MOUNT FOREST — Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy held a drug poisoning awareness day event on Aug. 24 at the corner of King and Main Streets in Mount Forest.
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Clifford and District Horticulture Flower and Edibles Show award winners
CLIFFORD – Gladiolus, sunflowers, roses, potted plants, as well as fruits and vegetables from local gardens were showed and judged at the Clifford and District Horticulture Flower and Edibles Show on Aug. 22.
Sunrise Capital building project seeks to build affordable housing suites
PUSLINCH - Logan Kanapathi, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Michael Parsa, visited Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre in Puslinch on Aug. 23
19th annual Mary Lynne Forrest Memorial Golf Tournament
PALMERSTON – On July 19, the Mary Lynne Forrest Memorial Golf Tournament held its 19th annual golf event at the Pike Lake Golf Centre.
Mount Forest Lions Club seeks council support for potential improvement projects
KENILWORTH – The Mount Forest Lions Club is eyeing potential improvement projects around the community.
Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy announces high school musical production
WELLINGTON COUNTY — It’s time to cut loose and kick off your Sunday shoes! Announcing Footloose the Musical, starring local high school students from Waterloo Region in the second annual Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy High School Musical Production.
Countdown on for Elora Fergus Studio Art Tour
ELORA – The Elora Fergus Studio Tour is less than a month away running from 10am to 5pm over two weekends - Sept. 23 to 24 and Sept. 30 to Oct. 1.
Blue Suede Elvis Tribute Band performs at Fergus Grand Theatre
CENTRE WELLINGTON — The Blue Suede Elvis Tribute Band came to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Sept. 2.
AED installed at Arthur seniors centre
ARTHUR – A potentially life-saving device has been installed at the Arthur Senior Citizen Hall.
Optimist Club hosts annual car show at Alma Community Centre
ALMA – The Alma Community Centre parking lot was overflowing with classic cars and trucks on Aug. 26 for a car show hosted by the Alma Optimist Club.
Rae announces $3.4 million in local hospital funding
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae has announced over $3.4 million in funding for local emergency rooms and acute medical and surgical beds.
Police beat: Counterfeit Cash Incident
ARTHUR – Police are looking for help to identify a man they say used counterfeit cash here - although they won’t identify where the incident took place.
Elora Flea is the bees knees – crafters, foodies come out in droves
ELORA — Four times a year and at Christmas time local artisans and others get together behind the Geddes Street Market in Elora to display their wares. Here are photos from Sept. 3.
Three local programs receive federal funding to increase support for substance users
GUELPH – Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield, on behalf of the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced more than $1.8 million in federal funding for three projects in Guelph through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP).
Boy’s diary from 1890s provides portrait of small-town life
A couple of weeks ago, Elysia DeLaurentis at the Wellington County Museum and Archives showed me a recent donation to the collection. It is a diary kept by a schoolboy in Elora during the 1890s.