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Today's date: Thursday May 17, 2012 Vol 45 Issue 19
   
 

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THIS WEEK

Elora Rocks Lawn Bowling Club still rolling after 100 years, Alma native wins Emmy, Guelph's Got It, Health & Wellness, Spotlight on Business

Green pile helps save local landfills

    
Planet CPU teammates Spencer Gill, left, and Kyle Stahlbaum stand atop the electronic recycling collection of their company’s Green IT Day event, held May 4 and 5. Centre Wellington citizens, businesses, organizations and groups filled two 80-yard bins with electronic waste, diverting the hazardous materials from entering landfills.

Council okays $4.2-million budget change

BRUCEDALE - Less than three months after approving a 7.5% tax increase, Guelph-Eramosa council has agreed to borrow over $3.1 million to help cover three capital projects not included in the original 2012 budget. The expansion of the Brucedale municipal office, reconstruction of Jones Baseline and paving of a portion of Sideroad 20 are expected to total more than $4.24 million.

Warden White says county meeting will focus on equine issue

GUELPH - Wellington County Warden Chris White is saying a quick “whoa” to rural groups planning to attend the county meeting on May 29 to talk about issues other than the equine industry. Last week’s article in the Wellington Advertiser “went viral” White said in an interview on Monday afternoon.

Wellington North approves 3.9% increase

KENILWORTH - Wellington North council has put the final stamp of approval on its 2012 budget, including a $5.8-million tax levy, a 3.95 percent increase over 2011. The increase will mean a two percent average hike in overall property taxes. For a home assessed at $180,488 total taxes will go up $51 from $2,512 to $2,563.

Erin council agrees 3-2 to a temporary fix for Station Road in village

HILLSBURGH - It may be a temporary solution that reopens Station Road here - but at what price? On Monday night, Erin councillors finally agreed on a direction that will create a temporary fix for the road. But the price may include the loss of the mill pond, which has been part of the Hillsburgh community for over 100 years.

BUZZ

PC leader Tim Hudak is holding a town hall meeting in Guelph on May 17
Township to meet with MTO to get bypass onto provincial radar
Friends of Hillsburgh Water pack council chambers to address Nestle permit
Puslinch Lake resident concerned about neighbours operating a 'motel'
Arnott: Simple solution to Liberals’ treatment

COLUMNISTS

Barrie Hopkins
Bruce Whitestone
Stephen Thorning
Kelly Waterhouse

EDITORIAL

David Meyer: Keeping the focus

Said Again:

“There is no hiding from the fact this is not going to be cheap.”

Matt Pearson, of B.M. Ross and Associates, telling Erin residents a sewage treatment plant for the town will cost them major dollars.

May 18, 2012

 
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Cherry Hill

BUSINESS

Zehrs to take over prescriptions held at Zellers

FERGUS - Zehrs Markets at 800 Tower St. South will be taking on the prescription files from the Zellers pharmacy in Fergus effective on May 13.

Sports

Elora Rocks Lawn Bowling Club: Still going strong after 100 years

ELORA - The Elora Rocks Lawn Bowling Club has enjoyed a proud tradition of sportsmanship in the village of Elora for more than 100 years. The membership roll reads like an historical who’s who of the community; a tribute to a great local tradition. Today, its members are working hard to ensure the club has a future. To do that, they have to change the perception about the game they love.

FEATURED LETTER

A bad village?
writes Andrew A. Horn, FERGUS

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