GUELPH – Charges against a Wellington OPP officer have been withdrawn more than three years after they were first laid. Sukhvinder Singh Toor was charged in connection with secretly recorded conversations at the Rockwood OPP station.
BIA chair files complaint about derelict Mount Forest building
KENILWORTH – The chair of the Mount Forest Business Improvement Association (BIA) has taken the association’s grievances about the old tea room building, at 178 Main Street, to the township.
Wellington North applies for Housing Accelerator Fund dollars, talks municipal funding
KENILWORTH – Wellington North hopes to dip into a $4-billion federal Housing Accelerator Fund as the municipality considers how it will pay for growth.
CVC to monitor impact of Erin wastewater treatment plant on West Credit River
ERIN - Credit Valley Conservation is being hired by the Town of Erin to monitor the effects of flushing treated wastewater into the West Credit River for the next five years.
Erin Tennis Club asks town to contribute $150,000 for court repairs
ERIN - Town staff are now looking at how to fund a $150,000 ask from the Erin Tennis Club.
Erin will hire external consultant to handle search for new CAO
ERIN - Council has decided to begin the months-long process of searching for a new CAO.
Guelph-to-Owen Sound buses to continue stopping in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – The Guelph to Owen Sound inter-community transit bus (GOST) will continue running through Wellington North for the next two years after a new agreement was recently inked.
Committee supportive of proposed fundraising strategy for new Mount Forest pool
MOUNT FOREST – Members of the Mount Forest Aquatics Advisory Committee agree a township fundraising strategy for a new outdoor pool at the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex is the way to go.
Lighthouse Festival to ‘foster community engagement’ in north Wellington
WELLINGTON NORTH – The Hope Committee wants north Wellington residents to nourish, move, create and discover in the name of physical and mental wellness at the first-ever Lighthouse Festival Sept. 8 to 10.
Erin treasurer provides first look at town’s Q1 financial results
ERIN – In the first three months of this year, the town spent 26 per cent of its operating budget, and 32% of its capital budget.
Mount Forest Lions Club seeks council support for potential improvement projects
KENILWORTH – The Mount Forest Lions Club is eyeing potential improvement projects around the community. Past club president George Laurencic pitched several early-stage ideas for council to ponder on Aug. 14.
MP Michael Chong target of WeChat campaign, Global Affairs alleges
OTTAWA – Wellington-Halton Hills MP Michael Chong was the target of an online “information operation” this past May, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) disclosed on Aug. 9.
Greenbelt land swap audit finds ‘preferential treatment’ given to developers
TORONTO - The provincial government’s hasty move to open thousands of acres of Greenbelt-designated land for housing development was “flawed” and “biased,” Ontario’s Auditor General told reporters on Aug. 9.
Bail denied for Mount Forest man accused of arsons
GUELPH – Justice of the Peace Walter Rojek wasn’t convinced during an Aug. 10 bail hearing that a 21-year-old Mount Forest man wouldn't reoffend if granted bail and released back into the community. Nor was he confident the man’s mother could adequately serve as a surety.
Erin wastewater treatment system construction expected to be complete October 2024
ERIN – Despite some changes to the original schedule, all work for Erin’s multi-million dollar wastewater treatment plant is expected to be completed by October 2024.