GUELPH – Team Canada Junior Roller Derby’s female team captured bronze medals at the Junior Roller Derby World Cup in Valence, France on July 31.
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Fair display competition winners
CENTRE WELLINGTON — The winners of the 2023 Fergus Fall Fair display competitions were announced on Sept. 10.
Focus on Nature garden party celebrates student work
GUELPH - Focus on Nature’s 7th annual Garden Party, a highlight of Guelph’s summer social calendar, will be held in the beautiful gardens of Ker Cavan.
Walk for Parkinson’s event held at Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex
FERGUS - The fifth Wellington-Dufferin Walk for Parkinson’s returned to the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on Sept. 9 and 10
‘Bark to School’ with the Guelph Humane Society
GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) has launched its September Bark to School 50/50 lottery (RAF1333208) to help sick, injured and abandoned animals that have nowhere else to turn in Guelph and Wellington County.
Six Nations Friendship Walks to spread peace, friendship, awareness
FERGUS – The Six Nations of the Grand River is hosting Friendship Walks and Social Gatherings along the Grand River to showcase their significant role in Canada’s history.
Belwood’s first Water Cycle Bikes and Blues Festival a big success
BELWOOD - The first Water Cycle Bikes and Blues Festival in Belwood on Sept. 9 was a success, with over a hundred people participating in the bike rides and musical gathering
Aberfoyle Fall Fair: A Harvest of Tradition and Community Spirit
ABERFOYLE - Locals and visitors attended the Aberfoyle Fall Fair over the weekend, with a wide selection of activities and exhibits
Police Beat: Operator charged after lake rescue
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – On Sept. 6 at about 6:45pm, Wellington County OPP responded to a marine emergency on Guelph Lake.
Capital project budget overruns expected; reserve dollars to cover portion of cost
KENILWORTH – Wellington North staff are reallocating previously budgeted tax dollars and withdrawing from a township reserve to cover expected buget overruns.
Time keeps on ticking: Marden time capsule offers glimpse of 1997
MARDEN – Opening the time capsule outside the Marden library on the weekend invoked a little time travel itself.
Developer plans business condominium project in Palmerston
MINTO – Town council has approved an agreement to sell a 3.83-acre lot in the Palmerston Industrial Park to a local developer with plans to develop a business condominium complex.
Responsibility for wastewater treatment plant project changes hands at town
ERIN - Town infrastructure director Nick Colucci is on leave from his position and wastewater project manager Khalid Rahman has since taken over the director's responsibilities.
With climbing costs, new stairs to the gorge will have to wait
ELORA – Township staff will put on “pause” a plan to rebuild the stairs that lead from Victoria Park to the Elora Gorge in the hope a community partner will come forward or a grant can be obtained to help cover some of the cost overrun.
Terry Fox Runs take place across county on Sept. 17
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The annual Terry Fox Run will be taking place this week- end on Sept. 17 across several municipalities in Wellington County to help raise money for cancer research.