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Saturday, June 10, 2023 | Vol 56 Issue 23

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Jordan Snobelen

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Penny Renken joins Wellington North council at inaugural ceremony

Jordan Snobelen November 23, 2022News

KENILWORTH – Newly elected Ward 1 councillor Penny Renken was officially welcomed by returning members of Wellington North council at the inaugural meeting on Nov. 21.

Holiday event takes over Palmerston Lions Heritage Park

Jordan Snobelen November 23, 2022Community News

Light up the park – All Aboard Palmerston and the Palmerston Lions Club brought some holiday magic to Palmerston Lions Heritage Park on the evening of Nov. 18.

‘No job action’: strike averted as province, union reach tentative deal

Jordan Snobelen November 20, 2022News

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District School Board students will remain in classrooms this week following a tentative deal reached between the province and the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Local pharmacists getting creative during children’s medication shortage

Jordan Snobelen November 18, 2022News

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local pharmacists are getting creative to address a national supply shortage of child-dose painkillers and anti-inflammatory medication.

New parking arrangement to provide continued access to downtown Arthur clinic, library

Jordan Snobelen November 18, 2022Community News

WELLINGTON NORTH – A new parking arrangement in downtown Arthur aims to keep parking access open for a county-owned building on Charles Street that houses a clinic and library branch.

Wellington North taking another swing at provincial funding for roadwork

Jordan Snobelen November 18, 2022Community News, News

KENILWORTH – Wellington North is taking another swing at the province’s Connecting Link funding, hoping the application is knocked out of the park.

Salary inflation adjustments capped at 4% for Wellington North councillors, mayor

Jordan Snobelen November 18, 2022Community News

WELLINGTON NORTH – How much Wellington North councillors and the mayor earn remains unchanged after a market review, and salary increases will be capped at 4% due to rising inflation.

Experimental Acres pilot grows farmers’ curiosity

Jordan Snobelen November 17, 2022News, Rural

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The first round of the county’s Experimental Acres pilot may have come to an end, but the experiments don’t stop here.

Wellington North extending Guelph bylaw enforcement agreement

Jordan Snobelen November 17, 2022Community News, News

WELLINGTON NORTH - The Township of Wellington North is extending an agreement with the City of Guelph to provide bylaw enforcement services for an additional six months beyond an initial one-year trial period.

Education workers could be off the job Monday as CUPE issues strike notice

Jordan Snobelen November 16, 2022News

WELLINGTON COUNTY – CUPE Local 256 education workers could be back on strike and off the job again on Nov. 21 if a deal isn’t reached between the union and province. The union issued a strike notice on Nov. 16.

Property adjustment requested for possible 17-unit Mount Forest apartment building

Jordan Snobelen November 16, 2022Community News, News

WELLINGTON NORTH – An application by St. John’s Evangelical-Lutheran Church to part ways with under an acre of their property reappeared before council here on Nov. 7.

Food Day Canada Act passes second reading in House of Commons

Jordan Snobelen November 16, 2022News

OTTAWA – Bill S-227, known as the Food Day in Canada Act, passed its second reading in the House of Commons on Nov. 2, with parliamentarians unanimously voting to adopt the bill.

Ammonia leak results in evacuation of Centre 2000 in Erin

Jordan Snobelen November 10, 2022News

ERIN – An early morning ammonia leak at Centre 2000 resulted in the evacuation and closure of the community centre on Thursday morning.

‘Bluebird’ Alice Hindley cared for Canada’s wounded in First World War

Jordan Snobelen November 10, 2022News

ABOYNE – When nurse Alice Hindley boarded the S.S. Adriatic in Halifax on May 19, 1916, she couldn’t have known what lay in store on the other side of the Atlantic.

Harriston provides fresh start for family escaping Syrian civil war

Jordan Snobelen November 9, 2022Community News, News

HARRISTON - Harriston is a long way from the refugee camps of Turkey, crammed with displaced Syrians, and farther away still from Aleppo’s embattled streets. But for Obid Almohamed and his family, the small community of Harriston, with less than 2,000 inhabitants, is now home.

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Is there a doctor in the house? It won’t be long now

FERGUS - It’s been cleaned, furnished, and hooked up to the internet and now Gartshore House is ready to host locum doctors, interns and residents testing the waters at Groves Memorial Community Hospital.

Jesse Duhacek named Youth Citizen of the Year

ELORA – Jesse Duhacek thought he hit pay dirt when he received some funding from a student entrepreneurship program three years ago. So winning the Youth Citizen of the Year award this year was icing on the cake.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

‘A significant plan’: developer hears concerns with proposed Hillsburgh subdivision

ERIN – On June 8 at Erin town hall, the developer behind a 799-unit subdivision proposal in Hillsburgh heard from around 25 Erin residents concerned with the development's potential effects on the village.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

See all Erin area articles.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

Multiple fire departments respond to Tuesday morning barn blaze

EAST GARAFRAXA – Three fire services, including two from Wellington County, responded to a barn fire on the 12th Line here on Tuesday morning.

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Take precautions against ticks, medical officer of health advises

GUELPH – Ticks are here, they are here to stay, and we’ll all have to learn to live with them. That statement was part of a June 7 verbal report to the Board of Health from Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Guelph area articles.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Guelph/Eramosa area articles.

Minto council supports health team bid for funding to bolster primary care access

MINTO – The Town of Minto will provide a letter of support for the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team’s (MMFHT) application to the province for funding to expand staffing to allow more local residents to access primary care providers.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Minto council supports health team bid for funding to bolster primary care access

MINTO – The Town of Minto will provide a letter of support for the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team’s (MMFHT) application to the province for funding to expand staffing to allow more local residents to access primary care providers.

Council endorses call for re-instatement of Norwell Grade 9 APP program

MINTO – Council here has endorsed a letter from the Town of Minto Cultural Roundtable calling for local high school and school board officials to reconsider the cancellation of the Grade 9 Norwell Arts Performance Project class.

See all Minto area articles.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

Public health takes action after food poisoning incident at International Women’s Day event

GUELPH – The local board of health heard the story of an International Women’s Day event that went wrong, and a collaboration between public health inspectors and the host that went right at a meeting on May 3.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Take precautions against ticks, medical officer of health advises

GUELPH – Ticks are here, they are here to stay, and we’ll all have to learn to live with them. That statement was part of a June 7 verbal report to the Board of Health from Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Be wise, very wise

An east wind brought along some cooler temperatures this weekend, but with it came a haze in the sky caused by forest fires in Quebec.

How to grow a beard

It would be around this time of year the chicks were ready for pickup at Bonnie’s Hatchery in downtown Elmira. Driving past the other day we were reminded of a visit more than 40 years ago. 

Wide world of sports

With kids on the ice for spring hockey and parents enjoying a beverage in the viewing area, somebody cranked up the volume on one of numerous televisions. 

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News from the Mapleton Township area in 1958, 1983

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Cans

By Kelly Waterhouse

When I got home Saturday night from the Meadows Music Festival in Fergus, I reeked of beer, vodka coolers, pop and whatever substances floated through the air, though I did not actually consume any of it. 

Fist fights, mob justice, other crime common in 1860s Elora

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

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