TORONTO - The province will enter a modified version of stage two of Ontario's Roadmap to Reopen on Jan. 5. Students will wait until at least Jan. 17 to return to in-class learning, gatherings will be limited and indoor dining and other businesses and facilities will be closed.
Fergus resident researching pandemic’s impact on rural communities
GUELPH - Fergus resident Leith Deacon has embarked on a mass survey mailout to investigate the pandemic’s impact on rural communities in southwestern Ontario.
Northwind Bison in Mapleton is where the buffalo roam
MAPLETON - Amanda and Shane Stege are farmers of a different breed, raising North America’s largest land mammal on their Mapleton farm.
WDGPH region shatters previous record for active cases of COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 821 new COVID-19 cases between Christmas Eve and Dec. 27. This is the second week in a row active cases have more than doubled in the region, with total active cases sitting at 1,367 as of Dec. 28.
WDGPH anticipates new vaccine clinic will provide more booster appointments
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Public health is anticipating more appointments will become available in the new year for third dose vaccinations after a new clinic starts up at the University of Guelph.
Mapleton snowmobile club reaches trail agreement with GRCA
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A two-year impasse between the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs and the Grand River Conservation Authority has come to an end – at least in part. The GRCA and the Lake Conestoga Snowmobilers have signed an agreement for 13km of trails in Mapleton Township.
The SEED brings food equity to Centre Wellington
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Built on a social enterprise model to address food insecurity, Groceries from The SEED are arriving at doorsteps across Fergus and Elora thanks to a recent $10,000 grant from the Centre Wellington Community Foundation.
‘Kids always came first’: Mount Forest teacher taking ‘high road’ after going against the grain
MOUNT FOREST - Local resident and longtime Wellington Heights Secondary School teacher Dave Griffiths has retired after decades of putting kids first in experiential education.
Driver airlifted with serious injuries after collision
GUELPH/ERAMOSA - Ornge air ambulance transported a seriously-injured man to Hamilton General Hospital on the afternoon of Dec. 21 following a vehicle collision in Guelph/Eramosa.
COVID-19 cases double in less than a week, reach 536 in WDGPH region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 299 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (Dec. 17 to 19). Active cases in the region have more than doubled in one week, rising to 536 as of Dec. 20, a level last seen at the end of April.
Wellington North budget nearing completion with anticipated 2% levy increase
WELLINGTON NORTH - Township staff have managed to keep capital projects on the books using reserve funds and Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund dollars while maintaining a moderate increase to property taxes for 2022.
‘More questions than answers’: lawyers representing family of police shooting victim take issue with SIU findings
TORONTO – The lawyers representing the family of a Fergus man shot and killed by a Wellington OPP officer on Aug. 15, are raising serious questions following the Dec. 14 release of a Special Investigations Unit (SIU) report.
With rising food costs comes rising food insecurity – and the challenge of how to confront it
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The 12th Canadian food price report from Halifax-based Dalhousie University was released on Dec. 9 with foreboding predictions on the rising cost to put food on the table in the coming year.
Wellington North council considering development charge increases
WELLINGTON NORTH - Recent changes to provincial legislation has kickstarted the process to draft and pass a new development charges bylaw before next September.
Local workshops target cybersecurity on farms as agriculture goes increasingly digital
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Cybersecurity workshops in Wellington County focused on farmers and the agriculture sector's increasing reliance on digital technology and internet.