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Electricity bills increasing in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH - The Ontario Energy Board approved an application from Wellington North Power to increase its rates.
New name, same pest, more destruction as LDD moth returns to region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Following what bordered on an invasion last year, the LDD (Lymantria dispar dispar) moth, also known to county residents as the European Gypsy moth or spongy moth, is returning for the 2022 season.
Relay for Life returns to Wellington Heights Secondary School
MOUNT FOREST – Students are hitting the track at Wellington Heights Secondary School on June 3 for the return of the Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life. It’ll be the first Relay For Life event held at the school in three years.
Proposed amendments to county official plan sent to province for approval
GUELPH - Wellington County council passed the first amendment to its official plan as it continues working through the latest five-year review and a Municipal Comprehensive Review process.
Lifeguard shortage impacts program hours at Mount Forest and Arthur swimming pools
WELLINGTON NORTH – Outdoor pools in Mount Forest and Arthur will be open this summer with a change in operating hours due to staffing challenges.
Obstetrics services unavailable at hospitals in Palmerston, Mount Forest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Faced with a lack of nursing staff trained in obstetrics care, North Wellington Health Care is halting obstetrics services at hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest from June 6 to at least Sept. 1.
County grants tax relief for Pearle Hospitality’s Elora South development
GUELPH – After discussion, county council voted to defer, for the next five years, property taxes paid by Pearle Hospitality on its Elora South development.
Silver Fox Distillery named Grand National Champion
ARTHUR - Silver Fox Distillery, owned and operated by Lisa and Mark Townsend, has been named the 2022 U.S. Open Spirits’ Grand National Champion as the recipient of six awards, including three golds.
No soft spot for feathered friends at Wellington North council
WELLINGTON NORTH – A petition from resident Mark Baldock to permit the keeping of backyard chickens in the township ruffled some feathers at a May 24 council meeting.
County committing land at Wellington Place for future hospice
GUELPH - Wellington County Warden Kelly Linton announced on May 26 the county would be providing access to around two acres of land at the Wellington Place campus for a planned hospice serving the county.
Longtime Legion members elected to helm of provincial command
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two area Royal Canadian Legion members are progressing up the ranks.
Nothing plain about artwork in Elora Plein Air Festival
ELORA - Canvases barely had a chance to dry before being displayed at the Elora Centre for the Arts on May 22.
Guelph researchers contending with avian influenza as virus spreads in Wellington County
GUELPH - At the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College, students and scientists within the department of pathobiology are working to better understand avian influenza and its implications. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed three outbreaks of bird flu in Wellington County.
Weather damage impacts region
Weather damage – Wellington County roads workers clear felled trees from Wellington Road 26, west…