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.
Minto residents supporting Jamaican workers, families in hurricane’s aftermath
HARRISTON - Jamaicans working on Wellington County farms are packing clothing, food and hygiene items – donated in part by Minto residents – into barrels destined for loved ones in Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
Feds propose $141-billion budget in response to U.S. protectionism
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County’s two Conservative MPs say they can’t support a recently announced federal budget with a ballooned deficit.
Acclaimed Rockwood athlete signs with Acadia Axewomen volleyball team
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Rockwood athlete Cassidy Frost has signed with Acadia University's Axewomen volleyball team for the 2026 season.
‘Koop’ Spence helped save lives of fellow soldiers during Dieppe disaster
ERIN - Late Hillsburgh resident Keith “Koop” Spence was just 21 on Aug. 19, 1942 when he stepped foot on a rocky coastal beach firing his gun in a futile effort at well-fortified German forces in Dieppe. He would survive what became a massacre to help save the lives of fellow soldiers.
‘People are getting nervous, scared’: business owners decry break-in spree
MOUNT FOREST – Small business owners in downtown Mount Forest are speaking out about a rash of break-ins and vandalism in recent weeks. Five businesses were broken into between Oct. 13 and 24, and others vandalized. Police have responded by increasing patrols.
Crown pushes for jail time for man convicted of sexually assaulting former Fergus pub employee
GUELPH – The Crown’s office wants an Elora man put behind bars for sexually assaulting a former Goofie Newfie Pub employee he had authority over.
‘It’s a dream’: Habitat for Humanity offers working people chance at home ownership
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington celebrated its newest build on Oct. 18. The 32-unit, three-storey stacked townhome development sits on an acre of land, formerly owned by A.O. Smith, on Garafraxa Street West in Fergus.
Province’s first confirmed on-farm avian flu case of year found in Wellington
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The province’s first commercial avian influenza case this year was identified at a poultry operation in northern Wellington County.