PUSLINCH – Recently, council here held two virtual public meetings that fostered no objections from the public or council.
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Police investigating after bullet crashed through Mount Forest restaurant
MOUNT FOREST - Customers at the A&W here got quite a shock on Saturday afternoon when a bullet crashed through the window of the restaurant.
Minto approves Structural Improvement Grant application for building in downtown Harriston
CLIFFORD – Minto council approved a Structural Improvement Grant application for $11,700 for a…
Town of Erin to begin negotiations to purchase land for wastewater treatment plant
ERIN – The Town of Erin is ready to negotiate an agreement with Solmar Development Corp. to purchase a section of its property for the much-anticipated wastewater treatment facility.
SWIFT makes first connection in Wellington County
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Canada and Ontario are delivering on the commitment to create more economic…
Safe Restart program funding nearly equivalent to projected 2020 deficit for Town of Minto
CLIFFORD – The Town of Minto’s allocation of funding through the Safe Restart Agreement, a…
Minto council paves way for townhouse developments in Palmerston, Harriston
CLIFFORD – The Town of Minto has approved a zoning amendment to allow the development of two townhouses with a total of 26 units in the town of Palmerston.
County joins in pitch for fairer system of taxation for aggregate producers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials from the County of Wellington along with other members of the Top Aggregate Producing Municipalities of Ontario met with Stan Cho, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance on Aug. 18, to discuss the need to improve how aggregate properties are taxed.
Puslinch takes first steps in Transportation Master Plan
PUSLINCH – Puslinch Township is applying for federal funding to complete a Roads Traffic Volume Study and Roads Condition Index Study – the first step to the completion of its proposed Transportation Master Plan.
Sunflower Tour raises over $10,000 for Canadian Cancer Society
MAPLETON – The Shine Your Light Sunflower Tour held on the farm of Matt and Leona Ottens here on the weekend raised more than $10,000 to fight cancer.
New Groves hospital move went smoothly, all services now operational
ABOYNE – On Aug. 9 at 6am the doors to the old Groves Memorial Community Hospital on Union Street in Fergus were closed and locked for the last time. Simultaneously the doors to the new Groves hospital on 131 Frederick Campbell St. in Aboyne opened to patients for the first time.
Fatal accident at ‘S-Bend’ renews calls for improvements at intersection in North Perth
NORTH PERTH – Some Wellington County politicians and residents are urging Perth County to revisit the idea of installing a roundabout at the intersection where a Caledon woman was killed last week.
Homeowners make the Fergus Horticultural Society garden tours a yearly success
Since they can’t open their gardens to the public this year, the Advertiser has invited local…
Local youth plan mini marathon in support of Centre Wellington Food Bank
Mini marathon – These boys, ages 10 to 13, are planning a mini marathon to support the Centre…