KAHNAWAKE – It only took three games for the Elora Mohawks to beat out the Kahnawake Hunters to become the Ontario Junior B lacrosse champions. And that’s more or less how the entire playoff run went for the team.
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Police looking for clues after gun discharged at Puslinch home
PUSLINCH – Police are looking for help to find the person(s) responsible for firing a gun at a house while people were sleeping inside just after 2am on Monday.
U of G researchers lead training program to prepare leaders for next pandemic
GUELPH – A new six-year training program co-led by researchers at the University of Guelph will use a One Health approach to build national capacity for the next pandemic – the first training of its kind in Canada.
‘Bigger, better’ Fergus Scottish Festival attracts hefty crowds
FERGUS – Pipe and drum bands, heavy events and highland dance competitions were just a few of the things drawing people from all over Ontario to Fergus on Saturday and Sunday for the celebration of Scottish heritage that is the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games.
High-risk offender wanted by Guelph Police
GUELPH – The Guelph Police Service is warning people about a high-risk offender with a history of sexually assaulting strangers.
Listowel driver seriously injured in Guelph/Eramosa crash
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A 29-year-old driver from Listowel is facing life-threatening injuries after a car crash here on Aug. 8.
Agriculture minister in Guelph to announce funding to support fruit growers
GUELPH – Over the next four years, the Ontario government plans to spend as much as $1.6 million to help make it more obvious to shoppers which peaches, plums, pears and the like were grown in the province.
Mapleton to celebrate agriculture at Drayton Fair, Aug. 9 to 11
MAPLETON – “So many new things are going on” at the Drayton Fair this year.
Start-up program guides youth to entrepreneurial future
MINTO – A start-up program aiming to help youth succeed, has granted 50 students the opportunity to enter the world of entrepreneurship this summer.
Sunflower Festival will raise funds for Palmerston hospital
MAPLETON – The Mapleton Sunflower Festival will take place on Aug. 17 and aims to raise enough money to purchase an electric stretcher for the Palmerston hospital.
‘A Nation’s Table’ documentary premiered at U of G arboretum
GUELPH – A Nation’s Table: The Anita Stewart and Food Day Canada Story was unveiled at the University of Guelph Arboretum on July 25.
Arthur Animal Rescue ‘overflowing’ with cats
ARTHUR – The volunteer-based group Arthur Animal Rescue is urging locals to adopt as it is “overflowing” with cats and kittens.
Records and comebacks in Industry Day ‘Battles’
ELORA – Grand River Raceway celebrated its 35th annual Industry Day on Aug. 5, welcoming guests to the reconfigured five-eighth mile track in Elora.
Petition to save old Mount Forest pool circulating online
MOUNT FOREST – A petition to save Mount Forest’s Lion Roy Grant Community Pool that has been circulating on social media platforms demands that Mayor Andy Lennox be “held accountable” for the decision to demolish the old swimming pool.
Ontario Pirate Festival came to Marden Park in Guelph/Eramosa from Aug. 3 to 5
MARDEN – The annual Ontario Pirate Festival took place at Marden Park in Guelph/Eramosa throughout the Civic Holiday long weekend.