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4 days ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell
With school not yet out for the summer, it might seem early to be thinking about heading back in September, but the Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington is already working to help families get ready for back-to-school season with its backpack program.
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6 days ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell
Robert Proctor, known more commonly as Bob Proctor, had the distinction of being the only veteran to have been a member of the Elora Legion for 80 years.
He received a pin honouring the milestone just days before he died May 21 at the age of 99.
The honour was not the only one Proctor had received in his nearly century-long life.
His son Robbie Proctor says his death – peacefully in Fergus’s Caressant Care nursing home – was unexpected despite his advanced years.
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1 week ago | 
haltonhillstoday.ca | Jessica Lovell
A downtown Erin shop is getting a new coat of paint as part of a transformation for the new business soon to open, and the painting won’t stop there.
The 74 Main St. location will open its doors in June as the latest 4Cats location in Ontario. The business, which originated in British Columbia, provides a studio space with workshop and art class offerings meant to inspire creativity and make art accessible.
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1 week ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell
A downtown Erin shop is getting a new coat of paint as part of the transformation for the new business soon to open, and the painting won’t stop there.
The 74 Main St. location, once a shop selling home decor and gift items, will open its doors in June as the latest 4Cats location in Ontario.
The business, which originated in British Columbia, offers a studio space with workshop and art class offerings meant to inspire creativity and make art accessible.
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1 week ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell
When Guelph-based singer-songwriter James Gordon was asked to support the Grand River Community Play Project, he was happy to oblige.
“I’m a total river guy,” said Gordon, noting that he grew up near the banks of the Grand River and rivers seem to feature in a lot of his work.
His next show, taking place June 5 at 8 p.m. at the Fergus Grand Theatre, is no exception.
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1 week ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell
This article was prviously published on EloraFergusToday.
It’s the end of an era at Everdale Farm, as the Hillsburgh-based charity has announced it is “pausing vegetable production” for the 2025 season, but the farm is not closed.
“It’s not the end of Everdale,” said Gavin Dandy, who called himself the farm’s executive director, but said he is doing the job on a voluntary basis.
“We’re essentially reinventing ourselves,” he said, noting the farm has been through such transitions in the past.
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1 week ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell
This article was previously published on EloraFergusToday.
Picture visiting the Elora Centre for the Arts to take in an art exhibition and stopping on the way out to grab a handful of raspberries or a ripe plum.
With the new food forest in the works for Elora, this is something that will be possible.
“It will definitely start next spring,” said Asa Boxer, lead on the Elora food forest project.
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2 weeks ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell
Mount Forest is down a pizza place temporarily after Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health ordered the closure of a local takeout restaurant due to public health infractions.
According to Check Before You Choose, the website where WDG Public Health posts health inspection results, Tito’s Pizza in Mount Forest had 12 infractions – four of them critical – when its Main Street South premises was inspected on May 20.
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2 weeks ago | 
elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell
When construction and carpentry students from local high schools were offered the chance to work on Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington’s build site in Fergus, many jumped at the opportunity.
“It’s definitely a lot more fun, more hands-on,” said Ethan Keen, comparing the experience to a typical day in the classroom.
“Construction class at school isn’t like this,” agreed Alice Smith, a fellow student at Centre Wellington District High School.
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2 weeks ago | 
haltonhillstoday.ca | Jessica Lovell
It’s the end of an era at Everdale Farm, as the Hillsburgh-based charity has announced it is “pausing vegetable production” for the 2025 season, but the farm is not closed.
“It’s not the end of Everdale,” said Gavin Dandy, who called himself the farm’s executive director, but said he is doing the job on a voluntary basis.
“We’re essentially reinventing ourselves,” he said, noting the farm has been through such transitions in the past.
