FERGUS – Tickets to the 2022 Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games will go on sale at 10am on Tartan Day, April 6.
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Township buys property on Beatty Line for road, intersection improvements
ELORA – Centre Wellington Township will spend a total of $136,000 to purchase property for road improvements to Beatty Line North in Fergus.
Town of Erin recognizes Olympians upon return to their hometown
ERIN – The Town of Erin recently showed its support for two local Olympians who recently returned to their hometown, bringing an end to their journey at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Three local skaters part of national silver medal winning synchro team
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Three northern Wellington youths were part of a national silver-medal winning synchronized skating team.
GRCA to open campground reservation system on March 15
CAMBRIDGE - The 2022 camping season is just around the corner and the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) campsite reservation system will be open to take reservations online beginning March 15, at 8am.
Putting on a huge Christmas light display? You may need a permit for that
PUSLINCH – Property owners in the township who put on large public displays – at Christmas or Halloween, for example – are now subject to a bylaw to prohibit and regulate publicized displays.
Wellington North launches redesigned website with provincial modernization dollars
WELLINGTON NORTH – Residents here will notice a refreshed and modernized look when visiting the township’s website, which was redesigned and launched this year.
Police identify three people who died in crash near Arthur
WELLINGTON NORTH – Police have identified the three people who died in a serious two-vehicle collision here on Wednesday night. Dead are Gurinder Jeet Singh Lidder, 31, of Mono, Karanpreet Singh Gill, 22, of Barrie, and Sunny Khurana, 24, of Brantford.
Our Food Future going beneath the surface in webinar on regenerative agriculture
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Guelph-Wellington Our Food Future program is hosting a free webinar focusing on regenerative agriculture, including Janet Harrop of the Wellington Federation of Agriculture and Senator Rob Black.
WDGPH privacy breaches up, sexually transmitted diseases in community down: reports
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health had 22 privacy breaches in 2021, a significant increase over the nine it had the year before, but understandable given the agency doubled its staff, increased staff workloads, and condensed its training to focus on the pandemic, it says.
Township, GRCA to cooperate on flood damage assessment study
MAPLETON – The township is collaborating with the Grand River Conservation Authority on a flood damage assessment study.
Application process opens for Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament funds
MINTO - The 12th annual Mayor's Charity Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 4 at Pike Lake Golf Centre. The application process for local groups wishing to receive funds from tournament proceeds is now open and will close on April 4.
Stop signs coming to Puslinch intersections could save lives: councillors
PUSLINCH – Council here has approved two intersection improvements that councillors say are prudent and could save lives. Improvements include adding a four-way stop at Maltby/Watson and a three-way stop at Hume/Watson.
New research shows chronic stress taking toll on individuals, organizations
GUELPH – Far from feeling the pandemic is over, most people in Ontario are stressed about what’s next, with 64 per cent worried about new variants and 56% worried about COVID-19 circulating in the population for years to come.
Fergus resident receives Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
FERGUS – Driven by a passion for history, part-time Fergus resident Paul Federico has been awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers for his extensive preservation work.