GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A woman suffering long-term repercussions from a crash at a notorious Highway 6 intersection between Ennotville and Marden is calling for immediate safety measures before more people are hurt or killed.
Two men plead guilty in connection with beating, murder of Jason John Brown
GUELPH – Travis Willard Wand and Steven Jon Walsom-Gerigs, both charged in connection with the 2019 beating, kidnapping and murder of 43-year-old Jason John Brown, were sentenced in Guelph court on Dec. 22.
New year brings expanded carbon monoxide alarm rules for homeowners, landlords
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A carbon monoxide alarm may not make it on anyone’s Christmas wish list, but come the new year, they’re required on every floor in many homes.
Food prices to rise 4 to 6% next year as food bank visits skyrocket: report
GUELPH – Whether it’s inflation, global conflict, energy costs, trade impediments or climate change – to name just some of the factors academics are blaming – one thing is for certain: food prices will continue to rise according to the 16th annual Canada's Food Price Report.
Sacred harmonies fill St. John’s Anglican Church in Elora
ELORA – On an otherwise cold and quiet night in Elora last week, St. John’s Anglican Church was filled with warm, layered voices singing sacred choral music that echoed off the building’s 150-year-old walls.
‘A Servant’s Heart’: Local man fighting food insecurity with grassroots ministry
FERGUS – Local business owner and electrician Nick Pittman has a servant’s heart and a desire to help struggling families and individuals put food on the table – not just during the Christmas season, but year-round.
Local retailers predict holiday spending decline amid economic ‘uncertainty’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local retailers anticipate cautious spending habits this holiday season amid quieting buy-local sentiment and economic uncertainty.
Province gives green light to controversial ‘Hidden Quarry’ after 13-year saga
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The province has green-lit a new aggregate operation 13 years after James Dick Construction first applied to tap into a dolomite deposit at the so-called “Hidden Quarry” southeast of Rockwood.
Town hall meeting responds to Mount Forest crime spree
MOUNT FOREST – Business owners and residents gathered at the Mount Forest sportsplex on Monday night to discuss what’s behind a recent spate of break-ins, vandalism and theft in the town.
Christmas tradition threatened by weather extremes: tree growers report harsher droughts
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Christmas tree growers in Wellington County and across southwestern Ontario are rethinking long-standing farming practices, and adapting how they farm to increasingly extreme weather patterns, including more drought events and intense rainfalls.
New ambulance dispatch system brings more questions for 911 callers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A new Medical Priority Dispatch System is changing how paramedics are responding to 911 calls in Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin counties, and the Region of Waterloo.
Elora farmer cultivates potential in ancient crop
ELORA – Fava beans are one of the oldest cultivated plants on Earth – and they’re being grown right here in Wellington County.
Mount Forest taekwondo fighter taking on the world
MOUNT FOREST - Dave Reeves is a master taekwondo fighter out of Mount Forest, and at 50 years old, he’s at last representing Canada on the world stage in the United Arab Emirates this week.
‘The street has become a commuter route’: Fergus residents want more done to curb traffic woes
FERGUS - Garafraxa Street East residents want more done to curb traffic woes on the county roadway, currently part of a detour route around construction on St. David Street North. A March traffic study recorded 21,388 vehicles over a seven-day period — a number one councillor says is too high.
Wellington County looking to keep speed cameras for data collection
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Automated speed cameras in the county are no longer photographing speeders, but may be used to collect data on driver habits.