ELORA – Habitat for Humanity presented its proposal for a stacked townhouse complex at 465 Garafraxa St. W. in Fergus at a public meeting on March 29 and was met with little opposition.
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Residents oppose zoning bylaw change requested by developer on South River Road
ELORA – Don’t mess with the woodlot. And don’t mess with the 2018 LPAT decision. That’s what many residents had to say at a March 29 public meeting in response to a zoning change application by Bruce Youngblood to reduce the size/configuration of open space zoning on a South River Road property.
Fill in ditches before adding new playground equipment, delegate urges council
PUSLINCH – Bruce Taylor is not satisfied with the response he got from Puslinch council on March 22. Taylor has long been concerned that the plan to make Boreham Park accessible does not even come close to addressing problems with the Arkell park.
Over 100 people attended artists’ reception for ‘Soar’ at Elora Centre for the Arts
ELORA – Artists and instructors gathered on March 25 during the artists’ reception for the 'Soar: Celebrating our Ability to Fly, Sing and Soar' exhibit at the Elora Centre for the Arts.
Top honours from law association for Elora man
ELORA – Clarke Melville is uncomfortable talking about it, but the lawyer has been selected to receive the Coulter A. Osborne Award for Integrity, Comity and Beneficence from the Waterloo Region Law Association.
‘It’s heartbreaking’: family calls attention to suspected puppy mills
WATERLOO - A Waterloo family that purchased two 10-week-old goldendoodle puppies from a Mapleton farmer now contends the animals were supplied by a puppy mill.
Signs not permitted on Guelph/Eramosa boulevards
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa council will amend a boulevard maintenance and highway obstruction bylaw to clarify signs are not allowed on municipal boulevards.
Puslinch committee identifies 18 priority heritage sites
PUSLINCH – The township’s heritage committee members have their work cut out for them, thanks to Bill 23.
Council discusses health/safety committee, bylaw complaints, noise bylaw exemptions
BRUCEDALE – Items discussed at the March 20 Guelph/Eramosa council meeting include a health and safety committee report, bylaw enforcement complaint policy and noise bylaw exemptions.
Say cheese: Puslinch Camera Club ready to document ‘amazing place we live’
PUSLINCH – After its inaugural meeting, Tamsin Lambert is feeling pretty confident the newly-formed Puslinch Camera Club is on board with her vision of what the club can become.
Puslinch council’s remuneration up by $6,000 last year
PUSLINCH – Puslinch Township paid a total of $138,002 to its mayor and councillors in 2022, $6,047 more than in 2021.
‘Symbol of inclusion’: delegates advocate for rainbow crosswalks in Wellington North
KENILWORTH – A group of north Wellington residents hope to get council’s support for rainbow crosswalks in Mount Forest and Arthur.
Proposal for trucking hub in Puslinch meets opposition
PUSLINCH – Wellington Motor Freight wants to build its new headquarters on property at the corner of Brock and Gilmour Roads and relocate from its current location on MacLean Road.
New to You housing proposal approved by Centre Wellington council
ELORA – On March 27 Centre Wellington council approved a proposal to build a new New to You retail store and a stacked townhouse development behind the store.
First Whistle Stop Easter Bunny breakfast fundraiser held at the Puslinch Community Centre
Easter fundraiser – The first Whistle Stop Easter Bunny breakfast fundraiser brought out 250…