PUSLINCH – Council here has approved two intersection improvements that councillors say are prudent and could save lives. Improvements include adding a four-way stop at Maltby/Watson and a three-way stop at Hume/Watson.
Students ask council to honour Patrick Anderson with ‘home of’ signs in Fergus
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Fergus was the home of Paralympic athlete Patrick Anderson and three students at Elora Public School think there should be signs at town entrances to celebrate that fact.
Homebuyers commence legal action after Gemini Homes voids contracts
ELORA – Legal action against Gemini Homes has commenced after the builder announced in January that the homebuyer contracts for the South River subdivision in Elora were void.
Guelph Nighthawks invite fans to take their best shot
GUELPH – Sports-deprived fans will be excited to know the Guelph Nighthawks are aiming for a full, in-person season this year. And to sweeten the pot for basketball fans, Wellington Motors is giving three opportunities for fans to win a one-year lease of a 2022 Jeep Wrangler.
Another bridge in Centre Wellington gets load restriction
ELORA – Centre Wellington has added a load restriction to another bridge in the township. That brings the total to seven of 111 bridges in the township with a load restriction.
Poverty and homelessness are provincial responsibilities and should be election issues, panellists say
GUELPH – The pandemic has shone a light on the challenges faced by people who live in poverty or homelessness and the upcoming provincial election is an opportunity to make real change.
Council votes for a second time to demolish Middlebrook Place bridge
ELORA – After voting in October to reconsider a decision it made in 2020 to remove the Middlebrook Place bridge, Centre Wellington council is sticking with its original plan.
Local medical officer of health supports province’s reopening plan
GUELPH – Dr. Nicola Mercer supports the gradual reopening of Ontario and easing of COVID-19 mandates as announced by the province on Feb. 14.
Centre Wellington hands out heritage awards
ELORA – Centre Wellington Heritage handed out its annual Heritage Recognition Awards at its Feb. 15 meeting to mark the beginning of Heritage Week and recognize the people and restoration projects in the community that made an impact in 2021.
Morriston bypass not forgotten by province: Arnott
TORONTO – Wellington-Halton Hills MP Ted Arnott says that while the Morriston Bypass Coalition has a valid point, he doesn’t believe the new route on Highway 6 has been abandoned by the province.
GBHS boycotts Guelph McDonald’s after Guelph/Eramosa man experiences ‘racist’ incident
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – It’s not so much what he considers racist treatment from a McDonalds employee that irks Michael Campbell so much. It’s the subsequent handling by the owner.
Weather Network says fun is in the forecast for Elora
ELORA – Maybe you check out the Weather Network to see about the weather. But if you tuned in on Feb. 10 between 6 and 9am, you’d have been treated to glimpses of Elora and the fun activities available in and around the village in the heart of winter.
Morriston Bypass Coalition mobilizes as project falls on province’s priority list
MORRISTON – For some 15 years, Bill Knetsch has been working with local and provincial authorities on the Highway 6 Morriston bypass and he rejoiced in 2016 when the province announced the funding was there and work would begin in 2019.
Over 170 surgery patients on wait list in Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY - There are more than 15,000 patients in Waterloo Region, Guelph and Wellington County waiting on surgeries or procedures that have been postponed due to the pandemic.
Wondering what to do on Family Day? How about human bowling? Or a giant slingshot?
PUSLINCH - The Optimist Club of Puslinch has organized another Family Winter Day Classic for Feb. 21 from 1 to 4pm at the Optimist Rink and outside the Puslinch Community Centre in Aberfoyle.