GUELPH – The only way the presentation on equine assisted learning could have been better would be if there had been a horse in the room.
Puslinch council defers decision on Wellington Motor Freight at company’s request
PUSLINCH – The community will have to wait a little longer to learn if Wellington Motor Freight can relocate its trucking hub to 128 Brock Road South.
Would you like pies with that? Top McHappy Days fundraisers rewarded with pie in face
Staff at the McDonalds restaurant in Fergus had some fun on May 18, tossing pies at their colleagues who raised the most money on McHappy Day
Growth the hot topic at township open house, mayor’s town hall
FERGUS – If the displays that drew the biggest crowds at the township open house are any indication, Centre Wellington residents are most concerned about the Fergus South Secondary Plan and the population growth that will bring.
Council approves monitoring systems purchase as it searches for new water sources
ELORA – In its hunt for new water sources to serve a growing community, the Township of Centre Wellington is exploring four new potential well sites. At the May 15 council meeting, staff asked council to approve the purchase of four water monitoring systems at a cost of $113,000.
Is the pandemic over? Yes and no, says Mercer
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 “global health emergency” over on May 5. Does that mean the pandemic is over?
Fergus businesses evacuated, highway closed for gas leak
FERGUS – A portion of Highway 6 (St. David Street North) in Fergus was closed and a number of businesses evacuated on Sunday due to a gas leak.
Road projects get more expensive with rising cost of asphalt
ELORA – The rising cost of asphalt is impacting Centre Wellington’s road repair budget.
Health coalition names voting stations for health care referendum
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Guelph and District Health Coalition has arranged a number of voting stations as it plans, along with the Ontario Health Coalition, to hold a referendum on the state of Ontario’s health care system.
Puslinch awards contract for two park projects; community group wants to halt one
PUSLINCH – Council is determined to proceed with installing a new playground at Boreham Park, even as a community group hopes to pause the project so the township can first deal with infrastructure at the site.
Group holding events in Guelph for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
GUELPH – May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the newly formed Recovery Speaking Initiative is holding a week’s worth of activities May 17 to 20.
Do you want Ontario’s hospitals to be privatized?
GUELPH – Do you want Ontario’s hospitals and health clinics to be privatized? The Guelph and District Health Coalition wants to know and is holding a referendum on May 26 and 27.
CMHA used $110,400 grant to train staff on suicide prevention, compassion fatigue
GUELPH – The Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo Wellington (CMHAWW) has used $110,400 in funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to train its staff and volunteers for the realities of today.
OPINION: Getting my groove back
When I fell into gardening I fell hard – like the first time I saw my children after they were born, or when I picked up my puppy and brought her home.
Star-studded Empowerment Day aims to motivate, inspire students
GUELPH – Thousands of students and educators with the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) flocked to the Sleeman Centre on May 4 for a day of uplifting stories, positive thinking, and the overwhelming message that there is no wrong time to do good in the world.