GUELPH – A delivery driver has been arrested for stealing a package he claimed to have delivered.
Province releases fall economic statement
TORONTO – The Ontario government released its fall economic statement last week (Nov. 6) with a smaller than projected deficit of $13.5-billion – less than the $14.6 billion forecasted in this year’s budget, but still well above the $1.1 billion deficit carried in 2024-25.
Police beat: Bolton man facing fraud charges after stone taken from quarry
WELLINGTON NORTH – A Bolton man has been charged with fraud after a local quarry owner was bilked out of $40,000 worth of material over two years.
Badenoch Christmas craft sale returns
BADENOCH – The Badenoch Christmas Craft Sale is right around the corner.
Arts centre hosting ‘soft opening’ of newly renovated space
ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts is inviting the community to a soft opening celebration of its newly renovated gallery and atrium spaces.
Wellington County remembers
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Municipalities across Wellington County held Remembrance Day services to honour local residents who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
County’s speed camera pilot program hits red light as province forces end to automated enforcement
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington County's one-year pilot program evaluating automated speed enforcement at seven Wellington County school zones is meeting an untimely demise after the Doug Ford government passed legislation outlawing the cameras it previously introduced in 2019.
Driver caught going four times speed limit: police
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces several charges and was immediately taken off the road after he was caught driving more than four times the speed limit.
Police beat: Two charged in break-in
MOUNT FOREST – Police have charged two people, one from Arthur and another from Mount Forest, in connection with a break-in here last week.
Weightlifting fundraiser to support Guelph women’s shelter Nov. 15
GUELPH – Weightlifters of all levels of experience and ability are invited to She Lifts for an afternoon of lectures designed to empower and uplift young girls in sport.
County unveils peace pole at Wellington Place campus
ABOYNE – On Oct. 31 Wellington County officials unveiled a peace pole at the Wellington Place campus as part of a Canada-wide initiative led by the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RAGUS) Canada.
Teen dies in single-vehicle crash in Guelph/Eramosa
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to the scene, on Eastview Road in Guelph/Eramosa, on Oct. 30 at 4pm.
‘Wytch Folk’ market hosts artisans
Centre Wellington – The Wytch Folk Harvest, Hearth and Pantry Market took place downtown Fergus on Oct. 25.
Erin Chamber of Commerce hosts Trick-or-Treat Main Street
ERIN – On Oct. 25 the Erin Chamber of Commerce hosted a Trick-or-Treat Main Street event that included businesses handing out candy, face painting, photo opportunities and more.
Hundreds flood Erin’s Main Street for Witches Walk
ERIN – The fourth annual Witches Walk took place on Oct. 24 in Erin.