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Thursday, April 22, 2021 | Vol 54 Issue 16

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Upper Grand District School Board appoints new Director of Education

Advertiser Staff April 22, 2021News

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced Peter Sovran will take over as director of education and secretary-treasurer for the board in September. He will take over from retiring director Dr. Martha Rogers, who has served as UGDSB director since 1995.

Fergus Walk for Dog Guides goes online again

Advertiser Staff April 21, 2021News

FERGUS – The Fergus and Marsville Lions Clubs are holding a virtual Walk for Dog Guides to support the  Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides.

Fergus Fall Fair cancelled again – but organizers working on ‘alternative events’

Advertiser Staff April 21, 2021News, Rural

FERGUS — The Fergus Agricultural Society has selected a new volunteer board of directors and announced the cancellation of the Fergus Fall Fair's traditional events in 2021 due to COVID-19.

UGDSB announces 2020-21 ‘Everyday Heroes’

Advertiser Staff April 21, 2021Community News, News

GUELPH – Over the past year, many Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) staff, students, community members and volunteers continued to go above and beyond to support local schools and communities.

Drinking and driving

Advertiser Staff April 21, 2021Police

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 29 at…

Police beat: Wellington North man faces meth, cannabis charges

Advertiser Staff April 21, 2021Police

MAPLETON – On April 11 at about 10:30pm, a Wellington County OPP officer conducted a traffic stop on Highway 6 north of Alma. 

Speeders of the Week

Advertiser Staff April 21, 2021Police

SALEM – On April 5 at about 2:15pm, a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on…

Be kind to Mother Earth on Earth Day – and every day

Advertiser Staff April 21, 2021News

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Another Earth Day, another lockdown. What’s a person to do?

Bereaved Families of Ontario in urgent need of peer support facilitators

Advertiser Staff April 21, 2021News

KITCHENER - One of Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region’s (BFO-MR) core programs is in a precarious position as the grief support organization is experiencing an urgent need for peer volunteer facilitators.

GRCA parks opening early to ‘support mental health, well-being’ of residents

Advertiser Staff April 20, 2021COVID-19, News

WELLINGTON COUNTY – This week the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will open its parks early for limited day use. Effective April 23, all GRCA parks, with the exception of Elora Quarry, will open – about one week ahead of the previously-scheduled May 1 opening date.

MP John Nater opens debate on bill to protect vulnerable Canadians

Advertiser Staff April 17, 2021Community News, News

OTTAWA – The bill, originally introduced by Nater in January 2019 and re-introduced in February 2020, proposes to enhance protections from sexual exploitation for young people and Canadians living with disabilities.

OPP, Guelph Police statements suggest differing enforcement policies

Advertiser Staff April 17, 2021COVID-19, News, Police

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Guelph Police officials say Guelph officers will not conduct random vehicle or person stops despite having newly-granted powers to do so. However, it remains a little more unclear what the plan is for OPP officers in Wellington County – or across the province for that matter. 

Smart Cities receives $5 million in federal funding for ‘Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad’

Advertiser Staff April 16, 2021Business, News

GUELPH – The Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities project has received nearly $5 million in federal funding to advance its circular economy aspirations by creating a test platform and accelerator.

Local school boards receive $13 million for infrastructure upgrades

Advertiser Staff April 15, 2021COVID-19, News

TORONTO – Local schools will receive about $13 million in federal/provincial funding to upgrade infrastructure and protect against COVID-19.

MPP Mike Schreiner will be 2022 Guelph Green Party candidate

Advertiser Staff April 15, 2021News

GUELPH - Mike Schreiner was recently chosen to be the Green Party of Ontario candidate for Guelph for the 2022 election.

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Local business offering treatment for COVID long-haulers

ELORA – Recently, Eramosa Physiotherapy has developed a “long-hauler” COVID-19 rehabilitation program at its locations in Elora, Acton, Burlington, Cambridge, Georgetown, Guelph and Orangeville.

Fergus Walk for Dog Guides goes online again

FERGUS – The Fergus and Marsville Lions Clubs are holding a virtual Walk for Dog Guides to support the  Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

More Wellington County pharmacies now offering AstraZeneca vaccinations

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The list of pharmacies in Wellington County offering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations continues to grow. As of April 20, there are nine pharmacies in the county offering the AstraZeneca shots.

Drinking and driving

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 29 at…

See all Erin area articles.

