News

WELLINGTON NORTH – The township has started a multiyear journey to get the Mount Forest wastewater treatment plant re-rated to handle up to 3,500 cubic metres of sewage per day.

SALEM – Eight-year-old Lauren Ellis placed second in the Canadian Cable Wakeboarding Championships on Sept. 18. The Salem resident competed in the under-nine girl’s division, at Planet Bayou Wake Park, south of Shelburne.

GUELPH – With COVID-19 cases rising in schools, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) associate medical officer of health Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum says children aged 11 and under are among the most vulnerable.

ELORA – See a pothole? Notice a streetlight is out? Citizens can now report concerns and requests for service directly on the Centre Wellington website.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Effective immediately, any non-vaccinated person around someone in their household who was exposed to COVID-19, must now remain at home for the same amount of time as the household member who was directly exposed to the virus.

ERIN – Students at Erin District High School (EDHS) are among those who will participate on Sept. 30 in Orange Shirt Day, which aims to recognize the abuse Indigenous people endured in residential schools and promote conversations of reconciliation.

ELORA – While council set aside $1.3 million in the 2021 budget for repairs to the refrigeration system and ice surface at the Elora Community Centre, with a grant from the federal and provincial governments, the community centre will get a little more than was originally bargained for.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 43 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (Sept. 24 to 26).

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Police have identified a man that died after being struck by a vehicle here early on Sunday. Emergency crews responded to the scene on Wellington Road 124 on Sept. 26 at about 1am.

MINTO – Council here has once again approved a process and schedule that will see the municipality’s 2022 budget passed before Christmas.

MOUNT FOREST – A group of local citizens is attempting to prevent the Mount Forest Lawn Bowling Club from becoming another casualty of the ongoing pandemic.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - A report to Wellington County's Social Services Committee says county residents are having to wait longer than those in Guelph for ambulances to arrive. The Wellington Advertiser dives into the meaning behind the numbers.

GUELPH – The Wellington Water Watchers embarked on another walk from downtown Guelph to Blue Triton in Aberfoyle – this time to draw attention to the dangers of climate change and to support Six Nations of the Grand River and their desire to get their land and natural resources back.

PUSLINCH – On Sept. 25 and 26, Canadian Army Reserve personnel will be conducting training in the vicinity of McLean Road in the Township of Puslinch.

PALMERSTON – Local youth now have a one-stop shop for mental health and wellness with the official opening of the Palmerston Grove Hub on Sept. 23.