KENILWORTH – The Mount Forest Cemetery is set to expand its hours at the beginning of April due to an increased demand for services.
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Centre-left support for carbon tax still strong as concern over climate change declines from four years ago
ONTARIO – The federal Liberal government’s consumer carbon tax seems destined to be axed, whether by the Conservatives or by whomever replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.
Students, staff stand against bullying on Pink Shirt Day
MOUNT FOREST – On Feb. 26, Pink Shirt Day was recognized at Wellington Heights and Norwell District secondary schools and across Canada and New Zealand.
Local band Boo Radley Project back for third ‘Boospiel’
ELORA – Third time’s a charm! The Boo Radley Project’s annual curling tournament is back. Wellington County’s art-rock indie-funk septet, The Boo Radley Project, will be taking over the sheets at the Elora Curling Club for their third annual Boospiel curling tournament on March 15.
Agreement in place to clean up collapsed building in Elora
ELORA – The township will pay its own way as it cleans up an unoccupied building in downtown Elora that collapsed last week.
Measles circulating in region: public health
GUELPH – Local public health officials are encouraging vaccination after confirming a local case of measles as well as possible exposure at a recent event in Guelph.
Puslinch officials confirm a ‘number of departures’ from fire department
PUSLINCH – The township would neither confirm nor deny that a senior firefighter was recently fired, causing several other firefighters to quit in solidarity.
Patients moved after ‘small fire’ at Groves hospital
FERGUS – Patients had to be moved to a different wing, but no one was injured in a fire at Groves hospital on Sunday morning. Emergency crews responded to the hospital shortly after 7am on March 2.
County hands out economic development awards
GUELPH – Wellington County handed out two awards at its Feb. 27 council meeting, recognizing the contributions of two individuals to economic development in the county.
Kat Florence opens fund, reporting tool to help victims of online bullying
ELORA – After vowing to go after Facebook commenters who have defamed or libelled the business, its owners and their family, Kat Florence Canada has started a fund to help others in the same boat.
Joseph Racinsky rides blue wave to Queen’s Park
WELLINGTON-HALTON HILLS – The blue wave that swept across Ontario Thursday night, swept across Wellington-Halton Hills as well as Progressive Conservative candidate Joseph Racinsky was elected with a sweeping majority.
PC incumbent Matthew Rae wins big in Perth-Wellington
PERTH-WELLINGTON – Progressive Conservative candidate Matthew Rae has been re-elected as MPP in Perth-Wellington. Rae won the Feb. 27 election with 20,752 votes, or 47% of the 44,149 votes cast in the riding.
One person dead after three-vehicle crash near Ariss
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 51 near Ariss, on Feb. 28 at about 6:45am.
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Two drivers taken to trauma centre after serious crash in Mapleton
MAPLETON – Two drivers were seriously injured – one of them ejected from their vehicle – in a crash near Alma on Thursday morning.