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MAPLETON – The driver of a garbage truck died after a single-vehicle crash here on Tuesday afternoon.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Two local MPs have been appointed to the Official Opposition’s shadow cabinet named by newly-elected Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole.

SOUTHGATE – A meat processing facility here is now running under the banner of Local Harvest Ontario Inc.

GUELPH – The Kiwanis Music Festival of Guelph announced that a special gift from the estate of Rockwood’s Klara and Oscar Bookbinder will ensure the long-term sustainability of the festival and have a positive impact on the lives of thousands of aspiring musicians.

GUELPH – School bus drivers are not happy with the return to school plan and the added responsibilities that will fall on their shoulders once buses get rolling later this month.

PUSLINCH – Dufferin Aggregates has been granted an hours of operation extension and an alternative haul route through Morriston during construction at the intersection of Wellington Roads 46 (Brock Road) and 34.

GUELPH - It will take "a lot" to declare an outbreak of COVID-19 and close a school, public health officials say.

MAPLETON – A finally tally of $13,800 was raised at the Shine Your Light Sunflower Tour for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope foundation.

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Police are looking for help to catch the people responsible for stealing 13 memorial plaques from the Marymount Cemetery here.

MAPLETON – No one was injured and no livestock was lost as fire destroyed a barn here on Sept. 3.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Safe Communities Wellington County is running a campaign to inspire local residents to determine what they can do in just 10 minutes to prevent injuries in their home and throughout the community.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local residents are being encouraged to join cancer fighters across the nation in participating in the first ever virtual Terry Fox Run.

MOUNT FOREST – After months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Smith, 27, was finally able to hold her album release party.

GUELPH – For anyone nervous or anxious about returning to their workplace, the Canadian Mental Health Association has prepared a tool kit to help employees navigate their fears and help employers create transition plans and policies so everyone can feel safe, confident and productive.

NORTH YORK - The sale of the Nestlé Pure Life water bottling business to Ice River Springs has fallen through.