GUELPH-ERAMOSA – A barn just north of the City of Guelph was destroyed by fire on Sunday night. Guelph firefighters from three stations responded to the blaze at about 7:03pm on Nov. 29 and found a barn fully engulfed in flames.
Old Order Mennonites feel ‘persecuted’ by orders that closed schools, churches
NORTH WELLINGTON – Members of the Old Order Mennonite community in northern Wellington County feel “persecuted” by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), which ordered their schools and churches closed on Nov. 12.
Danby ready to make hyper-cold medical freezers to store COVID-19 vaccine
GUELPH – Jim Estill is pivoting his business again and this time it’s a little more up his alley.
Guelph-Eramosa looking at 0.5% tax increase, but mayor wants to get to zero
BRUCEDALE – Guelph-Eramosa staff presented council with a draft 2021 budget that would mean a 0.54 per cent increase to the township portion of the property tax bill. That translates to an extra $1.38 per $100,00 of assessment or an extra $6.90 a year on a $500,000 home.
Erin council considers landscaping at town office
ERIN – The town of Erin is considering landscaping and naturalizing the property around Town Hall.
Centre Wellington building department to replace contract with full-time position
ELORA – Centre Wellington’s chief building official made the case for a new hire in his department at the Nov. 23 council meeting.
Farm in Guelph-Eramosa can manufacture drainage tiles
BRUCEDALE - Guelph-Eramosa council approved a site plan agreement for a farm to add facilities to operate a drainage tile business on the property at 5898 6th Line.
Town of Erin officials trying to keep tax increase to 1%
ERIN – Town council’s first glimpse of the 2021 draft budget shows an $85,000 increase to the operating budget over 2020. That means a one per cent tax increase on residential properties or $18 more on a $600,000 home.
Centre Wellington water, wastewater rates to increase slightly in 2021
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Water and wastewater rates will increase in 2021, but at a slower rate than over the past five years.
Larry Magnus packing it in
ELORA – The banter never stopped. And neither did the snipping of Larry Magnus’s scissors.
Long overdue: Century-old book checked out in the ‘40s or ‘50s returned to Fergus Public Library
FERGUS – The Fergus Public Library was abuzz earlier this week after discovering a book more than a century old in the return bin.
Wellington County driving the numbers in latest COVID count
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County is currently driving the cases of COVID-19 in this public health region, with 19 new cases reported on Nov. 20, while Dufferin County reported no new cases and Guelph reported five.
Optimists of Puslinch organized Remembrance Day ceremony at cenotaph
Remembrance in Puslinch – The Optimists of Puslinch organized the Remembrance Day ceremony at…
Local conservation authorities worried about budget implications
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Conservation authorities in this region fear they will lose their ability to protect the natural environment as well as public health and safety with the new provincial budget released Nov. 5.
COVID-19 numbers are up as WDG enters level orange-restrict
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County saw 30 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and on Nov. 17 was reporting three new cases, bringing the total of active cases to 51, with one hospitalization.