WELLINGTON COUNTY - There are few certainties in life, so the axiom goes, but one thing all horsepeople know for sure is all good things inevitably come to an end.
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline across WDGPH region
WELLINGTON COUNTY - As of Feb. 22, there are 264 known active cases throughout the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region. As of Feb. 15, there were 18 people hospitalized with COVID-19.
Emergencies Act architect Perrin Beatty reflects on first use of legislation
OTTAWA – Responsible for introducing the Emergencies Act, former defence minister and Wellington MP Perrin Beatty spoke with the Advertiser about the legislation and modern politics.
Township to begin enforcing requirement for food truck vendors to be licensed
WELLINGTON NORTH – Food truck vendors need to be licensed through the township and staff will be reminding local chambers of commerce and the Mount Forest fireworks festival to ensure participating vendors are in compliance with the requirement.
Township pressing ahead with search for new Arthur drinking water source
WELLINGTON NORTH - Preliminary testing of a potential new municipal well in Arthur has shown positive results and now the township wants to press ahead, but at greater financial cost.
Council awards contract to Dominion Voting Systems
WELLINGTON NORTH – Dominion Voting Systems, with headquarters in Canada and the United States, will provide two optical scanning tabulators to the township for municipal elections slated to take place on Oct. 24 across the province.
Winter fun in Aboyne
Hop on – Friends John Balfoort and Ross Gilbert are piled on by their children Levi, Caleb and…
Emergencies Act invoked for first time in response to blockades, occupation
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared a national emergency in response to the recent blockades of Canada-U.S. border crossings and the occupation of Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa.
Planning staff seek pause on severance for Mount Forest apartment building
WELLINGTON NORTH – A request to defer a land severance will go to the county’s land division committee following a Feb. 7 decision by Wellington North council to support a deferral.
Fee for police to respond to false alarms in county rises to $385
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Police Services Board has approved a bylaw increasing the charge for “at fault” false alarms.
Wellington OPP sees rise in calls in 2021 after initial pandemic dip
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Serious crime is down across the board in the county, according to a year-end Wellington OPP report presented to the Police Services Board on Feb. 9.
‘The eyes of the world are upon us’: Ford declares state of emergency, tells Ottawa protesters to ‘go home’
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford drew a line on Feb. 11, declaring a provincial state of emergency and pleading to protesters gathered in Ottawa and at critical Canadian border crossings to leave.
Love over hate: The harrowing story of Dale Wideman and the battle between light and darkness in Haiti
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A story of captivity, faith and a daring escape, Dale Wideman shares his experience as a hostage in Haiti and the freedom of forgiveness.
Wellington North joins municipalities calling for insurance reform
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here recently backed an Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) paper addressed to Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey in 2019, taking issue with how municipalities are tapped for reward payments in lawsuits involving liability.
Township insurance premiums on the rise
WELLINGTON NORTH – The cost of insuring the township has been rising year-over-year since 2019, when the market began trending above the rate of inflation – and this year is no exception, with no end in sight.