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Saturday, June 10, 2023 | Vol 56 Issue 23

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News

Policing in Wellington North shows drop in some crimes

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Staff Sergeant Scott Smith of the Wellington County OPP is doing the rounds of presentations to…

High milers, naming impaired drivers best known OPP programs

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

When it comes to public awareness of Wellington Coun­ty OPP programs, the Speeder of the Week…

Changes to town’s street names considered May 6

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

A bylaw approving changes to several street names in Erin and Hillsburgh will be considered by Erin…

Help hired for civic addressing

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

There are 450 properties in Centre Wellington Township that have no address at all. That is one of…

Matusinec: Where is the money for upgrades

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Wellington North Township councillor John Matusinec wants to know where the money is coming from…

Mount Forest Family Health Team partners with Seniors Centre

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

There is a new northern venue for seniors to access seniors’ services in Wellington County.…

GWTG’s On Golden Pond opens April 19

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Themes of mortality, family relationships, marriage, and the generation gap all play out at Norman…

School partnership presents King David

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

The School of Fine Art and Music and the Uni­versity of Guelph Choirs  present King David,…

Two authors to launch book on April 19 at Cherry Hill Video

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

It took a chance meeting of two disparate char­acters to bring to life a book that had been…

Eagles tribute part of 175th anniversary celebration in Fergus

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Eagles fan will want to mark May 9 on their calendar. That is when Charity Plus Promotions is…

Whitcombe: gravel pit meeting was a success

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

At least one Puslinch councillor was surprised the proponents did not have zoning maps at a public…

Fee to be charged for Mennomex sale

Advertiser Staff ArchivedBusiness

Minto stood in support of local businesses as councillors here recently rejected a request to waive…

County council kept closed meeting short

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

At the behest of Warden John Green, county council kept its closed meeting on March 27 much shorter…

Provincial grants mean PMD arena expansion will go ahead

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

The PMD arena expansion should be going ahead as planned, after it was announced last week…

County to go slowly on computer laptops

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Councillors here might eventually move into the age of computers – but they will do so…

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Is there a doctor in the house? It won’t be long now

FERGUS - It’s been cleaned, furnished, and hooked up to the internet and now Gartshore House is ready to host locum doctors, interns and residents testing the waters at Groves Memorial Community Hospital.

Jesse Duhacek named Youth Citizen of the Year

ELORA – Jesse Duhacek thought he hit pay dirt when he received some funding from a student entrepreneurship program three years ago. So winning the Youth Citizen of the Year award this year was icing on the cake.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

‘A significant plan’: developer hears concerns with proposed Hillsburgh subdivision

ERIN – On June 8 at Erin town hall, the developer behind a 799-unit subdivision proposal in Hillsburgh heard from around 25 Erin residents concerned with the development's potential effects on the village.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

See all Erin area articles.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

Multiple fire departments respond to Tuesday morning barn blaze

EAST GARAFRAXA – Three fire services, including two from Wellington County, responded to a barn fire on the 12th Line here on Tuesday morning.

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Take precautions against ticks, medical officer of health advises

GUELPH – Ticks are here, they are here to stay, and we’ll all have to learn to live with them. That statement was part of a June 7 verbal report to the Board of Health from Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Guelph area articles.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Guelph/Eramosa area articles.

Minto council supports health team bid for funding to bolster primary care access

MINTO – The Town of Minto will provide a letter of support for the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team’s (MMFHT) application to the province for funding to expand staffing to allow more local residents to access primary care providers.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Minto council supports health team bid for funding to bolster primary care access

MINTO – The Town of Minto will provide a letter of support for the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team’s (MMFHT) application to the province for funding to expand staffing to allow more local residents to access primary care providers.

Council endorses call for re-instatement of Norwell Grade 9 APP program

MINTO – Council here has endorsed a letter from the Town of Minto Cultural Roundtable calling for local high school and school board officials to reconsider the cancellation of the Grade 9 Norwell Arts Performance Project class.

See all Minto area articles.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

Public health takes action after food poisoning incident at International Women’s Day event

GUELPH – The local board of health heard the story of an International Women’s Day event that went wrong, and a collaboration between public health inspectors and the host that went right at a meeting on May 3.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Take precautions against ticks, medical officer of health advises

GUELPH – Ticks are here, they are here to stay, and we’ll all have to learn to live with them. That statement was part of a June 7 verbal report to the Board of Health from Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Masks no longer mandatory at local hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Editorial

Be wise, very wise

An east wind brought along some cooler temperatures this weekend, but with it came a haze in the sky caused by forest fires in Quebec.

How to grow a beard

It would be around this time of year the chicks were ready for pickup at Bonnie’s Hatchery in downtown Elmira. Driving past the other day we were reminded of a visit more than 40 years ago. 

Wide world of sports

With kids on the ice for spring hockey and parents enjoying a beverage in the viewing area, somebody cranked up the volume on one of numerous televisions. 

Columnists

News from the Mapleton Township area in 1958, 1983

By Stephen Thorning

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

Cans

By Kelly Waterhouse

When I got home Saturday night from the Meadows Music Festival in Fergus, I reeked of beer, vodka coolers, pop and whatever substances floated through the air, though I did not actually consume any of it. 

Fist fights, mob justice, other crime common in 1860s Elora

By Stephen Thorning

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

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