Guelph News

Two University of Guelph MFA students are in the running for the prestigious RBC Canadian Painting Competition prize, which celebrates emerging Canadian visual artists.

Jane Wielhorski took this photo of what appears to be a mange-ridden fox hanging out on Honey Crescent on Sunday.

Guelph, ON, Friday, June 14, 2013: See how fibre artists from across Canada and the UK are pushing the boundaries during Higher Ground, an exhibition at Guelph Civic Museum by Connections, a group of contemporary fibre artists who explore the many diverse styles of contemporary textile art.

A new study says the way preschoolers eat - at the table or in front of a television - is just as important to their health as the types of foods they consume.

Canada's Technology for Food , spearheaded by the Waterloo Economic Development Committee and its vice-chair Tim McKechnie, will bring industry and academic partners together with Waterloo's business community to foster innovation and accelerate the commercialization of technologies aimed at advancing Canada's food and beverage processing industry ... (more)

Pollination Guelph volunteers are planting a pollinator-friendly garden in front of 395 Southgate Drive.

On June 14, 2013 at 3:17 a.m., the Guelph Police received a call regarding a single vehicle collision at the center median of Waverly Drive and Balmoral Drive.

Jennifer Carvalho, the painter of Stair , is one of the 15 finalists in the 2013 RBC Canadian Painting Competition.

Back in 2009 Michael O'Connell released his debut as Culture Reject and it floored me.

The free event, to celebrate the community, Guelph, and the environment, starts at 11 a.m. at the Planet Bean CafA© located at 1467 Gordon Street.

A fact-finding panel assessing the Ontario government's use of 2,4,5-T herbicide, and possible health impacts from exposure, expects a "very low" risk of disease even among those most exposed.

As a result of the construction taking place on Eramosa Road, between Stuart Street and St. Catherine's Street, Route 13 Victoria Road Recreation Centre will be on detour on June 25 and 26. From Guelph Central Station, platform 18, Route 13 VRRC will travel on Macdonell Street, turning right on Elizabeth Street, left on Stevenson Street and right ... (more)

The Guelph Police Traffic Services Unit, responding to community safety concerns, conducted a speed enforcement initiative on Niska Road during the evening hours of a three day period this week.

Last month, U.S. Rep. David McKinley hosted an unbiased climate change panel discussion in Fairmont, W.V. Experts from both sides of the climate debate participated without restrictions of any kind.

GUELPH, Ont., -- For years, the vagaries of online grocery shopping have presented a complex code that many companies have longed to crack.

However, of more concern than the discomfort is the risk of infection with West Nile virus , states Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health .

The Alzheimer Society of Guelph-Wellington will hold its annual general meeting on June 19 with guest speaker Dale Goldhawk.

On June 12, 2013 at 2:38 p.m., the Guelph Police attended to Silvercreek Parkway North for a hit and run collision.

An independent panel has completed a report for the Ontario government on the use of Agent Orange by provincial agencies over a period of three decades.

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