WELLINGTON COUNTY - As of Feb. 14, there are 418 confirmed active cases throughout the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region.
Board of health acclaims executive
GUELPH – The board of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has retained its leadership team for another year.
The clock collection of Senator Rob Black now at the WCMA
ABOYNE – Discover what makes Senator Rob Black’s clocks tick. With over 20 mechanical clocks on display, For Old Time Sake is the newest exhibit at the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA).
GBHS releases booklet on history of the BME church
GUELPH – The Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) has released a booklet Change Starts Now: Our Stories, Our History, Our Heritage.
Wellington North Farmers’ Market set to open for ninth season in June
WELLINGTON NORTH - The Wellington North Farmers Market is making plans to open for its ninth season on June 25.
Mount Forest man charged with arson in connection with September house fire
MOUNT FOREST – A local man has been charged with arson in connection with a suspicious house fire here last year.
Libraries in Wellington County to reopen on Feb. 14
WELLINGTON COUNTY – All library branches across the county will reopen on Feb. 14. Officials closed the branches on Dec. 1 in response to rising cases of COVID-19 in the community.
Quebec man charged in connection with $300,000 load theft last fall
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Police have arrested and charged a suspect in the theft of a tractor trailer load worth $300,000 from a business here four months ago.
Eden Mills woman charged with trafficking cocaine
GUELPH – On Feb. 1, Wellington County OPP concluded an investigation and seized a quantity of illicit drugs and currency in the City of Guelph, police stated in a Feb. 4 press release.
Palmerston woman charged with arson in fires on White’s Junction Trail
MINTO – Police have charged a Palmerston woman with arson in connection with two fires on White's Junction Trail here.
Taste Real Campaign puts local food on winter menu
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Taste Real’s Eat Up Your February campaign invites the public to explore Wellington County’s local food options and engage with agriculture and food during the winter months.
Chris White and Sue Foxton to lead GRCA board for another term
CAMBRIDGE – Chris White, Mayor of Guelph-Eramosa Township and councillor in Wellington County, and Sue Foxton, Mayor of North Dumfries Township, have been acclaimed, continuing their roles as chair and vice chair of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA).
Erin Fire and Emergency Services receives Safe Community donation
ERIN – The Town of Erin Fire and Emergency Services, Enbridge Gas and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council have been working collaboratively to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero.
Police Beat: Man charged in break-in
Man charged in break-in BRANT – On Jan. 25 at about 4:32am, the South Bruce OPP received a report…
Police issue warning after local ‘sextortion’ incident
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Wellington County OPP say they received a report on Jan. 25 about a local resident being blackmailed by someone threatening to share intimate images of them with others.