FERGUS - Gordon Lightfoot’s music has been popular for decades, so it’s no wonder a tribute band would spring up.
Church hosts free seniors’ safety seminar
FERGUS – St. James Anglican Church is holding a free safety seminar for seniors on May 31.
Here comes the bus
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The downtown shuttle bus program here is returning for the summer.
Man committed ‘indecent act’ near day care centre
GUELPH – The Guelph Police Service is investigating after reports of a male committing an indecent act near a day care centre.
Mount Forest man charged with impaired driving causing death
WELLINGTON NORTH – A Mount Forest man is now charged with impaired driving causing death in a crash over three months ago that claimed the life of a Mount Forest woman.
Wellington County opens new playground at museum and archives
ABOYNE – Located next to the Heritage Barn at the Wellington County Museum and Archives is a newly-opened playground for the community to enjoy.
Guelph/Eramosa Fire Department hosts emergency preparedness open house
GUELPH-ERAMOSA - An emergency preparedness day and open house was held at the Guelph/Eramosa Fire Hall on May 13.
Minto Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament funding recipients announced
MINTO – Four local groups designated as recipients of the proceeds from the 2023 Minto Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament were introduced at the May 9 town council meeting.
Key projects open house and mayor’s town hall on May 16
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township is bringing the Connect CW concept to residents, on one night, in one location, for all residents to have an opportunity to meet with the staff and project team members on our major township initiatives.
MacKinnon retires; Kent becomes new director of Community Resource Centre
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Ron MacKinnon is retiring and the board of directors of the Community Resource Centre of North Wellington and Centre Wellington has announced that Alyssandra Kent will become the new executive director.
Child threatened with hatchet
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces several charges after a child was threatened with a hatchet here last week.
Disturbance leads to charges
MOUNT FOREST – A local woman is facing multiple charges following an incident at a business here.
Three men charged in shoplifting incident
FERGUS – On May 6 at about 11:55pm, Wellington County OPP responded to a reported shoplifting at a retail store on Tower Street South here.
Police beat: Stolen vehicle
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A Southgate woman has been charged after an officer on patrol was alerted to a stolen vehicle by the automated license plate recognition system that is now in all Wellington County OPP cruisers.
Drug strategy groups release data sheets highlighting drug poisoning crisis
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Drug strategy officials here have released a set of fact sheets in an effort to address the ongoing drug poisoning crisis that's taking a toll on the local community and across Ontario.