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Passion for plowing runs deep 18 Sep 2012 | 10:28 am
The basics of plowing a farm field haven’t changed in 500 years — long straight furrows cradle the seeds of life. But at the 2012 International Plowing Match the masters of the furrow will feed a pass...
City seeks community input on ‘nuisance bylaw’ 18 Sep 2012 | 07:38 am
A new bylaw being drawn up by city staff is aimed at giving bylaw officers less bark and more bite.
Focus on fixing issues, Guelph mayor tells planning staff 18 Sep 2012 | 06:30 am
Karen Farbridge is less concerned with how municipal staff fix issues in the planning department and more concerned that it simply gets done.
Inquiry judge ‘astounded’ by engineers’ disagreement on wall drawings 18 Sep 2012 | 06:16 am
Disagreements among engineers about what should be in design drawings for structures like the concrete wall that collapsed in 2009 killing a Guelph girl floored Justice Michael Epstein on the sixth da...
Local pick-your-own apple farms face slim pickings 18 Sep 2012 | 05:53 am
Damn that Jack Frost for spoiling a lot of weekend family fun.
More nurses in Guelph and Wellington County for telemedicine program 18 Sep 2012 | 05:39 am
Delivering clinical services via video teleconferencing may seem like a natural fit for remote northern Ontario communities. But the technology is equally relevant in the rural areas of Waterloo and W...
What’s up with the weather? 18 Sep 2012 | 05:03 am
If we can’t quite wrap our heads around climate change as either a concept or a fact, Canadians have certainly borne witness to some extreme weather events in the past decade or two that point to clim...
Social media boosted turnout for Terry Fox Run 17 Sep 2012 | 10:21 pm
When Kate Mlodzik was a child, she sent $5 to Betty Fox to support her son, Terry, in his campaign to end cancer.
Guelph skier receives national honour 17 Sep 2012 | 09:02 pm
Guelph skier Erin Mielzynski is among the recipients of a national scholarship granted to leading female athletes who also work to be positive role models.
Ghomeshi hits home with readers at book launch 17 Sep 2012 | 03:01 am
Asia Barclay will never be able listen to Jian Ghomeshi in the same way again.
