FERGUS – Students at Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) are gearing up for their first Relay for Life since 2017 and the first student-run event of any kind since the pandemic hit three years ago. And they are pumped.
Province made decisions on Geranium Homes proposal but it’s not quite a done deal
BELWOOD – Since Geranium Homes held a community information meeting in Belwood last June, the planning world has changed, and the proposal the company presented at a public meeting on April 26 had also changed from the original.
Parent asks board to get off fossil fuels, build new school with heat pump technology
GUELPH – Sam Stevenson hopes the Upper Grand District School Board will consider using electric heat pump heating when it builds a new high school in the south end of Guelph.
Centre Wellington council ponders another proposal seeking higher building in Fergus
FERGUS – Centre Wellington council has a lot to think about after hearing for a third time in two weeks the pros and cons of allowing taller buildings in downtown Fergus and Elora.
Council says ‘yes’ to Habitat for Humanity
FERGUS – With little fanfare, Centre Wellington council approved a proposal by Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington to build a townhouse complex at 465 Garafraxa St. W. in Fergus.
Township to provide farmhouse for resident/locum doctors for at least one year
FERGUS – While the long-term fate of a historic farmhouse is not known, for the short term it will be used to house resident and locum doctors working at Groves Memorial Community Hospital.
Centre Wellington plans to institute termite eradication program
ELORA – Centre Wellington council will take action on termites.
Council grapples with proposals for four-storey buildings in Fergus, Elora
ELORA – The gallery at township hall was packed to overflowing on April 19 as Centre Wellington held a public meeting regarding two proposed developments in the downtown core of Fergus and Elora, each seeking to add a fourth storey to the buildings.
Residents still opposed to proposed trucking hub in Aberfoyle
ABERFOYLE – If Wellington Motor Freight officials had hoped for a change of heart from residents opposed to its proposal to relocate to the corner of Brock Road South and Gilmour Road, their hopes were dashed at an April 18 public meeting.
Erin community rallies around Kevin Cox
ERIN – The community of Erin is rallying around a local businessman, family man and motorcross fan who is in Mexico receiving an experimental treatment for stage 2c melanoma.
Construction complete at Stirling Marathon
ELORA – Stirling Marathon has completed construction of the 50,000 square-foot addition it added to its manufacturing plant in Elora and expects to have it fully operational within the year. And when that happens, the family-owned business will be ready to hire.
Speed limit to be reduced on 26 streets in Centre Wellington
ELORA – Speeding is among the top concerns councillors hear from residents, so Centre Wellington council was happy to learn the township is taking action on road safety.
Fire chief calling for increased vigilance after grass fire spreads, carried by wind
OSPRINGE – The Erin fire department was able to get a grass fire under control on April 13, but it is now calling for residents with burn permits to be mindful of the wind when having an outdoor fire.
Pierpoint reserve designated cultural heritage landscape
ELORA – Council here voted on April 11 to add the Pierpoint Fly Fishing Nature Reserve to Centre Wellington’s Cultural Heritage Landscape inventory and the township’s Cultural Heritage Landscapes official plan amendment project.
Cameron Tuck named Volunteer of the Year in Puslinch
ABERFOYLE – A sports enthusiast and the main driver behind the growth of softball in Puslinch Township has been named Citizen of the Year. Cameron Tuck, 52, received the honour at the April 12 Puslinch council meeting.