WELLINGTON COUNTY – A local teenager is facing child pornography charges after distributing intimate images of another teen on social media.
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Glass Tiger to headline Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games
FERGUS – Glass Tiger will headline the musical lineup for the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games this summer. The Grammy-nominated band from Newmarket rose to international fame after the 1986 release of its debut album 'The Thin Red Line.'
Projections put Wellington North elementary schools over capacity by 2030
KENILWORTH – A recent Upper Grand District School Board report suggests student enrolment is projected to increase beyond capacity at Arthur Public School and Victoria Cross Public School due to housing development in Wellington North.
Apartment building removed from plan for Wellington Road 7 development
ELORA – The developer is walking back its original proposal for 350 Wellington Road 7 between Salem and Elora, removing the plan for an eight-storey apartment building in favour of adding more townhomes.
Poetry slam will showcase Indigenous ‘power and wisdom’
GUELPH – Power and wisdom will be showcased at an Indigenous-focused poetry event here on June 17, with “something unique to be gained for those who are willing to listen,” said poet Mike O’dah Ziibing Ashkewe.
Crime Stoppers launches new road sign campaign
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Road signs promoting Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) are being replaced as part of a new campaign.
Environment Canada issues air quality alert for Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Environment Canada has issued a special air quality alert for Wellington County, and much of southern Ontario, due to smoke plumes from Quebec and northeastern Ontario. "High levels of air pollution have developed due to smoke from forest fires," the June 7 alert states.
New outdoor performance pavilion at Elora Centre for the Arts now complete
ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts’ construction of an outdoor performance pavilion on its two-acre property in downtown Elora is now complete.
Kathy Bouma named Citizen of the Year
FERGUS – Kathy Bouma is pleased, honoured and surprised to receive the Citizen of the Year award from the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce.
‘We will not be moving forward’: farmland severance proposal dropped by province
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The province is backing away from a proposed policy change that would have opened Ontario’s prime agricultural land to housing development.
Be wise, very wise
An east wind brought along some cooler temperatures this weekend, but with it came a haze in the sky caused by forest fires in Quebec.
Guelph/Eramosa council deals with planning, retirement plans, code of conduct, animal control
BRUCEDALE – On June 5, Guelph/Eramosa council:
Clifford Horticultural Society holds Spring Flower Show
Flower show – Despite spring weather conditions on May 23, the Clifford and District Horticultural Society had over 100 exhibits at its annual Spring Flower Show.
Quality Homes hosts Spring Open House event
Building indoors – Jeff Fare leads a factory tour at Quality Homes Spring Open House, and explains the advantages of modular home construction to visitors.