Fund set up for family of Arthur woman who died in crash

ARTHUR – A fundraiser for the family of a local woman who lost her life in a tragic car crash has already raised over $73,000.

Michelle Hanson trial moved to Guelph

ORANGEVILLE - Michelle Hanson, the mother charged in the death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, will have her criminal trial held in a Guelph courtroom in March. 

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Upper Grand District School Board appoints new Director of Education

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced Peter Sovran will take over as director of education and secretary-treasurer for the board in September. He will take over from retiring director Dr. Martha Rogers, who has served as UGDSB director since 1995.

Public health reports first case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local public health officials are reporting the first local case of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant and urging residents to take all possible precautions to protect themselves.

See all Guelph area articles.

Drinking and driving

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 29 at…

Guelph/Eramosa’s outdoor amenities closed in response to provincial order

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Township officials here updated council on April 19 about new COVID-19 measures in the municipality as a result of the province’s current stay-at-home order and emergency declaration.

See all Guelph-Eramosa area articles.

More Wellington County pharmacies now offering AstraZeneca vaccinations

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The list of pharmacies in Wellington County offering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations continues to grow. As of April 20, there are nine pharmacies in the county offering the AstraZeneca shots.

Student program, Digital Main Street, jobs/housing website initiatives moving forward

WELLINGTON NORTH –  This township’s economic development department is carrying on with its work, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Minto sets June 5 target for farmers’ market opening

MINTO – “Our goal and our hope is that we will be opening our farmers' market on June 5,” economic and business manager Belinda Wick-Graham told Minto council on April 20.

More downtown murals planned in Town of Minto

MINTO – New murals will be added to the streetscape in both Harriston and Palmerston this year. Business and economic manager Belinda Wick Graham told Minto council on April 20 about plans for murals at Harriston Foodland and on the town-owned Lions Club shed in Heritage Park in Palmerston.

See all Minto area articles.

Upper Grand District School Board appoints new Director of Education

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced Peter Sovran will take over as director of education and secretary-treasurer for the board in September. He will take over from retiring director Dr. Martha Rogers, who has served as UGDSB director since 1995.

Public health reports first case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local public health officials are reporting the first local case of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant and urging residents to take all possible precautions to protect themselves.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Puslinch council looking to create safer school zone for Aberfoyle students

ABERFOYLE – Puslinch council has agreed to hire a crossing guard and prohibit parking at certain times on Old Brock Road and Cockburn Street in an attempt to improve safety for Aberfoyle Public School students.

Change of date: Sunrise car rally now on June 13

PUSLINCH – With the new provincial stay-at-home order, Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre has changed the date of its car rally to June 13 from May 16.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Upper Grand District School Board appoints new Director of Education

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced Peter Sovran will take over as director of education and secretary-treasurer for the board in September. He will take over from retiring director Dr. Martha Rogers, who has served as UGDSB director since 1995.

Guelph Humane Society gets creative during lockdown

GUELPH - The new lockdown has made it more difficult for people to adopt pets.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Mount Forest salon owner Adell Mueller retiring after 50 years

MOUNT FOREST – Adell Mueller has literally cut, curled, coloured and styled the hair of hundreds of Mount Forest and area residents. The popular hairstylist has sold Adell’s Beauty Salon and is retiring after 50 years.

Lennox encouraged by ‘slow, steady progress’ on rollout of vaccinations

WELLINGTON NORTH – Though active cases of COVID-19 in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region recently hit a record high, Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox  is encouraged by local progress on vaccinations.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Never-seen-before moment

A quick canvas of members in our newsroom confirmed what we suspected.

Is growth good? Depends who you ask

Discussion at the March 22 Wellington North council meeting took an interesting turn during deliberation on the municipality’s sewage allocation policy.

Giving freely

In essence, volunteering is giving freely of oneself to a cause. The world is a better place because of that inclination to share the gift of time with others.

Columnists

Wheels

By Kelly Waterhouse

I apologize to you all for that snow in this week’s forecast. Totally my fault. I got my snow tires off a few weeks ago, so it was likely Kelly karma. I jumped the gun.(I also put the snow shovel in the shed too, so yeah, guilty). 

Briefs: Churches, fires, taxes, trade boards and a runaway horse

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Spell of spring

By Kelly Waterhouse

I know why we all love spring so much. There is something in the air and it’s not just the pollen, you guys. I mean, yes, the pollen count is high, but so are the spring pheromones in the animal kingdom.

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