ELORA – Jesse Duhacek thought he hit pay dirt when he received some funding from a student entrepreneurship program three years ago. So winning the Youth Citizen of the Year award this year was icing on the cake.
Pride banners vandalized in Fergus
FERGUS – Two of four Pride banners hung in downtown Fergus for Pride month have been vandalized. Mayor Shawn Watters says the vandalism “will not stop our unwavering support for the 2SLGBTQI+ community."
Grateful for his grandfather’s recovery, 16-year-old is walking for hospitals
ABOYNE – When Rajvir Khanuja’s grandfather was taken to hospital by ambulance in the middle of the night with COVID-19, fear rippled through his family.
Apartment building removed from plan for Wellington Road 7 development
ELORA – The developer is walking back its original proposal for 350 Wellington Road 7 between Salem and Elora, removing the plan for an eight-storey apartment building in favour of adding more townhomes.
Kathy Bouma named Citizen of the Year
FERGUS – Kathy Bouma is pleased, honoured and surprised to receive the Citizen of the Year award from the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce.
Wellington County OPP raises flag for Pride month
ABOYNE – A Pride flag is flying above the OPP station in Aboyne – a symbol to residents and visitors alike that Wellington County is caring, inclusive, accepting of all, and won’t stand for intolerance or hate.
With strategic plan in place township can get down to business, develop work plan
ELORA – Centre Wellington council approved the long-awaited strategic plan on May 29 that will guide the budget, priorities of staff, and establish new advisory committees to help council reach its goals before the next election in 2026.
Referendum: 98% against private, for-profit health care
GUELPH – The Guelph and District Health Coalition is hopeful the government will hear the message that people value public health care and don’t want it privatized.
Group hopes it will have more luck with new council to save Middlebrook bridge
ELORA – The Save Middlebrook Bridge group made another attempt to save the historic bridge that is slated to be removed in 2028.
The Grove youth hubs, Homewood Research Institute receive funding to evaluate services
GUELPH – The Grove Hubs and the Homewood Research Institute have received a $100,000 grant to evaluate the reach and delivery of services provided at youth hubs dotted across Guelph and Wellington County.
Centre Wellington firefighters kept hopping over weekend
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Centre Wellington Fire and Rescue volunteers were busy this past weekend, but no one was injured and all fires were extinguished with minimal property damage.
CWDHS Relay for Life raises $103,000 for Canadian Cancer Society
FERGUS – Centre Wellington District High School held its Relay for Life event on May 26 and raised $103,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.
‘Bard of Colborne Street’ has written a book
ELORA – Known for being a local, eccentric character and attracting waves from neighbours and strangers alike, Jim Black has now published a book of poetry.
Puslinch Township will hire its own senior planner
PUSLINCH – The township is receiving enough planning applications that it needs its own planner – and on May 24, council agreed.
County to take over two Puslinch roads once Hanlon interchange complete
PUSLINCH – Wellington County will take over responsibility for two roads in the township when work on the new interchange at Highway 6 between Maltby Road and Wellington Road 34 is complete.