MAPLETON – Local baseball families struggled this season with rain-soaked equipment and soggy paperwork, but one couple behind a construction company has a solution to shelter teams from the storm.
New group encourages affordable rentals with on-site care
GUELPH – A small group of Guelph and Wellington County residents concerned about rising rates of homelessness have banded together with hopes of working towards a solution.
Wellington North council worries lot line change wastes too much prime agricultural land
KENILWORTH – When properties are severed or lot lines adjusted, it’s important to Wellington North councillors that the changes have the smallest possible impact on farmlands.
Farmers propose building three times bigger than zoning permits
MAPLETON – Clean Field Services is hoping to build a seed and fertilizer building on its agricultural property that’s more than three times the size permitted by existing zoning regulations.
Wellington North held public meeting on development charges bylaw
KENILWORTH – Changes are coming to Wellington North’s development charges (DC) bylaw – but DC rates will remain the same.
Pentz drain work to be done this fall for $90,675
MAPLETON – Council here has awarded a tender for improvements to Pentz Drain.
Mayor, councillor defend Wellington North’s bylaws, zoning
KENILWORTH – Housing developers often approach Wellington North council for amendments to zoning bylaws.
Fergus youth face racism at school, parks, online: parents
FERGUS – Parents of Black children are speaking out about repeated racism they say has been directed at their kids, both online and in public spaces.
Elora rally will protest Bill 5
ELORA – People are set to rally in Elora next week to call on the provincial government to protect Ontario parks, the Greenbelt, environment, farmland and endangered species.
People make postcards to oppose Bill 5
GUELPH – It was a stiflingly hot day on Aug. 11, but that didn’t stop people from gathering in the shade at Royal City Park to prepare post cards to send to Queen’s Park, in opposition of Bill 5.
Wellington North to re-tender drain project after delays
KENILWORTH – Work on a Wellington North drain needs to be re-tendered after delays in obtaining a permit from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO).
Riverfest Elora coming to Bissell Park this weekend
ELORA – Crowds of visitors and the sound of music will fill much of Elora this weekend, with the 15th annual Riverfest Elora taking place at Bissell Park from Aug. 15 to 17.
Rezoning approved for farm severance near Arthur
KENILWORTH – Residential development will not be permitted on an agricultural lot at 8449 Line 2, northeast of Arthur.
Video coverage likely coming to Arthur, Mount Forest arenas
KENILWORTH – Video streaming services might soon be installed at the Arthur and Area Community Centre and the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex.
Harriston man has collected, donated about 2.5 million pop tabs since 2017
HARRISTON – Since he was a child, Gregory Blagdon has cared about people who are less fortunate. So it’s no surprise to those who know Blagdon best that the 44-year-old recently donated around 850,000 pop can tabs to the Harriston Legion’s Tabs for Wheelchairs project.