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These stories about local people previously featured in the news are made possible through the continued support of Dietrich Law as part of our Community Leaders Program.


102 nutcrackers find new homes and raise nearly $9,000 for local charities

102 nutcrackers find new homes and raise nearly $9,000 for local charities

$4,000 of proceeds will support Habitat for Humanity Wellington Dufferin Guelph while the remaining funds go to charities supported by the Rotary Club of Guelph South
Guelph's Holiday Angels help share the love

Guelph's Holiday Angels help share the love

Goal is to have 200 donors help 200 applicants have a merrier holidays
Local barber hangs up his scissors and opens a family cannabis shop

Local barber hangs up his scissors and opens a family cannabis shop

In this Following Up feature we return to the former Good Times Hairstyles now the CANJA cannabis shop on Surrey Street where getting buzzed has taken on new significance
Sowing The SEED of food security

Sowing The SEED of food security

In this Following Up feature, we check back with the team and volunteers from The SEED a project of the Guelph Community Health Centre that has been working to eradicate food insecurity in the community
Guelph-based cookie dough business 'explodes' during pandemic

Guelph-based cookie dough business 'explodes' during pandemic

Bliss Dough is now available in every Longo's store across the province
Guelph artist branches out after Britney

Guelph artist branches out after Britney

This edition of Following Up checks in with Guelph artist and Jenna Paddey, whose life has changed considerably since Britney Spears shared some of her art on Instagram
Siblings who lost grandma to cancer raise over $10,000 for Hospice Wellington

Siblings who lost grandma to cancer raise over $10,000 for Hospice Wellington

Leah and Jacob say they want others in the community to be cared for the same way grandma was in Hospice Wellington
The quest for the holy grog (12 photos)

The quest for the holy grog (12 photos)

In this Following Up, we follow clues to a mystery left behind by a master builder, a master brewer and secret society nearly a century ago
New Borat film features song by Guelph's Adrian Raso

New Borat film features song by Guelph's Adrian Raso

In this Following Up feature we chat with guitarist and composer Adrian Raso about the use of one of his songs in the new Borat film
Gathering splinters and fragments with the Bard of the Bench

Gathering splinters and fragments with the Bard of the Bench

In this Following Up feature we return to The Bench for a few words from poverty activist and newly published street poet Ed Pickersgill