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5 days ago | 
guelphtoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
On June 7th, local author Karen Smythe will officially launch her book at 7 p.m. at Red Brick Cafe There’s more to be found in a small town than meets the eye. In Guelph author Karen Smythe’s latest novel, A Town with No Noise, fact and fiction are intertwined, posing difficult questions about the communities we build. Who stays? Who is chased away? And who decides? “The title for the book actually came from a poet called Derek Walcott. He’s a lovely poet and I have read many of his works.
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5 days ago | 
guelphtoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
'This tradition not only helps keep her home beautiful and safe, but it also keeps our family close' There’s no flowers and no brunch reservations. Instead, for the past 10 years, the family of 92-year-old Rose Vadala of Guelph drop by her south end home with rakes, shovels and buckets in hand, ready to work.
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6 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Barbara Latkowski
9 hours agoResident distraught over repeated appalling acts in neighborhood: 'Stop this'A Redditor was down in the dumps after a neighbor continually flytipped trash on the street.Brantford, a city in Ontario, Canada, is known as the …16 hours agoKitchener man who killed wife, exploded house, has been speed datingA man who was declared not criminally responsible for fatally strangling his wife with a rope — and triggering an explosion that obliterated their …
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6 days ago | 
guelphtoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
In his latest book, 'The Blacksmith: Hereward Kirby Cockin of Guelph', local author Ed Butts offers a glimpse into the life of the journalist who once wrote under the alias, ‘The Blacksmith’ One of Guelph’s well-known landmarks has witnessed much of the community's history over the years.
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1 week ago | 
guelphtoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
Reet Sharma achieved a top ten finish at the DECA International Career Development Conference and Competition (ICDC) held in Florida A Grade 11 student from Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (GCVI) put her marketing skills to the test on an international level last month.
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1 week ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
It’s spring, a perfect time to unleash your inner birder, connect with the natural world, and show your support for bird conservation across Canada.
May 19th from midnight to 11:59 p.m., Nature Guelph will host the annual Birdathon where participants compete against other groups and individuals in Guelph and Wellington County to see who can spot the most number of bird species in 24 hours.
But you don't have to be an expert bird watcher to take part.
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1 week ago | 
guelphtoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
Every Monday morning and Thursday afternoon, the Guelph Wellington Seniors Association offers line dancing classes “Side, together, side, together, side, touch.” Tom Moffat from Guelph, steps once, twice, and he gets it!The cheery 72-year-old may be living with the effects of a stroke, but he hasn’t let that impact his passion for people, music and especially, line dancing.
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2 weeks ago | 
guelphtoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
May 19th from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Nature Guelph will host the annual Birdathon where individuals and groups in Guelph and Wellington County compete to see who can spot the most number of bird species It’s spring, a perfect time to unleash your inner birder, connect with the natural world, and show your support for bird conservation across Canada.
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2 weeks ago | 
guelphtoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
Dr. Mandeep Johal created H.E.A.L which aims to break down barriers between local health professionals For one Guelph dentist, whole-body wellness begins with the mouth. Dr. Mandeep Johal, owner of Family Dental Centre, says holistic dentistry includes treating underlying problems that cause symptoms in the mouth, and ensures that any work done on the mouth does not have an adverse effect on overall health.
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2 weeks ago | 
guelphtoday.com | Barbara Latkowski
'We have formed relationships, built relationships and brought together a diversity of people, new folks and folks who were once involved and have come back because they saw something positive' Guelph NDP candidate Janice Folk-Dawson says that despite Monday night’s loss, she is proud of a bold campaign that united people in the pursuit of change. “It does not matter what the results are tonight. We’ve won,” Folk-Dawson said at a party gathering at 10C Shared Space downtown.
