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HARRISTON – A Halloween Haunt is happening here. Hosted by Harriston Rising, the 2021 Haunt is set to take place on Oct. 29 from 6 to 8pm. Harriston’s main street will be closed through the downtown area for the event.

ELORA – Historic Dalby House has new owner, new renovation, and is ready for new tenants.

ERIN – Residents looking to tie the knot can now do so in the Town of Erin’s council chamber – and there is also an option for those looking recite their vows elsewhere.

WELLINGTON NORTH - Local residents will soon have a good excuse to stay in their pyjamas all day and feel good about it, too.

TORONTO — The Ontario government has released its long-awaited COVID-19 vaccination verification app.

GUELPH - Zajdlik and Helen Fishburn, CAO of the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo-Wellington, were guests of Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie’s Mayor’s Event for Mental Health on Oct. 6.

DRAYTON – A partnership with the Drayton Rotary Club to create a new nature-focused, accessible, multi-use park here has been approved by Mapleton council.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Bain Bridge has reopened. Township staff, the mayor, and a few dignitaries were on hand on Oct. 14 to cut the ribbon on the Bain bridge, located on the 5th Line between Wellington Road 18 and Eramosa-Garafraxa Townline.

ELORA – Centre Wellington Fire and Rescue Services responded to a water rescue at the Elora Gorge on Thursday evening after two kayakers found themselves stranded along the riverbank, unable to get back up the river.

ABOYNE - Running from Oct. 16 to March 20, 2022 at the Wellington County Museum and Archives, a new exhibit allows colour-curious visitors to immerse themselves in the vivid world of colour.

PUSLINCH – The Puslinch Community Centre and Old Morriston Park will be getting some upgrades with work possibly commencing next spring.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is reporting the first case of influenza detected in the region in over a year since the last case was reported in April 2020. The newly discovered case is said to be travel-related.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Fourteen staff at Wellington County hospitals were put on unpaid leave on Oct. 13 for not being vaccinated against COVID-19.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Wellington County Library's annual Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest, open to children in grades 4, 5 and 6, is now accepting submissions through the rest of October.

GUELPH – Local businesses assisted by a $1-million emergency loan program funded by the County of Wellington are almost all managing to repay the funds.