PUSLINCH – Puslinch council approved plans for Boreham Park and the Puslinch Community Centre Park at its July 13 meeting.
No letter of support for local hospice coming from Centre Wellington council
ELORA – Centre Wellington council voted against writing a letter to the Ministry of Health in support of a hospice in Centre Wellington.
Happy 10th birthday house – now check your smoke alarms, CO detectors
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The fire service here has a unique way to remind homeowners to check their smoke alarms and CO detectors.
Sinkhole causes closure of Wellington Road 19
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The OPP closed a section of Wellington Road 19 the evening of July 19 because of a sinkhole and the road remained closed for most of July 20 while county work crews repaired the area.
Township to expropriate portion of two Elora properties for sewer line
ELORA – New storm sewer pipes will have to cut through two private properties in Elora, and expropriating parts of those lots was the hot topic at Centre Wellington’s council meeting on July 18.
Puslinch council gets tough with gravel pit operators
PUSLINCH – Puslinch council is putting its foot down when it comes to aggregate operations in the township.
Rockwood-Eramosa Firefighters Association hosted a Show ‘n’ Shine
Show ‘n’ Shine – The Rockwood-Eramosa Firefighters Association hosted a Show ‘n’ Shine on…
No news is good news at fire station
ELORA – A water rescue on the Grand River in Elora on July 16 turned out to be nothing, said deputy fire chief Jonathan Karn.
New play structure opens at Drayton’s Rotary Park
Do we have to wait Mom? – That’s what children asked prior to the grand opening of Drayton’s…
Mount Forest Fireworks Festival a great success: organizers
MOUNT FOREST – Planning committee members are licking their wounds and nursing their voices after a busy and intense weekend, but overall they are delighted with the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival.
Workshop consumed by fire in Puslinch
PUSLINCH – This township's fire prevention officer is trying to figure out what came first – a grass fire that spread to a workshop building on Leslie Road West, or a structure fire that spread to the surrounding grass.
Poof! Local magicians part of World Championship of Magic
ELORA – For the first time, the Federation Internationale des Societes Magique (FISM) is holding the World Championship of Magic in North America – Quebec City to be exact – and the milestone has a local magician to thank for that.
Making good
Back in 2015, the Elora Lions Club pledged $10,000 to the Elora Skate Park, and while the actual funds were paid a few years ago, COVID-19 kept them from a formal cheque presentation.
Mount Forest Horticultural Society gearing up to pre-pandemic heights with garden tour, park project
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Horticultural Society is coming out of the pandemic with guns…
Closed bridges on and around 5th Line have residents detouring kilometres out of their way
FERGUS – Rural residents on the 5th Line north of Belwood Lake are having to detour at least seven kilometres out of their way to get to their homes and businesses because three bridges on their route are closed.