youth (WHY) Survey, presented in partnership with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, collects information from youth, parents, and school staff in the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District School Boards.
Guild brings Twelve Days ‘til Christmas to stage at Harriston Town Hall theatre
HARRISTON – The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild is bringing a heartwarming Christmas comedy, set to seasonal music, to the stage at the Harriston Town Hall Theatre.
Fiddler on the Roof set to open at Hamilton Family Theatre
CAMBRIDGE – Drayton Entertainment’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, is set to take the stage as the final production of the 2023 season.
The Barrel Boys are back in town
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Barrel Boys band will be making a comeback at St. John’s Anglican Church in Elora on Nov. 24 as part of their annual Christmas tour.
Centre Wellington Singers Christmas concert returns to Fergus
FERGUS – Centre Wellington Singers (CWS) Christmas Concert returns to Fergus on Nov. 25.
The Mudmen perform at Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS – One of the more popular shows that the Fergus Grand Theatre books a few times a year is the Mudmen.
Student walkout
GUELPH - High school students from GCVI, John F. Ross and Centennial High Schools in Guelph walked out of class on Nov. 13 “in solidarity with Palestine” according to Show Up Guelph.
Second World War commemoration event held in South Netherlands
In late October, a Second World War commemoration event was held in the town of Bergen op Zoom in south Netherlands.
Police Services Board members, county engineer to talk Lake Road concerns
GUELPH – Wellington County Police Service Board members and county engineer Don Kudo will delegate to Puslinch council on Nov. 29 in response to years-long concerns about speeding on Lake Road, also known as Wellington Road 32.
Crime, violence common in Elora during 1860s
Over the years I have been in the habit of making notes on criminal activity in Elora that I come across while researching other subjects.