GUELPH – It’s been 16 months since Dave Genereaux died in a two-vehicle crash. The other driver, Micheal Shular, pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death.
UGDSB appoints lawyers for human rights review
GUELPH – A review of human rights at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is set to be completed by lawyers Patrick Case and Julie Lassonde.
Council approves variance to permit grain bin close to property line
KENILWORTH – Wellington North council has approved a minor variance that permits the construction of a new grain bin on a two-hectare property at 9820 Highway 6.
Doctor to ‘report back from Gaza hospitals’ at Eden Mills event
EDEN MILLS – Palestinian-Canadian emergency physician Dr. Nour Khatib will be in Eden Mills next week to share her experience working in hospitals in Gaza.
Developers one step closer to building beside Riverstown Waste Facility
KENILWORTH – Agricultural, commercial and rural industrial uses are now permitted on a lot beside the Riverstown Waste Facility.
Mount Forest Horticultural Society plant sale set for May 24
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Horticultural Society is hosting a plant sale from 9am to 2pm on May 24.
John Ford Award committee forms
MAPLETON – John Ford Award recipients will be selected by a committee including a member of Ford’s family, Mayor Gregg Davidson, councillor Marlene Ottens and clerk Larry Wheeler.
Sexual assault trial for Puslinch man continues with second victim
GUELPH – A second victim has testified in the trial for Brian Cox, who is accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls in the 1980s.
Puslinch drivers return victorious from U.S. championship
PUSLINCH – Vicki Dickson and Jeff Born, along with their ponies Leo and Melodie, placed first in the North American Preliminary Parish Championship at the American Driving Society’s Southern Pines Combined Driving event in North Carolina in early April.
Annual Special Olympics Track and Field event to take place over two days
GUELPH – Since the early 2000s, the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic district school boards have come together to host an annual Special Olympics Track and Field Day.
UGDSB officials respond to letter urging them to address anti-Palestinian racism
GUELPH – More than 100 parents of Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) students signed an open letter calling on the board to “take a stronger stand against anti-Palestinian racism and to uphold the values of human rights, equity and justice.”
Spring Fling at the Stables raises $11,000 for Community Resource Centre
ELORA – The second annual Spring Fling at the Stables on April 26 at the Grand River Raceway in Elora raised about $11,000 for the Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington’s community outreach and support services.
Free farmer suicide prevention training offered by Agricultural Wellness Ontario
MAPLETON – A quarter of Canadian farmers reported wishing they were dead, feeling their life was not worth living, or considering dying by suicide within a year of being surveyed.
Tang’s Restaurant receives $2,500 for façade upgrades
KENILWORTH – The outside of Tang’s Restaurant in Arthur will be getting a makeover soon, thanks to a $2,500 grant from Wellington North.
‘We need to promote more of this type of building:’ councillor
KENILWORTH – Developers are one step closer to building three townhouses at 321 Domville St. in Arthur.