Joanne Shuttleworth

Federal Election 2025

Provincial Election 2025

GUELPH – There’s new guidance about alcohol consumption and how it affects health – and a recent public health survey suggests many people aren’t aware of the risks.  The new guidelines, combined with Premier Doug Ford’s expanded sale of alcohol in the province last fall, had local public health officials wondering if and how attitudes…

FERGUS – Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington held a special Women Build Day at the Garafraxa Village site in Fergus on April 25. Garafraxa Village is a 32-unit stacked townhouse development on Garafraxa Street and it’s nearing completion. Officials hope folks can start moving in this fall and with the weather turning around, the push…

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The pond in the back corner of the garden at 380 Brock Ave. in Fergus was the main event at Helen and Claude Lacroix’s garden, and the most desirable spot on a very hot afternoon. This garden was one of four private and one public garden on the Fergus Horticultural Society’s garden…

ELORA – Pearle Hospitality has begun restoration of the Walser building, the final piece in its eight-building heritage revitalization as part of the Elora Mill redevelopment. Already restored are the Elora Mill Hotel, the Elora Mill Spa, the James Ross House, Coach House, the Granary, the Elora Mill Chapel, and the Potter Foundry ruins.  The…

FERGUS – The Fergus and District Horticultural Society held a little celebration on Sept. 23 to mark the completion of the makeover of BT Corner. The little township-owned triangular piece of land at the corner of Queen and Bridge streets in Fergus, across from the Fergus Marketplace, had been an eyesore for many years. The…

FERGUS – It was a tall order for Ryley Waite to visit 50 parks with playgrounds over the summer, rate them, and post his ratings on Instagram. The seven-year-old Fergus resident had set his sights even higher, hoping to visit 100 parks over the summer. But 50 parks was a good start, his parents convinced…

GUELPH – A food access pilot project in Guelph will soon bring the “FUN” to Centre Wellington. Guelph MP Dominique O’Rourke has announced $1.39 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund will go to the University of Guelph, which is overseeing the Food Uniting Neighbours (FUN) project. Until now…

ELORA – Centre Wellington is embarking on a study to discover when, where and how to start a public transit service in the township. Council heard on Oct. 14 the township received a $50,000 grant from the federal Rural Transit Solutions Fund to initiate a feasibility study. Dillon Consulting has been hired to conduct the…