FERGUS – Police are seeking help to identify a suspect they say was involved in a recent string of thefts at a local gas station.
Montreal men arrested in human trafficking case
GUELPH – Two men from Montreal have been arrested after police located a missing woman at a Guelph hotel.
Police beat: Woman facing arson, assault charges after domestic incident
MOUNT FOREST – A Wellington North woman is facing 11 charges, including arson, assault and assaulting a police officer, following a domestic incident here last week.
Children return indoors after J.D. Hogarth daycare evacuated
FERGUS – Centre Wellington firefighters were at J.D. Hogarth Public School investigating the cause of light smoke and a bad smell on Nov. 24.
Police on lookout after hit-and-run in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH - Wellington County OPP are looking for a dark-coloured SUV, possibly with damage to the rear passenger side, following a hit-and-run outside of Mount Forest.
Report of armed person near Erin school ‘unfounded’: police
ERIN - Wellington County OPP say a report about a person with a gun near Erin Public School around 2:30pm on Nov. 21 is unfounded.
Social service agency employee assaulted
GUELPH – A man was arrested after an employee of a social service agency was assaulted last week.
Police beat: Partner violence
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continue to lay intimate partner violence charges across the county.
Holiday Market Box Series returns to county, Guelph
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Seasonally-themed holiday boxes will be arriving on doorsteps next month, but they aren’t coming from Santa.
Riverfest Elora shuts down after 15-year run
ELORA – Organizers of Riverfest Elora have announced the end of the beloved live music festival after 15 years, citing financial strains. “We started with nothing and tried to grow it as much as we could,” said Jon Ralston.
Delivery driver arrested for stealing package
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.
