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GUELPH – After nearly a year of review, it’s official: police officers will no longer patrol the halls in Upper Grand schools. In a unanimous vote, Upper Grand District School Board trustees passed a motion on April 27 to remove the School Resource Officer (SRO) program from all schools.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Two suspects are in custody but police are still searching for a gun used in an early morning break-in here.

FERGUS – The Upper Grand School Board (UGDSB) is making a second attempt at getting a new elementary school built in Fergus after being turned down by the Ministry of Education in 2019.

MOUNT FOREST – Firefighters from the Arthur and Mount Forest fire stations responded to a structure fire call in the area of Albert and Church Streets at around 10:30am on April 27..

ELORA - Centre Wellington will offer internet and telephone voting in the 2022 municipal election. Council agreed at its meeting on April 26 to provide the option next year.

MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North councillors are concerned a proposed grocery store in the north end of Mount Forest could exacerbate existing traffic issues in the area. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local public health officials say the expected arrival of over 51,000 does of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine means more than half the region's eligible population should be vaccinated by the end of May.

MAPLETON – The township will review regulations on use of shipping containers and seacans on local properties as part of an upcoming housekeeping amendment to the local zoning bylaw.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region reported 200 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (April 23 to 25), including 45 in Wellington County. The weekend case count brings active cases in the region to 588, down from the record-high 679 set last week.

BELWOOD – Organizers hope they’ll be able to hold a special ceremony this year to mark the 75th anniversary of Belwood Lodge and Camp. But after a year of being shut down due to the pandemic, officials say just being able to welcome campers in person this summer will be celebration enough.

TORONTO – The Advertiser won first place in the General Excellence category (circulation between 22,500 and 44,999), beating out 18 other entries, including fellow finalists Niagara This Week and Whitby This Week.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Northern Wellington Economic Development Partnership (NWEDP) has launched a new Northern Wellington Jobs and Housing Portal, nwjobsandhousing.ca.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Local police have discovered human remains here in a wooded area near Wellington Road 30, just north of Guelph. "Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident and there is no threat to public safety," police stated.

GUELPH – This week, ICU staff at Guelph General Hospital received some encouragement from students at John Black Public School in Fergus.

ELORA – Local water advocacy group Save Our Water talked about water on Earth Day through a public forum on Zoom to update the community on the end of the provincial moratorium on water taking permits and the sale of Nestlé Waters Canada – and what they mean to Centre Wellington’s water supply.