LOCAL HEADLINES

Representatives of Immigration Partnership Waterloo Region and its partner organizations delegated before councils across the region recently, including at council meetings in both Wilmot and Wellesley Oct. 27 and 28, to request support for a new immigration strategy.

Members of Unifor Local 88, along with other locals and labour supporters, held a Solidarity Action rally at Ingersoll’s CAMI manufacturing plant on Wednesday in response to General Motors’ elimination of production of the BrightDrop EV delivery van.

Wellesley council has approved changes to the township’s traffic and parking bylaw that prohibits street parking along a section of the north side of Queen’s Bush Road and reduces the speed limit to 60 km/hr along a short portion of Hessen Strasse.

There was good news at Tavistock’s Scotiabank last week as local staff and firefighters teamed up once again to support the Muscular Dystrophy campaign.

Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) is encouraging residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, influenza, and, if eligible, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Residents at The Maples Home for Seniors in Tavistock showed their Blue Jays pride on Monday, cheering loudly before Game 3 of Toronto’s playoff series in Los Angeles.

President Brian Boland of Tavistock’s busy Men’s Club is reminding everyone not to miss out on one of the community’s most beloved traditions – the annual Sauerkraut Supper set for Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Travelling north through Perth County always offers something interesting to see – from busy farms to friendly small towns like Milverton, Brunner, Newton, Poole and Milbank.

One of Ontario’s busiest country school museums, the Brocksden School Museum, held its annual meeting Saturday just outside Shakespeare.

The Tavistock Agricultural Society has announced the results of this year’s Field Crop Grain Corn Competition, which drew several strong entries from local farmers.

The Shakespeare Men’s Club hosted its annual Halloween Spooktacular Dance on Saturday night at the Optimist Hall, drawing a crowd of costumed partygoers who came out to support a special cause – Carter Kuchma and his family.

Woodstock’s 5-2 victory over visiting Tavistock in front of nearly 500 fans Saturday afternoon propelled them into a first-place tie in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s (PJHL) Doherty Division.

Four young curlers from Tavistock and Poole are making their mark on the ice, competing in bonspiels across Ontario and showing that hard work and teamwork pay off.

Nine enthusiastic, young 4-H members from Oxford County are preparing for an unforgettable experience at the 103rd Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto this November.

General Motors is ending the BrightDrop delivery van production at its CAMI plant in Ingersoll. Employees found out this morning via a letter signed by GM Canada’s managing director, Kristian Aquilina, and plant director Bill Harkness.

Wilmot Township is in the midst of public consultations on a new official plan and Wilmot Ward 2 Coun. Kris Wilkinson wants residents to be assured council will use a responsible lens for future growth.

Though he hasn’t lived in New Hamburg for 17 years, B.C. singer-songwriter Keith “Papa” Thom says when he reached out to the Wilmot & Wellesley Resource Centre to ask if he could perform in a benefit concert to support the organization as part of his cross-country tour, the staff remembered him immediately and agreed to take him up on the offer.

Tucked away on Waterloo Street in New Hamburg, Nith Terrace Seniors’ Apartments stands as more than just a place to live – it’s a thriving community built on friendship, independence and pride.

It started as a small Halloween party decoration display. Ten years later, it’s a full-scale neighbourhood phenomenon.

Scotiabank is cutting jobs and closing physical branches, including the one at 23 Hope St. S in Tavistock.