ELORA – Centre Wellington Township council agreed to enter into a subdivision agreement and service finance agreement with Haylock Farm Ltd., a move that will kick-start a new subdivision in Elora.
Council votes to replace two bridges rather than rehabilitate
ELORA – Centre Wellington council decided not to designate bridges 24WG and 4WG as cultural heritage assets at its council meeting June 29, after hearing from a local farmer, Richard Wright, and Jean Gerrard, a member of Heritage Centre Wellington.
Public health preparing for second wave of COVID-19
GUELPH – The local public health unit is hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as COVID-19 still dominates life entering the second half of the year.
Love them or hate them, you have to get used to wearing a mask
GUELPH – You might not like wearing a face mask, but get used to it, says public health.
Retired hockey pro and Elora native, dies at 80
ELORA - A former Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatter and Elora native died last month in his home in Connecticut.
Owners of former Erin Public School seeking public comment on proposed townhouse development
ERIN – A proposed development project in the Village of Erin is being stalled due to COVID-19. But the owners hope to rekindle interest and generate public comment as the project advances to council, probably this fall.
Upper Grand examined racism and diversity long before Black Lives Matter movement
GUELPH – The Black Lives Matter movement is drawing attention to systemic racism at all levels, in all institutions, but at the Upper Grand District School Board, anti-racism, anti-oppression and anti-bias initiatives have been ongoing for years.
Number of active COVID-19 cases shrinking
GUELPH – The number of COVID-19 cases has remained steady in the region lately, with a few new cases each day, while the number of active cases continues to drop.
Upper Grand forms task force to examine school resource officer program
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board will form a task force and hold a town hall meeting as it begins to examine its policies and programs involving local police in schools.
They may not be visible, but homeless youth still here in Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Chrissy Scott is worried. As the project coordinator for the Rural Emphasis program that focuses on youth homelessness, she knows there are between 60 and 100 homeless youth in Wellington County on any given day.
Elora and Salem Horticultural Society celebrates 170th anniversary
ELORA – The Elora and Salem Horticultural Society turns 170 this year, making it one of the…
Township’s first off-leash dog park to open in Rockwood
ROCKWOOD - A new off-leash dog park will open in Rockwood on July 6 - but sorry, out-of-towners, this one is for locals only during COVID-19.
OPP addresses body cameras, use of force, defunding police
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Black Lives Matter movement has raised a lot of questions about policing and the treatment of the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) community.
Black Lives Matter protest in Fergus draws about 500
FERGUS – About 500 people turned up at Victoria Park on June 20. They heard sobering stories of overt racism in this community.
Public health: Black Lives Matter protest not linked to spike in COVID-19 cases
GUELPH – None of the new cases of COVID-19 in Guelph have been traced to the June 6 Black Lives Matter protest in Guelph, public health officials say.