ARISS – A Guelph resident was taken to hospital with minor injuries, but so far no one has been charged after a person barricaded themself in a home here for about seven hours.
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Centre Wellington council paid $203,000 last year
ELORA – Centre Wellington’s mayor and councillors were paid a total $202,977 in honorariums and expenses in 2022 – down $1,085 from the $204,062 paid to them in 2021.
Contracts worth $2.26 million awarded by Erin council
ERIN - Council here awarded 10 contracts worth $2.26 million at a March 23 meeting.
Erin high school band achieves gold standard at music festival
ERIN – The Erin Music Players Orchestra (TEMPO) band at Erin District High School (EDHS) was awarded the gold standard at the Golden Horseshoe Music Festival in Ancaster on March 2.
Dustin Connell earns 2023 FCC Customer Spotlight award
MINTO – By the time Dustin “Dusty” Connell was informed he had even been nominated for a Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Customer Spotlight Award, he had already been named Ontario’s recipient of the honour for 2023.
Life Membership Certificates granted to Palmerston Legion members
Palmerston Legion – Zone Commander Rick Clayfield presented two members of Frank Lambier Legion…
Canadians more likely to view their society as ‘caring’ than Americans
VANCOUVER – Americans and Canadians are inextricably linked, both by the largest international border, and by a culture that often times overlaps, even while maintaining distinction.
Libraries focus on Poetry Month in April
April is National Poetry Month, and this year the League of Canadian Poets invites you to celebrate the 25th anniversary with the theme joy.
Legion hosts breakfast for The Grove Palmerston
Breakfast fundraiser – The Palmerston Legion hosted a fundraising breakfast and bake sale for The…
Trumpeter swans arrive in Mount Forest
Swans are back – Trumpeter swans arrived in Mount Forest on March 21. This pair flew in March 21…
Groves Memorial Hospital Foundation receives donation
Hospital help – The Groves Memorial Hospital Foundation recently received a donation of $3,000…
Fergus mad about plaid on Tartan Day
Tartan Day in North America is a celebration of Scottish heritage in the month of April, the month in which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320.
WDGPH: April is Oral Health Month
GUELPH – April is oral health month and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has several programs to ensure residents of the region have access to care.
Youth advisory committee hopes for free roller skating this summer
PUSLINCH – Puslinch’s Youth Advisory Committee members Katey Whaling and Carter O’Driscoll presented the committee’s proposed logo and committee goals and objectives to council at its March 22 meeting.
Centre Wellington Fusion teams clean up at tri-county tournaments
U10 winners – Centre Wellington Fusion U10 A boys captured the tri-county championship with a…