GUELPH – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) had its second meeting of the school year on Oct. 2.
Guelph/Eramosa amends property standards bylaw
BRUCEDALE – Amendments to Guelph/Eramosa’s property standards bylaw prohibit parking on unstable surfaces and add limitations on outside storage and water drainage.
Guelph/Eramosa council approves new fencing bylaw
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa is updating its fencing bylaw.
Naturalized gardens teeming with life
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Little yellow flowers on tall cup plants buzz with bees, finches feast on seeds from purple asters, and monarch caterpillars chew milkweed leaves in naturalized gardens across the county.
Fergus teen receives $40,000 scholarship to study welding
FERGUS – Carter Hutchison recently received a $40,000 Schulich Builders Scholarship to study welding and fabrication at Conestoga College.
Mount Forest resident awarded $40,000 Schulich Builders Scholarship
MOUNT FOREST – Inthusan Sivaguru from Mount Forest recently received a $40,000 Schulich Builders Scholarship to cover his tuition, tools, and living expenses while he studies electrical engineering at Sheridan College.
UGDSB will appoint, not elect, new Orangeville trustee
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is accepting applications for a new Orangeville trustee. Kenn Manzerolle, the former Orangeville trustee, announced his resignation during the UGDSB on Sept. 12.
Township plans to improve pedestrian access to Puslinch Lake
PUSLINCH – The township is moving forward with a plan to install a pathway, bench and small garden at the public right-of-way between Travelled Road and the lake.
Five-year termite management project will likely cost $1.4 million
ELORA – Centre Wellington is prepared to pay Termite Research Services almost $1.4 million to provide termite management services until the end of 2028.
Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Fifty years ago, a six-year-old Secwepemc girl named Phyllis Webstad was excited to wear her bright and shiny orange shirt to school.
Council supports extension for Rockwood subdivision
ROCKWOOD – Drexler Construction Limited is requesting a second two-year extension for a proposed seven-home condominium subdivision in the urban centre of Rockwood.
Erin Fall Fair Activities at the Equine Tent
ERIN – When fair attendees wander to the back of the Erin Fall Fair on Thanksgiving weekend, they may hear nickering sounds from the Equine Tent.
Development of 271 townhouses approved in Salem
ELORA – Almost three hundred new townhouses will likely be built on the west side of Wellington Road 7 in Elora-Salem, and the developer says the intention is to create “affordable housing.”
Possible provincial heritage designation for Pierpoint Fly Fishing Nature Reserve
ELORA – Centre Wellington council is taking steps to designate Pierpoint Fly Fishing Nature Reserve a significant cultural heritage landscape under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Centre Wellington council approves increased remuneration
ELORA – Centre Wellington council members have voted themselves a hefty raise next year: 18% for councillors and 13% for the mayor.