FERGUS – As the country begins to reopen from the pandemic, the Fergus Legion is taking the opportunity to regroup and has issued a community survey it hopes will help steer the organization for the next five to 10 years.
Elora photographer releasing first book this fall
ELORA – A lot of people are talking about resiliency right now – that’s what it has taken to get through this pandemic and it’s what we’ll all need as we come out of it.
Museum is closed – but check out the gardens
ABOYNE – While the Wellington County Museum and Archives is currently closed to the public with only online programming offered at present, the grounds are open, and for garden-lovers, it’s worth a wander around.
Allowing extra height to Elora South development will set precedent, residents say
ELORA – Residents came out in droves to let Centre Wellington council and Pearle Hospitality know they don’t want to see an extra storey on two of the buildings in the Elora South development that’s underway on the south side of the Grand River.
Area hospitals ease visitor restrictions as province enters step two of reopening plan
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As the province enters step two of its reopening plan, the three hospitals in Wellington County are easing restrictions on visitors.
OPINION: Attack of the space invaders: invasive plants take over
GUELPH – My heart sank when I learned that lily-of-the-valley and periwinkle are on the province’s invasive species list.
Centre Wellington council approves procedural bylaw
ELORA – Centre Wellington council approved the long-awaited and long-debated procedural bylaw at its meeting on June 28. The draft bylaw was first introduced to council last October, when councillors decided to form an ad hoc committee to tuck in deeper.
Groves hospital, township divide old hospital lands in Fergus
FERGUS – Ever since the new Groves Memorial Community Hospital opened at the new site in Aboyne last year, the burning question has been what will happen to the old hospital site in Fergus? Now there are some answers.
Community Resource Centre to host Canada Day scavenger hunt
FERGUS – The Community Resource Centre has organized an event for Canada Day to get the kids outdoors, raise some funds for the agency, and celebrate the town of Fergus and its history.
Lang acclaimed as federal Liberal candidate for Wellington-Halton Hills
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Liberal Party of Canada has acclaimed Melanie Lang as its candidate for the 2023 federal election in Wellington-Halton Hills.
Geddes Street Market now open in Elora
The Geddes Street Market quietly opened at 1pm June 25, with at least a dozen people lined up outside waiting for the doors to open.
CW Chamber of Commerce presents Awards of Excellence
CENTRE WELLINGTON - With only a few technological glitches and one rainy day, Sally Litchfield is calling the five-day Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s Awards of Excellence campaign a success.
Council unanimously supports separated bike lanes on St. David Street North
ELORA – Manager of engineering Adam Gilmore said the plan includes separated bike lanes from St. Andrew Street to Hill Street and then un-separated bike lanes north to Edinburgh Avenue.
Centre Wellington council approves new operations centre in Fergus
ELORA – Centre Wellington staff will begin looking for a site for a new operations centre now that council has approved the option. With land purchase and construction, it is expected to cost around $27 million.
Property taxes could increase by 2.4% in Centre Wellington
ELORA - Residents in Centre Wellington could see a 2.4 per cent increase in property taxes in 2022, as well as a 2.4% increase in user fees.