ELORA – On Sunday May 16, members of Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) District 18 Upper Grand will join educators and others across the globe in celebrating World Education Support Personnel Day.
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Local agricultural societies facing hardship during pandemic’s second year
WELLINGTON COUNTY - For a second consecutive year, local agricultural societies are struggling to navigate their way through the pandemic.
Palmerston man charged with child sexual exploitation offences
PALMERSTON - A local man faces a dozen charges related to child exploitation, Ontario Provincial Police have announced.
Council turns down new Drayton dog park proposal
MAPLETON – Township council has once again rejected the idea of a dog park in Drayton.
Ontario extends stay-at-home order until June 2
TORONTO – As expected, the Ontario government has announced the current stay-at-home order has been extended until at least June 2.
County shifts committee responsibility for Continuum of Care
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Responsibility for accessing upper tier funding for Wellington County’s proposed Continuum of Care seniors community project has been switched from the county’s information, heritage and seniors (IHS) committee to administration, finance and human resources (AFHR).
Human remains found in Guelph-Eramosa identified as missing Waterloo Region woman
GUELPH-ERAMOSA - The Wellington County OPP has identified human remains found in Guelph-Eramosa last month as a woman missing from Waterloo Region for nearly a decade.
WDGPH nurses’ roles have shifted dramatically during course of pandemic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, the role of the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) nurses has changed quite dramatically over the last year according to Rita Isley, director of Community Health and chief nursing officer for WDGPH.
After almost 50 years, doctor Alan Simpson is retiring from the medical community
CENTRE WELLINGTON – If you were Alan Simpson’s patient, he likely saw you in the office, maybe he’d even see you in the emergency room when you were really sick, or he assisted in the operating room when you had your appendix out or maybe he delivered your baby.
CW holds education session on procedural bylaw for community
ELORA – If anything was learned Monday night, it’s that an updated procedural bylaw will not cure all that ails Centre Wellington township council.
Erin Council Briefs: Township approves applications for community improvement plan
Community improvement plan update ERIN – Council approves Community Improvement Plan Update…
Over 80,000 trees to be planted across Wellington County this spring season through Ontario’s Million Tree Program
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Tree planting season is already underway and planters are set to put more than 80,0000 trees in the ground across Wellington County this season – a record high from previous years.
Puslinch council approves tenders for asphalt and road resurfacing programs
PUSLINCH – On May 5, Puslinch council unanimously approved township’s staff’s recommendation to award contracts to Cox Construction Ltd. and Capital Paving Inc. for the township’s asphalt program and Concession 7 road resurfacing program, respectively.
WCDSB to raise Pride flag for the first time
GUELPH – In support of the LGBTQ2+ community, Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) will raise the Pride flag for the first time during the month of June.
Police beat: Cannabis, tobacco, other charges
CALEDON – On May 6 at about 9:26am, Caledon OPP officers located a vehicle occupied by two…