Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – Centre Wellington council voted on Jan. 29 to declare Strathallan Park surplus property and sell it to the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) to facilitate construction of a new school.

GUELPH – With the well-being of children and youth part of its strategic plan, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) held a virtual information session for parents and guardians on vaping.

GUELPH – After a letter-writing campaign in 2017 calling for a national suicide prevention strategy, Noah Irvine turned his attention to writing a book.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Council here will decide on Monday whether to declare Strathallan Park as surplus property and sell it to the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB).

WELLINGTON COUNTY – More than 10,000 students in Wellington County, Dufferin County and Guelph don’t have up-to-date immunization records and are running the risk of being suspended from school.

FERGUS – Early on Jan. 21, someone threw an object through the front windows of Ron Wilkin Jewellers, on St. Andrew Street West in downtown Fergus, breaking the glass and making off with some of the jewelry on display in the window.

PUSLINCH – The property tax increase in Puslinch is currently sitting at 4.1% for every property type and even though there was some grumbling about it at a public meeting on Jan. 17, that number is unlikely to change.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Mayor Shawn Watters hopes to see a childcare centre established in Belwood and filed a notice of motion so council can discuss the idea.

FERGUS – Tucked out of view at the Trailside Medical Centre, but easily accessible to anyone, is a food pantry, where people struggling to make ends meet can pick up non-perishable food and hygiene items. The Upper Grand Family Health Team has partnered with the CW Food Bank to offer a food hub.

WELLINGTON COUNTY –Community Living Guelph Wellington received a bit of a reprieve from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and intends to restart its day programs and EmployMEnt Options at the end of January.

PUSLINCH – Puslinch residents are catching on to recycling in a big way. Results of a pilot program with recycling bins in public places indicate an 80 per cent recovery rate for beverage containers which is high, and a 30% contamination rate, which is low.

ELORA – Centre Wellington council approved a new Community Heritage Grant Program on Jan. 15.

PUSLINCH – A damning report by Ontario’s Auditor General on the state of the aggregate industry echoes concerns raised for decades by Puslinch council and its citizens. Namely, there is not enough compliance by aggregate operators and not enough oversight by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

GUELPH – A man living with Parkinson’s disease who completed an 85-day cross-country cycling trip, saw significant reduction in his disease symptoms, say University of Guelph researchers who assessed the man’s condition for new research.

PUSLINCH – Township staff and the heritage advisory committee have identified 19 historic properties in Puslinch they hope to have designated this year.