WELLINGTON COUNTY – Healthcare workers in Ontario are running on empty and are on the brink of burnout, states a new report published in New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy.
Expanded CW Family Fun Day set for Sept. 1
ELORA – The Centre Wellington Black Committee is holding its third annual CW Family Fun Day on Sept. 1 in Bissell Park – a milestone organizers can’t quite believe is happening.
Hair with Care fundraiser set for Sept. 8
FERGUS – Carrie Anne Kierstead and her mother Gloria Kierstead are planning another event to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Wellington Water Watchers receive ‘Blue Community’ award
GUELPH – The Wellington Water Watchers celebrated a milestone on July 30. The grassroots organization received "Blue Community" status from the Council of Canadians.
When rain comes in torrents, maybe you need a rain garden
ABOYNE – Gardeners know that collecting rainwater and using it to water their gardens is a smart way to conserve water.
Local Estonian group accused of honouring Nazi monument
ELORA – Members of Seedrioru, an Estonian cultural centre outside Elora, are reeling after accusations that a summer camp it offers for children of its members secretly honours Nazis.
More office space to be added at Fergus sportsplex
FERGUS – The stretching and weight rooms at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex are about to be merged to make way for more office space. That has some members worried it will become too crowded and potentially unsafe in the weight room, with not enough space to properly stretch.
OPP ratify contract, now highest paid police force in province
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County OPP officers, along with uniform and civilian counterparts across the province, ratified a four-year collective agreement on July 18, making them the highest paid police force in the province.
OPINION: Drumroll? Puh-leeze! Media event offers insight into pipes, drums
FERGUS – I gained a new appreciation for members of the Fergus Pipe Band after spending some time as an “honorary” band member on July 23.
Township strives to accommodate new farming methods
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Township staff didn’t have a policy and didn’t know how to proceed when Sloping Acres Inc. asked if it could install six-inch pipe under a township road to convey liquid manure from one farm property to another.
Fergus dentist awarded ‘Mastership’ status in dentistry
FERGUS – Dr. Raj Khanuja has added another accomplishment to his long list of awards and accolades.
Township strives to accommodate new farming methods
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Township staff didn’t have a policy and didn’t know how to proceed when Sloping Acres Inc. asked if it could install six-inch pipe under a township road to convey liquid manure from one farm property to another.
Paddock Bridge reopened
PUSLINCH – The Paddock Bridge on Wellington Road 35 in Puslinch has reopened.
OPP officer justified in detaining reporter at accident scene but took camera card without warrant: report
GUELPH – An independent investigator has found an OPP officer was in the wrong when he searched the SD card of a camera belonging to a guelphtoday.com reporter at the scene of a fatal accident in Guelph last December.
Township says county should take lead on proposed childcare centre in Belwood
ELORA – Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters might have been hoping for a quick "yes" from Wellington County after a developer offered to build a childcare centre in Belwood as a way to give back to the community. But he quickly discovered childcare is complicated.