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Swap Talk Guests March 23, 2021
Janet Harrop the impact of COVID on the agricultural sector and the facts around Butter Gate - Kersten Dupuis brings us details about Blood Services and upcoming clinics - Deb Stanson tells us what is...
Rob Dutton Mar 22, 2021
WELLINGTON COUNTY RECEIVES REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE APPROVAL FOR FIREFIGHTERS
The Centre Wellington Fire Department may soon be getting a boost in funding from the Ontario government. The government is providing $5 million in funding to help municipal fire services address the ...
Rob Dutton Mar 19, 2021 Centre Wellington Fire Rescue Services department in Fergus, file photo Grand at 101
ST. JOHN BOSCO'S FOOD AND FRIENDS PROGRAM AMONG RECIPIENTS FOR THE HELP KIDS LIVE FREE FROM HUNGER CAMPAIGN
The bulk of funding for St. John Bosco Catholic School's Food and Friends program comes from the Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington's annual campaign, Help Kids Live Free from Hunger. Kell...
Rob Dutton Mar 18, 2021 A nutritious lunch served to students at St. John Bosco Catholic School in Guelph, provided by the Foods and Friends program. Photo by: Kellie Angerilli
ONTARIO'S ASTRAZENECA PILOT UNDERWAY IN WELLINGTON-DUFFERIN-GUELPH
The province's AstraZeneca primary care pilot is already underway in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG). WDG has been chosen to participate in the pilot and it's being delivered as a partnership between...
Rob Dutton Mar 17, 2021 Photo by: Pxhere.
GRAND RIVER WATERSHED REMAINS UNDER A WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT
The entire Grand River watershed remains under a watershed conditions statement regarding water safety due to the unsafe conditions in local waterways. Cam Linwood, communications coordinator for the ...
Rob Dutton Mar 16, 2021 A section of the Grand River that runs through the downtown core of Fergus, Ontario, taken in September 2020. Photo by: Kayla Kreutzberg
Swap Talk Guests March 16 2021
Mary-Anne Dalkowski, the Elora Fergus Arts findings from the Covid-19 Survey - Steve Tedesco, Transition Guelph Board Chair, the 10th Annual Resilience Festival happening virtually this year from Sund...
Rob Dutton Mar 15, 2021
WELLINGTON DUFFERIN GUELPH PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATES MASKING REQUIREMENTS
March 12, 2021 - As cases of COVID-19 variants of concern continue to grow across the province, WDG Public Health is exploring all measures to keep cases low and the region as open as possible. The ex...
Rob Dutton Mar 12, 2021 A woman with a medical face mask looks out the window. Photo by: Pxhere
A FAMILY AFFAIR: THE GEDDES STREET MARKET COMING TO ELORA THIS SPRING
Elora residents will soon be able to shop for groceries in their own town and not have to travel elsewhere. A new grocery store, the Geddes Street Market, will be opening this spring. Elora resident, ...
Rob Dutton Mar 11, 2021 The L&M Food Market has been sitting empty since late 2018, but come spring, the Geddes Street Market will open its doors. Photo submitted by: Debra Kropf
DOWNTOWN ELORA AND FERGUS WILL SEE PEDESTRIAN-ONLY WEEKENDS AGAIN THIS SUMMER
After last year's successful run at weekend street closures downtown Elora and Fergus, Mayor Kelly Linton said they will be happening again this summer. Mayor Linton said certain streets will be close...
Rob Dutton Mar 10, 2021 Photo by: Austin Cardinell
TOWNSHIP SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT ON RECONSTRUCTION OF ST. DAVID STREET
The Township of Centre Wellington is seeking public input on four different design options for the reconstruction of St. David Street North, from St. Andrew Street to Edinburgh Avenue. Colin Baker, ma...
Rob Dutton Mar 09, 2021 Intersection of St. David Street North and St. Andrew Street in Fergus, Ontario. File Photo The Grand at 101