Top anglers – For 41 years the village of Belwood has held a successful fishing derby.
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‘Enough is Enough’ was message at Puslinch water get-together
March – Following speeches, organizers and participants marched to Blue Triton to underscore their message: water is vital for life and should not be sold as a commodity.
Cyclist sent to hospital after collision with pickup truck
FERGUS – A 90 metre portion of Forfar Street East, between Douglas Crescent and Gartshore Street, was closed by Wellington County OPP for around two hours on June 5 for a collision investigation.
Assault, mischief charges
PALMERSTON – On May 6 Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a vehicle being taken by a family member without consent.
Charges for ‘major vehicle defects’
FERGUS – On May 24 at about 2:30pm, a Wellington County OPP officer stopped a commercial motor vehicle on Glengarry Crescent here.
Road Safety Week results
LONDON – West Region OPP officers laid over 2,600 charges during the Canada Road Safety Week campaign May 16 to 22.
Fergus woman dies in two-vehicle crash in Erin
ERIN – A Fergus woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash here on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene, on Wellington Road 125 at Halton-Erin Townline, southeast of Ospringe, on June 6 at about 6am.
Partial fire ban declared by Wellington County fire departments
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Fire departments across the county have declared a partial fire ban, effective June 7, “due to the extreme dry conditions.” There is no burning allowed, other than recreational cooking fires.
Palmerston man sentenced to house arrest for sexual assaults, indecent acts
GUELPH – Palmerston resident Michael Hurst was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation following convictions for sexual assaults and indecent acts involving five women between 2007 and 2015.
Music enthusiasts flock to Meadows Festival in Fergus
FERGUS – The grounds behind the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex came alive over the weekend for the inaugural Meadows Festival.
Storage building in Mount Forest destroyed in ‘suspicious’ fire
MOUNT FOREST – Volunteer firefighters were awoken from their sleep in the early hours of Sunday morning this past weekend to battle a structure and car fire, in separate incidents.
Cancellation of Norwell’s Grade 9 performing arts class draws opposition
A petition calling for the reversal of a decision to cut a performing arts course at Norwell District Secondary School is gaining steam, but local school board officials say the decision won’t be reversed in time for the next school year.
Rockwood ‘Cops for Cancer’ fundraiser a resounding success
ROCKWOOD – Sporting a clean-shaven head is certainly convenient given the weather lately, but for Nicole Rog, her new look means so much more than staying cool.
Wellington County OPP raises flag for Pride month
ABOYNE – A Pride flag is flying above the OPP station in Aboyne – a symbol to residents and visitors alike that Wellington County is caring, inclusive, accepting of all, and won’t stand for intolerance or hate.
Provincial moves complicate urban boundary expansion picture in Mapleton
MAPLETON – Council here received some advice from Wellington County planning staff on how to proceed with requests for expanding urban boundaries within the township, in the wake of provincial changes pre-empting the county’s work in that area.