MARDEN – Opening the time capsule outside the Marden library on the weekend invoked a little time travel itself.
With climbing costs, new stairs to the gorge will have to wait
ELORA – Township staff will put on “pause” a plan to rebuild the stairs that lead from Victoria Park to the Elora Gorge in the hope a community partner will come forward or a grant can be obtained to help cover some of the cost overrun.
Parks Canada to install plaque honouring Richard Pierpoint
FERGUS – A plaque honouring Richard Pierpoint will be erected at the Pierpoint Fly Fishing Nature Reserve in early October. Pierpoint is recognized as the first Black settler in Centre Wellington.
Roads plan doesn’t include active transportation – but it could, down the road
PUSLINCH – In passing a Road Management Plan, council has given staff a road map on how to prioritize maintenance and repairs of township roads, how to include road work in annual budgets, and how to respond to concerns or requests from the public on the township’s road network.
The kids are not alright: pandemic restrictions led to increased depression, anxiety: report
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, along with other community partners, has taken a deep dive into the data to see the secondary impacts of COVID-19 on children and youth – and it doesn't look good.
Public health ramping up for fall ‘FluVID’ campaign
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) will soon begin its fall "FluVID" campaign, offering residents the opportunity to get both a flu shot and a COVID-19 shot at the same time.
Kick-off event planned for Aboyne Rural Hospice
ABOYNE – With the donation of land by Wellington County for a hospice facility here, organizers are going full-steam ahead to see the facility built as soon as possible. And they are organizing a community kick-off event on Sept. 15 at the Wellington County Museum and Archives to introduce the plan
She gave him her kidney – and he stole her heart
ELORA – Whether it was a match made in heaven remains to be seen, but doctors certainly approved the match between Emma Smith and Ben Doerksen. Smith got the all clear to donate her kidney to Doerksen late last year..
Council paves way for McDonald’s restaurant in Elora
ELORA – Centre Wellington council has agreed to lift a holding provision from a property on Wellington Road 7, paving the way for a McDonald's drive-thru restaurant.
Proposed St. David Street North development will add to Hwy. 6 traffic woes: residents
FERGUS – Worries about traffic, wildlife and maintaining their rural lifestyle were the main concerns raised on Wednesday night by neighbours of a housing development proposed for 961 St. David Street North in Fergus.
Lots in Fergus business park will sell for $450,000 an acre
FERGUS – Industrial lots in the North Fergus Business Park will go for $450,000 per acre. That’s competitive pricing, Centre Wellington's manager of economic development George Borovilos told council on Aug. 28.
Problems persist with Roszell Pit: report
PUSLINCH – Puslinch council is losing patience with CBM Aggregates, the owner and operator of the Roszell Pit.
High school teacher wins international technology awards
FERGUS - The Centre Wellington District High School technology teacher who has led numerous CyberTitan teams to victory, recently won a few awards himself.
They’re making it big all right – full slate of arts and culture events set for Culture Days
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township is gearing up for Culture Days and the Elora-Fergus Arts Council is eager to get on board.
Fire destroys two trailers at Highland Pines Campground
BELWOOD – Two trailers were destroyed by fire at Highland Pines Campground on Aug. 12.