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Launch of Telling Our Stories, Sharing Our Wisdom
Quite an idea – Nye sisters Gloria, middle, and Alberta, right, organized the initiative to write…
Curl for a Cause bonspiel raises $34,000 for charity
Curl for a cause – The 2023 Curl for a Cause bonspiel on March 25 raised $34,000 for four…
Mapleton Township threatens fines for local farmer selling puppies
MAPLETON – Township officials are putting a local farmer selling puppies out of his barn on notice. Two puppies recently purchased from the farm were euthanized after being diagnosed with parvovirus, a vaccine-preventable disease.
Boil water advisory ends
ERIN – A boil water advisory has ended in Erin.
Police beat: Careless driving
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On March 12 at about 10am, Wellington County OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on 2nd Line near Wellington Road 18 here.
Ontario Envirothon competition returns to in-person programming in Grand River region
BARRIE – The 2023 Ontario Envirothon competition is returning to in-person programming in the Grand River region this year.
Jason Ashdown to lead United Way campaign cabinet
GUELPH – The Home for Good Campaign is excited and honoured to announce that R. Jason Ashdown, co-founder and chief sustainability officer at Skyline Group of Companies, will volunteer as the campaign chair and help meet its $5 million fundraising target.
COIL funds over 100 circular businesses in first year of operation
GUELPH – Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad (COIL) is receiving strong uptake from circular businesses from across the province and beyond.
Township water systems rated well, private septic systems overdue for inspections: report
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa councillors learned recently the township’s water systems are operating smoothly but private septic systems in the municipality are overdue for inspections.
Neighbourhood Grants open
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Centre Wellington is providing five small grants (maximum of $1,000 per) to resident-led groups to inspire neighbourhoods events between June and December.
County to celebrate Archives Awareness Week April 3 to 6
ABOYNE – In celebration of Archives Awareness Week (April 3 to 6), Wellington County Archives will open the doors for behind-the-scenes guided tours of the processing room and storage vault.
Vehicle crashes through front entrance of Erin business
ERIN – Police are asking for information to help piece together what happened after a vehicle drove through the front entrance of the Farm to Paw Boutique and Market here on Tuesday.
SIU finds no wrongdoing by OPP in death of Kenilworth man
MISSISSAUGA – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has completed its investigation into police involvement connected to the death of a 47-year-old Kenilworth man late last year.
Main Street construction the focus of Erin Mayor’s Breakfast
ERIN - Despite being called the “Mayor’s Breakfast,” the March 24 social gathering focused less on Mayor Michael Dehn and more on the challenges facing Erin’s Main Street business community.