HOWICK – Emergency personnel are currently on scene of a two-vehicle crash west of Harriston that…
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Most Wellington Catholic students will return to face-to-face learning
GUELPH – About one tenth of students in the Wellington Catholic District School Board will be learning online this fall while the other 90 per cent of families have chosen to return to face-to-face learning in September, according to the board’s survey results as of Aug. 17.
Kitchener man dies after vehicle strikes tree
CENTRE WELLINGTON -A Kitchener man has died as a result of a collision here on Aug. 16. Around 4am…
Mapleton clerk set to retire
MAPLETON – Council members recognized long-time township employee Barb Schellenberger at the Aug.…
Minto council approves zoning for two new kennels
MINTO – Town council has approved site specific zoning applications to allow kennels on two properties in rural areas of the town.
Minto man scores ace at Kitchener golf course
KITCHENER – Minto resident Mark MacKenzie had a good day on the links earlier this month.
Fergus woman charged in connection with multiple opioid overdoses
FERGUS - A Fergus woman has been charged in connection with an OPP investigation into multiple non-fatal opioid overdoses.
Puslinch council considers electronic meetings, delegations
PUSLINCH – Puslinch council will consider allowing electronic delegations, possibly as early as the next meeting.
Mapleton council defers request for increased fire service staffing
MAPLETON – Council here has deferred to 2021 budget discussions a recommendation from Mapleton Fire Rescue for increased administrative staff support.
Wellington municipalities to receive over $4.6 million in COVID-19 funding
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County municipalities will receive a combined total of $4,623,800 in funding to support their response to COVID-19.
Three charged in Fergus drug bust
FERGUS – A Fergus woman is among three charged after a drug bust here on Wednesday. Wellington County OPP officers executed a search warrant at a Fergus home and seized "a quantity of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine."
Mapleton planning new path forward on water/wastewater infrastructure
MAPLETON – Council will go back to its previous consulting engineers, but not back to the drawing board, as its seeks a new path forward to upgrade local water and wastewater systems.
Council defers decision on proposed changes to Drayton subdivision plan
MAPLETON – Township council has deferred a request for revisions to the Riverview Heights Phase 2 draft plan of subdivision, pending a staff report, after hearing concerns from neighbours on Aug. 11.
Centre Wellington councillor walking to Ottawa for mental health fundraiser
ELORA – Neil Dunsmore is planning to walk from Elora to Ottawa in September in an effort to raise awareness and funds for The Cody Shepperd Project, which supports people – particularly youth - with mental illness.
Wellington North alters procedural bylaw to allow continued remote meetings
WELLINGTON NORTH – Changes to the township’s procedural bylaw, to allow council to maintain the option of continuing with electronic meetings, have been approved.