WELLINGTON NORTH – A local senior died in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 6 near Sideroad 9, between Arthur and Kenilworth, on May 27 at about 2:30pm.
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Puslinch Township will hire its own senior planner
PUSLINCH – The township is receiving enough planning applications that it needs its own planner – and on May 24, council agreed.
Mount Forest Foodland recognized with provincial produce award
MOUNT FOREST – The Foodland grocery store here was recognized with a Foodland Ontario Retailer Award on May 25 – and also served as the location for the announcement of all 65 winners recognized by the province.
Mapleton approves members, terms of reference for environment advisory committee
MAPLETON – Council here has adopted terms of reference for a new environment advisory committee and named six community members and four township officials to the group.
WFA: increased rural residential development threatens future of farming
GUELPH – “Is this the beginning of the end of animal agriculture in Wellington County?” That’s the question posed by Wellington Federation of Agriculture president Janet Harrop during a May 25 delegation to Wellington County council on proposed changes to provincial planning policy.
County to take over two Puslinch roads once Hanlon interchange complete
PUSLINCH – Wellington County will take over responsibility for two roads in the township when work on the new interchange at Highway 6 between Maltby Road and Wellington Road 34 is complete.
Mapleton shifts gears on upgrades to administration centre
MAPLETON – Township officials are shifting focus from extending, to renovating, the municipal office here.
Equine Assisted Learning research suggests working with horses helps sexual trauma survivors
GUELPH – The only way the presentation on equine assisted learning could have been better would be if there had been a horse in the room.
New exhibit celebrates ‘Small Town PRIDE’
ABOYNE – Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) has collaborated with Minto Pride to create Our Small Town PRIDE: A Celebration of 2SLGBTQI+ Stories and History.
‘Growing pains’: Hillsburgh residents speak out about proposed 799-unit development
ERIN – Roughly 70 people gathered at the Hillsburgh Arena on May 23 for an informal meeting about a 799-unit residential development proposed by Beachcroft Investments Inc. on the former Homestead Farm lands in Hillsburgh.
Puslinch council defers decision on Wellington Motor Freight at company’s request
PUSLINCH – The community will have to wait a little longer to learn if Wellington Motor Freight can relocate its trucking hub to 128 Brock Road South.
CWDHS field lacrosse team wins CWOSSA Championship
FERGUS – The Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) field lacrosse team captured the CWOSAA Championship on May 24.
Local Lion raises over $70,000 for Maryhill Walk for Dog Guides
FERGUS – Larry Wainwright has first-hand experience with the impact a dog can make – and that’s why he works so hard to raise money for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides.
Would you like pies with that? Top McHappy Days fundraisers rewarded with pie in face
Staff at the McDonalds restaurant in Fergus had some fun on May 18, tossing pies at their colleagues who raised the most money on McHappy Day
Guelph/Eramosa council approves purchase of road, sidewalk plows
BRUCEDALE – Council voted unanimously in favour of a public works request for a 2024 pre-budget approval for a plow truck and sidewalk plow, but not without lengthy discussion – mostly regarding the potential of area rating the costs.