GUELPH – A group of recently sheltered people may soon find themselves living on the streets again.
Stepping Stone emergency shelter project increases by $1 million
GUELPH – The cost of a planned upgrade to the Stepping Stone emergency shelter in Guelph has increased to nearly $5 million from the nearly $4 million estimated back in February, when the project was formally announced.
Centralized waitlist to give county parents ‘one stop’ to apply for childcare spaces
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Parents applying for licensed childcare spots in Wellington County will soon have a one-stop place to go online where they can find and apply to area programs.
‘We need to do things differently’: desire for housing plan voiced at health, housing symposium
GUELPH – The situation has been described as a crisis, complex, a failure (both morally and systemically), overwhelming and simply as “crap.”
County politicians hesitant to declare intimate partner violence an ‘epidemic’
GUELPH – Wellington County politicians aren’t declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic – for now at least.
Mount Forest cemetery fees increasing; entrance repairs expected this summer
KENILWORTH – Wellington North staff began exploring a full-cost-recovery model for the Mount Forest cemetery during the winter, with subsequent reports to council on fee increases needed to get there, and historical operating costs, comparisons with other cemeteries, and a proposed increase schedule
Government claims new bill will tackle proliferation of hateful online content
OTTAWA – The Liberal government has introduced Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, which the government says will safeguard Canadians from online hate and protect children online.
Ospringe youth experiences town hall in Erin ‘Mayor for a day’ contest
ERIN – Oh, to be the mayor of Erin, if only for a day.
Seniors’ Centre for Excellence seeks support to help fund program coordinator
KENILWORTH – The Mapleton-based Seniors’ Centre for Excellence is again seeking $10,000 from Wellington North to help pay the salary of Glynis Belec, the centre’s ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged) coordinator.
St. Mary Catholic School alarm system failed during active blaze: fire investigation
WELLINGTON NORTH – A fire department incident report, recently obtained through a freedom of information request, reveals more about what happened leading up to and during a Jan. 25 fire that closed St. Mary Catholic School in Mount Forest.
Local parents struggling to find licensed, subsidized childcare amid space shortage
ABOYNE - Around 30 women gathered in Aboyne Hall on March 4 to hear about local struggles with finding licensed childcare spaces in the county, and how the system works.
Horse Racing Appeal Panel clears local harness racing trainer of horse cruelty
TORONTO – An appeal panel has reversed the decision of the province’s gaming commission that resulted in a two-year suspension of horse trainer Anthony Beaton last year.
Local meat processors receiving $246,000 in funding for facility upgrades
WELLINGTON NORTH – Two Arthur-area meat processors will receive an influx of federal and provincial tax dollars for facility upgrades.
No probe into Winnipeg lab security breach documents after Chong’s motion thwarted
OTTAWA – Top federal public health and intelligence officials won’t be appearing before a parliamentary committee to answer questions about recently declassified documents detailing investigations that led to the firing of two scientists from the Winnipeg National Microbiology Laboratory.
Wellington North council approves $700,000 land purchase in Arthur
ARTHUR - The Township of Wellington North is purchasing a 4.88-acre lot at the dead end of Gordon Street in Arthur for future work related to the community's wastewater treatment plant.