PUSLINCH – After its inaugural meeting, Tamsin Lambert is feeling pretty confident the newly-formed Puslinch Camera Club is on board with her vision of what the club can become.
Puslinch council’s remuneration up by $6,000 last year
PUSLINCH – Puslinch Township paid a total of $138,002 to its mayor and councillors in 2022, $6,047 more than in 2021.
Proposal for trucking hub in Puslinch meets opposition
PUSLINCH – Wellington Motor Freight wants to build its new headquarters on property at the corner of Brock and Gilmour Roads and relocate from its current location on MacLean Road.
New to You housing proposal approved by Centre Wellington council
ELORA – On March 27 Centre Wellington council approved a proposal to build a new New to You retail store and a stacked townhouse development behind the store.
Sharon Kelly, aka ‘McMom’, recognized by Ronald McDonald House Charities
FERGUS – Sharon Kelly is being recognized by Ronald McDonald House Charities for being an outstanding fundraiser. She is one of six employees of McDonald's restaurants across Canada to receive the recognition.
Easter is coming and that’s ‘eggcellent’ news for kids
FERGUS – Kids who want to see the Easter Bunny will enjoy hopping to downtown Fergus and Elora in the weeks leading up to Easter.
Firefighters beat police in charity hockey game
FERGUS – Police and firefighters may have duked it out on the ice last Sunday, but it was the Centre Wellington Food Bank and CrimeStoppers Guelph Wellington who came out the winners.
After cutting hair for 50 years, Frank Moretti is ready to retire
FERGUS – Frank Moretti has spent more than 50 years cutting hair, 30 of those from his second-storey barbershop overlooking St. Andrew Street. And on May 20, he’s bidding Fergus farewell. Moretti’s for Men will close and Frank, who is 80, will retire.
Planning department will move to new operations centre when constructed
ELORA – Centre Wellington anticipates having to almost double its planning staff over the next few years because of Bill 23. Council agreed planning staff should also work from operations centre when it's complete.
Elora South Inc. gets go-ahead from council for Walser ruins reconstruction
ELORA – Elora South Inc. is ready to begin work on the Walser ruins, located in the brownfield property south of the Grand River in Elora that is currently under development.
Fergus girl wins gold in para Nordic skiing at Canada Winter Games
FERGUS – Things came full circle for the Mullin family the week of Feb. 28, as 15-year-old Madison Mullin competed in the Canada Winter Games and won a gold and two silvers in para Nordic cross-country skiing.
Lions Club hosting ‘Trade Tracks’ show and symposium in Fergus
FERGUS – The South Wellington Lions Club is hosting a trade show and symposium to encourage young people to consider a trade as a career option. "Trade Tracks" will be held at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on May 5 and 6.
Women’s Day rally calls for equity, collaboration, staying course to advance opportunities
GUELPH – Women accomplished a lot of firsts in 2022, but there’s still a long way to go to achieve equality and equity for women, said Cindy McMann at an event in Guelph’s Market Square to mark International Women’s Day.
Our Food Future funding ends in December but program is gaining momentum
GUELPH – With less than a year of funding left in the program, Our Food Future officials are looking for long-term sustainable funding if the program is to have a future.
Puslinch hires new integrity commissioner
PUSLINCH – Guy Giorno did his best to convince Puslinch council to keep him on as integrity commissioner, but in the end, council passed a bylaw appointing Aird & Berlis LLP as the integrity commissioner for the township for the next four years.