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Thursday, April 15, 2021 | Vol 54 Issue 15

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Stray bullets force closure at gun club

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Eden Mills resident Tim Laing thinks perhaps it is time the Guelph Rod and Gun Club is closed…

Linamar raises $214,000 for United Way

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

The United Way of Guelph and Wellington has announced that Linamar and its employees have raised…

Peru trip to proceed as planned despite church break-in, theft

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Rumours circulating the community that a Mission Trip to Peru is in jeopardy after a break-in two…

Erin woman wins $63,000 in lottery

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Candice McIvry, of Erin, was overwhelmed when she realized her Lotto 6/49 ticket matched five out…

EWAG and Rotary Club offer Feb. 2 dance

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

There will be celebration for  Groundhog Day as The Rotary Club of Erin and East…

Guelph Chamber names CAO

Advertiser Staff ArchivedBusiness

Lloyd Long­field has been named president and chief administrative of­fi­cer of the…

Group seeks performers for concerts at noon

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Downtown Guelph is seeking submissions from musicians and entertain­ers interested in…

Homewood has been treating mentally ill people since 1883

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Guelph – The Home­wood Health Centre here cele­brates its 125th anniversary this…

Rockwood area health worker leads team in relief of El Salvador

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Five strangers from across South-western Ontario met together here at St. Matthias Church on a warm…

Rural Health Day attracts students to Groves Memorial Community Hospital

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

It was a chance for medical students to get a hands-on feel for rural medicine. Quickly becoming a…

Township under pressure to increase capacity at wastewater plant

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

by Chris Daponte DRAYTON – Mapleton  Township has taken the next step towards a 27%…

Workshop for financial aid for tree planting

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

A free work­shop on tree planting will be held in Fergus at 7pm on Jan. 31 in the Aboyne Hall,…

Chaulk tuned into reason why calls increasing

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

A different dispatch centre is not the issue when it comes to in­creased medical assist calls,…

Township to seek infrastructure grants for bridge, road work

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Count Centre Wellington Township among those municipalities lining up for an infrastructure grant…

WOW experience for women on Jan. 30

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Women are being invited to indulge themselves here on Jan. 30 as part of the WOW experience. WOW…

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CW Chamber announces award nominees

CENTRE WELLINGTON -– The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) has announced the nominees for this year’s Awards of Excellence, as well as the event plan in what will be another covid-adjusted year.

Save Our Water holding public Zoom session

ELORA - The local organization Save our Water is holding a Zoom session on April 22 to update the community on the local water situation.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

Rotary Club of Erin helps Family Health Team buy vaccination fridge

ERIN - East Wellington Family Health Team (EWFHT) officials say they are very grateful to the Rotary Club of Erin for its generous donation of $4,000 for the purchase of a vaccine fridge for the Erin clinic.

Erin awards $4.4-million contract to WSP for next phase of wastewater treatment plant

ERIN – The Town of Erin continues to push ahead with its plan to construct a wastewater treatment plant to service the villages of Erin and Hillsburgh.

See all Erin area articles.

Fund set up for family of Arthur woman who died in crash

ARTHUR – A fundraiser for the family of a local woman who lost her life in a tragic car crash has already raised over $73,000.

Michelle Hanson trial moved to Guelph

ORANGEVILLE - Michelle Hanson, the mother charged in the death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, will have her criminal trial held in a Guelph courtroom in March. 

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Students will move to online learning following April break

TORONTO – As many expected, the province has announced that elementary and secondary schools will move to remote learning following the break this week. "As I have always said ,we will do whatever it takes to ensure everyone stays safe," said Premier Doug Ford.

Nearly a quarter of residents vaccinated; everyone over 16 can now pre-register

GUELPH – Nearly a quarter of eligible residents in the region have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination - and public health is now inviting everyone over the age of 16 to pre-register for their first shot. “This is something to celebrate,” stated Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health.

See all Guelph area articles.

