WELLINGTON COUNTY – All historical plaques on county properties have been moved indoors following a rash of thefts from parks and bridges in recent weeks.
Brian Cox acquitted of all charges after trial evidence leaves doubt
GUELPH – Brian Cox has been found not guilty on all charges against him in a sexual assault trial.
Sentencing arguments delayed in former pub employee’s sexual assault case
GUELPH – A sexual assault victim left Guelph court disappointed on Wednesday after another delay, this time related to a victim impact statement.
Fergus Fall Fair ambassador following in family’s footsteps
FERGUS – The Fergus Fall Fair has always been a part of Sarah Shaw’s life — she was born on a fair weekend.
Public health orders bakery’s closure after ‘heavy rat infestation’ discovered
HARRISTON - Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health ordered closed Son of Ra Sourdough after an inspector, following up on a complaint, found six violations, including a “heavy rat infestation.”
Erin cancels ‘unsafe order’ for Hillsburgh heritage building
ERIN – An unsafe order issued to the owner of a downtown Hillsburgh building has been cancelled after the Town of Erin reviewed an engineering report about the building's structural integrity.
Residents calling for action after phone, internet outage
WELLINGTON NORTH – Two residents are calling attention to a recent phone and internet outage they say was caused by a theft of copper from a telecommunications cable.
John Campbell hangs up his kilt after 58 years with Scottish festival
FERGUS - Long-time volunteer John Campbell is calling this year’s 80th anniversary of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland games his last. He started volunteering with what was then just the Fergus Highland Games in 1967, previously a one-day event that drew thousands to Victoria Park.
Plaques commemorating agriculture, volunteers stolen from Arthur fairgrounds
ARTHUR – Bronze plaques honouring a century of service by the Arthur Agricultural Society have been stolen from the Arthur fairgrounds, a month after another went missing from a Mapleton park.
Town issues ‘unsafe order’ for building at centre of recent heritage dispute
ERIN - The owner of a building at the centre of a heritage dispute recently heard by Ontario’s land tribunal has been hit with an order to prove whether the building is structurally sound.
‘Exactly what the tartan should be’: behind the Scottish festival’s anniversary design
FERGUS – Robert Paterson knew he had a hit when he saw the Fergus Scottish Festival's colours warp and weft across the woven swatch of a special tartan he designed to mark the festival's 80th anniversary.
Fergus Scottish Festival welcomes record-breaking crowd
FERGUS – With the whack of a sword against a shield, Scotland’s scarlet and gold bedazzled Lord Lyon King of Arms opened the 80th Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games to cheers and applause on Saturday.
Former students suing school board, alleging sexual abuse by past principal
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Upper Grand District School Board has been named in two separate but related $5-million lawsuits surrounding allegations of abuse by a former school principal.
Tribunal sides with town in dispute over heritage designation
ERIN – Save for some minor wording changes in a town bylaw, the Ontario Land Tribunal has tossed a case attempting to stop a heritage designation for a Hillsburgh building.
Goofie Newfie’s liquor licence reinstated
FERGUS– The Goofie Newfie’s liquor licence has been reinstated following a 10-day suspension by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that left taps dry and the business scrambling to adapt.