GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Rockwood resident Matthew Huber will be embarking on his 10th year cycling 220km in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, a two-day fundraising event for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.
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Centre Wellington to hold public meeting on allowing residential development in highway commercial zones
ELORA – Very soon the public will get to weigh in on whether to allow residential development on lands zoned C2 highway commercial.
‘Investigation ongoing,’ no charges laid in connection with shots fired at home
FERGUS – Four months after bullets ripped into a home here in the middle of the night, no charges have been laid by police and OPP officials are saying little about the incident.
New name, same pest, more destruction as LDD moth returns to region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Following what bordered on an invasion last year, the LDD (Lymantria dispar dispar) moth, also known to county residents as the European Gypsy moth or spongy moth, is returning for the 2022 season.
Thirteen groups receive funding through new Neighbourhood Grant program
ELORA – Council here decided all 13 eligible applicants for the new Centre Wellington Neighbourhood Grant program will receive $1,000 to get their community events off the ground.
Relay for Life returns to Wellington Heights Secondary School
MOUNT FOREST – Students are hitting the track at Wellington Heights Secondary School on June 3 for the return of the Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life. It’ll be the first Relay For Life event held at the school in three years.
Perth-Wellington candidates discuss race, gender, vaccine mandates in Alma
ALMA – Questions from the audience opened the door to discussions that included misinformation and references to discredited theories at a provincial all-candidates meeting here on May 31.
Proposed amendments to county official plan sent to province for approval
GUELPH - Wellington County council passed the first amendment to its official plan as it continues working through the latest five-year review and a Municipal Comprehensive Review process.
Erin council approves bylaw to set tax rates for 2022
ERIN – Council here has adopted the tax rate and levy bylaw for the 2022 rates, which saw an increase of about 1.75 per cent for Erin residents over 2021.
Council approves hiring consultants to develop roads paving plan, stormwater master plan, studies for new operations centre
ELORA – Centre Wellington council approved three contracts to develop plans for paving and re-paving roads in the township, to develop a stormwater master plan, and to begin the studies necessary to build a new operations centre.
Walk for Guide Dogs raises over $4,400
MOUNT FOREST – The annual Walk for Dog Guides here raised over $4,400 on Saturday.
Agencies for victims of domestic and gender-based violence hold a ‘celebration of survivorship’ event
GUELPH – A group of agencies that serve victims of gender-based and domestic violence in Wellington County, Guelph, and Waterloo, met in person on May 27. For many it was the first time in two years.
Puslinch fire department fights multiple fires along train tracks through Arkell
ARKELL – Several people called 911 the evening of May 31 to report grass fires along the train tracks through Arkell.
COVID-19 hospitalizations drop across WDGPH region
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is reporting 105 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 throughout the health region as of June 1. As of May 29, there were nine people hospitalized with the virus.
Briar’s Movie Night in the Park raising funds for Food and Friends
ELORA – It was a radio commercial that got 12-year-old Briar Gemmell thinking about food insecurity.