Guelph-Eramosa council briefs: Township approves workplans, meeting schedule; hopes to offer sports leagues this summer

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Despite the provincial state of emergency and stay-at-home order, summer sports programs here are continuing with registration and plans for the coming season.

Suspect arrested after ditching stolen vehicle: police

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – On April 11 at about 10:30pm Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch on Wellington Road 26 near Sideroad 15.

See all Guelph-Eramosa area articles.

Council considers rezoning application to facilitate farm equipment manufacturing/sales facility

MAPLETON – Township council will consider a bylaw at an upcoming meeting to rezone a nearly five-acre parcel of land to allow the construction of a new 26,000 square foot facility for sales and manufacturing of farm equipment.

Volunteers across north Wellington support community causes

Volunteers persevere - Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, volunteers across the north Wellington region found ways to aid community causes.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Volunteers across north Wellington support community causes

Volunteers persevere - Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, volunteers across the north Wellington region found ways to aid community causes.

Saugeen Student Start-Up program offers help with self-employment

NEUSTADT - In 2019, the Saugeen Connects Partnership consisting of Brockton, Hanover, Minto, Wellington North and West Grey, along with the Saugeen Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), launched the Saugeen Student Start-Up Program (SSUP).

See all Minto area articles.

Students will move to online learning following April break

TORONTO – As many expected, the province has announced that elementary and secondary schools will move to remote learning following the break this week. "As I have always said ,we will do whatever it takes to ensure everyone stays safe," said Premier Doug Ford.

Nearly a quarter of residents vaccinated; everyone over 16 can now pre-register

GUELPH – Nearly a quarter of eligible residents in the region have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination - and public health is now inviting everyone over the age of 16 to pre-register for their first shot. “This is something to celebrate,” stated Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Change of date: Sunrise car rally now on June 13

PUSLINCH – With the new provincial stay-at-home order, Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre has changed the date of its car rally to June 13 from May 16.

Sunrise holding ‘Drivers for Riders’ car rally fundraiser

PUSLINCH - Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre has come up with a fundraiser that just might withstand COVID-19 restrictions.

See all Puslinch area articles.

MPP Mike Schreiner will be 2022 Guelph Green Party candidate

GUELPH - Mike Schreiner was recently chosen to be the Green Party of Ontario candidate for Guelph for the 2022 election.

Save Our Water holding public Zoom session

ELORA - The local organization Save our Water is holding a Zoom session on April 22 to update the community on the local water situation.

See all Wellington County area articles.

The Easter Bunny arrived at the Strathcona Long Term Care Home, thanks to staff

Easter visitor - With Ontario under a province-wide shutdown order over the Easter long weekend (since upgraded to a stay-at-home order) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff at Strathcona Long Term Care Home in Mount Forest arranged for some seasonal fun for residents, including a visit from the East

Council discusses sewage allocation policy

WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here received an update on the township’s sewage allocation policy and authorized the mayor and clerk to sign a bylaw to implement the policy at a future meeting.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Editorial

Is growth good? Depends who you ask

Discussion at the March 22 Wellington North council meeting took an interesting turn during deliberation on the municipality’s sewage allocation policy.

Giving freely

In essence, volunteering is giving freely of oneself to a cause. The world is a better place because of that inclination to share the gift of time with others.

Vaccinations are the way out of this

As the North Wellington Community News went press this week, parents were once again preparing for their school age children to transition back to online learning.

Columnists

Spell of spring

By Kelly Waterhouse

I know why we all love spring so much. There is something in the air and it’s not just the pollen, you guys. I mean, yes, the pollen count is high, but so are the spring pheromones in the animal kingdom.

Salvation Army came to Wellington in the 1880s

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Dirty

By Kelly Waterhouse

The announcement of another lockdown, talk of new COVID-19 variants, bad news close to home, another family holiday dinner cancelled, missing my college kid far from home and the realization that the Easter Bunny forgot my Cadbury Crème Egg this year, was a lot to take in on Sunday morning.

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