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The calm before the crowds – St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fergus held a “very…

ERIN – A local man has been charged with committing an indecent act following an incident here last Tuesday. Wellington County OPP officials say officers were called to Sideroad 5 in Erin at about 1am on Nov. 1.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Classes at all schools within the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic school boards will be in-person on Tuesday following an agreement between the province and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) on Monday.

GUELPH – With the grand opening of another home for people with severe physical and developmental disabilities, Hopewell Children’s Homes will immediately be able to serve another three people who need support and will add another two residents in the next year.

ABOYNE – One by one, the names of Wellington County’s war dead were read aloud on Nov. 3, as a heavy grey fog, burned off by the sun, revealed 500 markers on the hill beyond, bearing the names of local residents who died in service to their country.

GUELPH – Wellington County solid waste services (SWS) division is headed for a half-million dollar budget surplus in 2022, but those funds and more may be needed to cover increased expenditures next year.

FERGUS - Education workers from Wellington County's two school boards, who are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, are on strike and actively protesting around the constituency office of Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott in downtown Fergus.

WELLINGTON COUNTY –Local schools are open today despite the province-wide strike by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) education workers.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Education workers at the Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School Board will strike on Nov. 4, CUPE Local 256 president Bill Foster has confirmed to the Wellington Advertiser.

GUELPH – The County of Wellington will opt out of recycling collection at the first opportunity, as the provincially-mandated switch to full producer responsibility for collection and processing continues toward a 2025 deadline.

GUELPH – It’s one thing to read about our nation’s history at times of war, but it’s another lesson entirely to hear the lived experiences of those who have faced war or are actively serving their country in times of conflict. 

A Halloween Haunt hosted by Harriston Rising on Oct. 28 attracted over 300 people to the community’s downtown core for a night of trick or treating, games and entertainment.