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PUSLINCH – Guy Giorno did his best to convince Puslinch council to keep him on as integrity commissioner, but in the end, council passed a bylaw appointing Aird & Berlis LLP as the integrity commissioner for the township for the next four years.

MAPLETON – Township council has agreed to support the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team’s (MMFHT) professional recruitment and retention efforts in 2023 by continuing the municipality’s annual financial contribution of $10,000.

BELWOOD – Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters agreed with many Belwood residents that rural communities and their needs have been overlooked in recent years. That’s going to change with the new council, he told some 40 local residents who attended his town hall meeting in Belwood Hall on March 2.

FERGUS – Centre Wellington District High School's (CWDHS) girls hockey team has captured the District 10 championship. Following an undefeated season, the CWDHS Falcons beat John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute 6-0 in the championship game on March 2.

FERGUS – Police have arrested two people in connection with a "grandparent scam" targeting a resident here. Wellington County OPP officials say they received a call about "an active fraud" at a Fergus home on March 2 at about 1pm.

GUELPH – We may soon be looking at annual vaccinations for COVID-19.

GUELPH – The County of Wellington has initiated an application to proceed with expropriation of 14 acres of land in Guelph/Eramosa for a road reconstruction project.

MINTO – Town council has approved the sale of a 3.6-acre lot in the Palmerston Industrial Park to an area well drilling company.

KENILWORTH – The Lynes Blacksmith Shop Committee and the Township of Wellington North have teamed up for a Rural Economic Development grant that could help to partially fund building restoration work.

GUELPH – When public health conducted the Well-being and Health Youth Survey in 2019, it had no idea it was collecting baseline data for a before and after a pandemic scenario.

FERGUS – A new music festival is launching in Fergus, one that organizers hope will set the stage for a summer of fun. Meadows Music Festival is slated for June 2 and 3 at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex. 

MINTO - The total cost of paying local politicians in Minto increased by around $30,000 last year.

GUELPH – With less than a year of funding left in the program, Our Food Future officials are looking for long-term sustainable funding if the program is to have a future.

MINTO – Work is underway to create a design plan for development of the Harriston-Minto Community Complex grounds into a large multi-faceted park.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – A county man, 59, has been charged with sexual assault. Wellington County OPP officials announced the charge on March 1.