GUELPH – Grade 7 and 8 students will soon be attending Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Secondary School.
Eight-unit apartment building permitted in rural Mapleton
MAPLETON – A former nursing home on a rural property east of Lebanon is set to be converted into up to eight apartments.
Union asks school board to call for increased provincial funding
GUELPH – There is a funding crisis in Ontario’s education system, union officials say.
Black Parents Council, school board at odds over group’s delegation refusal
GUELPH – A group of parents hoped to delegate about anti-Black racism at a recent Upper Grand District School Board meeting, but was denied the opportunity.
Mapleton to spend $80,000 to paint arena, fire halls
MAPLETON – The PMD Arena and the Drayton and Moorefield fire halls are getting fresh coats of paint for $80,390.
New Fergus elementary school named Grand River Public School
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board has announced the name of the new elementary school opening in Centre Wellington in September.
Eight apartments proposed in former nursing home
MAPLETON – Council here recently had a lengthy discussion about a possible new rural apartment building.
Parents fundraise to replace condemned playground at Fergus school
FERGUS – For decades, children have been playing on the same playground equipment at Victoria Terrace Public School. But equipment doesn’t last forever, and earlier this month it was condemned by Upper Grand District School Board officials.
Hundreds march through Guelph in protest of Bill 5
GUELPH – A grassroots protest was held in Guelph on May 24 in opposition to Bill 5, or the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act.
Waterloo Wellington Alzheimers Society raises $145,000 accross four walks
GUELPH – The Waterloo Wellington Alzheimer Society held a Walks for Alzheimers in Guelph, Mount Forest, Cambridge and Kitchener on May 24.
Sideroad 15 reconstruction set to begin this month
MAPLETON – Reconstruction of five and a half kilometres of Sideroad 15 is set to be supported by provincial Housing-Enabling Core Servicing (HECS) funding.
Mapleton supports farm severance, lot line adjustment
MAPLETON – Council here voted unanimously in support of two rural consent applications on May 13.
Township to purchase $20,500 air compressor, dryer for wastewater treatment plant
MAPLETON – Council here is digging into reserves to purchase an air compressor and dryer for the Mapleton Wastewater Treatment Plant, or Mapleton Lagoons.
School board invites UGDSB community to contribute to human rights review
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is in the midst of a human rights review.
Two minor variances approved in Mapleton Township
MAPLETON – Minor variances near Glen Allan and Drayton have been approved to permit additions to each property.