CENTRE WELLINGTON – After years of service with numerous organizations, Don Vallery has received the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award.
Resident calls council ‘toxic’; wants respect, civility built into procedural bylaw
ELORA – A Fergus woman spoke passionately at the committee of the whole meeting on June 14, asking councillors to include language in its procedural bylaw to extend respect and civility toward staff and delegations as well as to each other.
It’s the summer of second doses: public health
GUELPH – They are calling it the summer of second doses at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. So, if you haven’t had your first COVID-19 vaccine dose yet, get it in June, officials advise, because the rest of the summer will mainly be devoted to administering second shots.
Vaccinated out of the country? Let public health know
GUELPH - Bart Singh thought he hit pay-dirt when he was able to get two shots of the Pfizer vaccine while on vacation in Florida from January to May this year.
Hundred-year-old maple tree comes down
Tree comes down – The hundred-year-old maple tree on St. George Street that neighbours hoped…
Heritage committee considers state of rare bridge
ELORA – Centre Wellington’s heritage advisory committee wants more background information on bridge 16-WG before making a recommendation to council on whether it should be removed, repaired, or replaced.
Public meeting June 30 to consider extra height for Elora development
ELORA – Pearle Hospitality (Elora South Inc.) wants to move ahead with its plan to develop land on the south side of the Grand River here and will be bringing an application for a zoning change to a public planning meeting on June 30.
Staff recommends separated bike lanes for St. David Street North
FERGUS –Township staff is recommending separated bike lanes be installed on St. David Street North when infrastructure work is complete on the busy thoroughfare through Fergus in 2023.
Businesses, residents invited to take part in ‘Hate has no home here’ sign campaign
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Elora resident Curt Hammond and Fergus resident Diane Ballantyne have started a campaign they hope will send a message to people experiencing hate and racism: there’s room in Centre Wellington for people of all faiths and ethnicities.
Scottish festival organizers share details about this year’s virtual event
FERGUS – The in-person Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games has been cancelled for the second consecutive year, but the virtual festival is still a go - version 2.021 organizers are calling it - from Aug. 13 to 16.
COVID-19 taking mental health toll, even as vaccines rolling out
GUELPH – Vaccination against COVID-19 is both a shining light and a looming fear for the public, a panel of health experts heard at a public forum on June 1.
New signs installed for truck bypass around Fergus and Elora
Truck bypass – The Township of Centre Wellington tweeted June 7 that the signs are up and the…
Committee ready to abandon sculpture project to honour Jack R. MacDonald
ELORA – The Elora Sculpture Project committee is ready to walk away from an agreement it signed with Centre Wellington township to erect a sculpture to honour Jack R. MacDonald.
Neighbours rally to save century-old tree in Fergus
FERGUS - Neighbours on St. George Street West in Fergus are trying to save a 100-year-old maple tree the township says must come down as sanitary sewer replacement is slated to commence on the street this month.
Committee thinks staff should prepare Neighbourhood Wellness Initiative
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township's community services advisory committee (CSAC) has decided the best approach to a proposed Neighbourhood Wellness Initiative is to turn the project over to staff, with regular reporting back to the committee.