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Thursday, September 28, 2023 | Vol 56 Issue 39

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OPP issue warning after Mapleton resident scammed out of $113,000

Advertiser Staff July 25, 2023Community News, News, Police

MAPLETON – Police are reminding residents to be wary of investment scams after a Mapleton resident was defrauded of over $100,000 – and then several thousand more after "a company" claimed it could recover the lost funds.

Ultralight aircraft crash-lands into Belwood Lake

Jordan Snobelen July 25, 2023News, Police

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Emergency services responded to a reported airplane crash at Belwood Lake on the evening of July 24.

Erin resident dead following two-vehicle crash near Hillsburgh

Advertiser Staff July 24, 2023News, Police

ERIN – A Hillsburgh man is charged with dangerous driving and impaired driving causing death following a two-vehicle crash here on Sunday evening that left an Erin resident dead. Emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 22 near Trafalgar Road, on July 23 at about 6:15pm.

Waterloo men face weapon, drug charges

Advertiser Staff July 21, 2023News, Police

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Two Waterloo residents are facing weapon and drug charges after their vehicle was stopped by police.

Police lay charges in connection with Mount Forest fires in February, July

Advertiser Staff July 21, 2023Community News, News, Police

MOUNT FOREST – Wellington OPP have laid more charges in connection to recent fires in Mount Forest.

Fergus park closed ‘for several hours’ after pieces of glass/pottery found in sand

Advertiser Staff July 20, 2023News, Police

FERGUS – Police are asking residents to "exercise caution" at local parks after pieces of glass and pottery were found in the sand at Webster Park here.

Plants, planters vandalized in Fergus and Belwood

Advertiser Staff July 19, 2023News, Police

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township has seen a rise in vandalism of planters ion Fergus and Belwood. 

Police beat: Residents charged in drug bust

Advertiser Staff July 19, 2023Police

FERGUS – Two Fergus residents have been charged following a drug bust here last week.

Parent charged with supplying liquor to teens

Advertiser Staff July 19, 2023Police

GUELPH – A Guelph woman has been charged with providing alcohol to children after police were called to her daughter’s 14th birthday party.

Conn man charged after trees stolen

Advertiser Staff July 19, 2023Police

KENILWORTH – A Conn man has been charged in connection with the recent theft of trees here.

Guelph man arrested after soliciting with a knife

Advertiser Staff July 19, 2023Police

GUELPH – On July 13 just after 8am, a man was approaching motor vehicles lined up in the drive-thru of a business near the intersection of Victoria Road South and York Road in the City of Guelph.

Police lay charges in string of Mount Forest fires

Jordan Snobelen July 14, 2023News, Police

MOUNT FOREST – Charges have been laid in connection to a string of fires in Mount Forest in the early morning hours of June 4.

Explosions near Marden Road caused by firearms practice with exploding targets: OPP

Chris Daponte July 12, 2023News, Police

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Police say loud "booms" heard by residents in the area of Marden Road and Wellington Road 39 last Friday evening came from a property owner conducting firearms "practice" with exploding targets.

Police, fire officials won’t say if two Mount Forest fires are suspicious

Jordan Snobelen July 12, 2023News, Police

MOUNT FOREST – Two new fires have been reported in the Wellington North community of Mount Forest following a string of suspicious fires early last month.

Police beat: Guelph man charged with assault with a weapon

Advertiser Staff July 12, 2023Police

MOUNT FOREST – On June 30 at about 10:30pm, the Wellington County OPP responded to a report of an assault on Main Street South here.

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Enchanted Forest of Fergus – An evening of music, art and magic

FERGUS - Over 2500 guests attended the second annual Enchanted Forest of Fergus, held Sept. 22 and 23 in the forested area behind the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex.

Annual toll bridge for Diabetes Canada

BELWOOD - The Belwood and District Lions Club held its annual voluntary toll bridge for Diabetes Canada Sept. 16 and 17 in Belwood on Wellington Road 26.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

Better is possible: United Way launches annual fundraising campaign

GUELPH – “We can be better.” That’s the premise of this year’s United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin fundraising campaign. The goal is $2.6 million.  

See all Dufferin County area articles.

Erin Agricultural Society to hold 173rd annual fall fair

ERIN – The 173rd annual Erin Fall Fair, with the theme “Beyond the Barn Door,” runs Oct. 6 to 9.

Erin Fall Fair Activities at the Equine Tent

ERIN – When fair attendees wander to the back of the Erin Fall Fair on Thanksgiving weekend, they may hear nickering sounds from the Equine Tent.

See all Erin area articles.

Coming Home Festival coming Aug. 11-13

GRAND VALLEY — On Aug. 11 to 13, Amaranth will be hosting the Coming Home Festival, a three-day music and wellness retreat.

Grand Valley recognizes hero for saving neighbour’s life

GRAND VALLEY – Earlier this year, Alan Mackie faced flames to save a neighbour’s life. 

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners are garden learners, resource for community, social club – all rolled into one

GUELPH – For passionate gardeners who also love learning and passing that knowledge along to others, the Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners might be for you.

Union hosts community events as contract negotiations continue

ELORA – CUPE Local 4392, representing developmental service workers with Community Living Guelph Wellington, held two community events last weekend to draw public attention to what union officials are calling a “stalemate” after months of bargaining with their employer. 

See all Guelph area articles.

Drinking and Driving

MINTO – On Sept. 15 at about 7pm, a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 23  here.

Masks again required at Wellington County hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Due to a recent rise in COVID-19 cases, masks will once again be required at all three hospitals in the county. Officials are asking visitors to be kind to health care workers, "especially when they ask you to wear a mask."

See all Guelph/Eramosa area articles.

Crawford Lake documents dawn of potential new epoch

MILTON – An international panel of geologists said Crawford Lake contains the best evidence on Earth to support the theory that a new geological chapter in the history of the world, the Anthropocene, is upon us.

See all Halton area articles.

Mapleton aiming to complete budget process by Nov. 28

MAPLETON – A timeline that would see the township’s 2024 to 26 budget process completed by Nov. 28 was presented to council at the Sept. 26 meeting.

Mapleton issues RFP for assistance building water/wastewater infrastructure

MAPLETON – The township is once again looking for outside assistance in financing and construction of municipal water/wastewater facilities.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Palmerston and District Hospital MRI campaign receives donation of $3,000

PALMERSTON — The Upper Canada Two Cylinder John Deere Club donated $3,000 to the Palmerston and District Hospital MRI campaign on Sept. 6 at the Minto Rural Health Centre.

Minto celebrates Culture Days with apples and astronomy

MINTO — Orchard tours, stargazing and square dancing were featured at the Apples and Astronomy Culture Days event at Dave and Jean Anderson’s rural property in the Town of Minto on Sept. 22.

See all Minto area articles.

Bandmates pay tribute to late Stompin’ Tom Connors

ERIN — Stompin’ Tom Connors’ bandmates stopped by the Erin cemetery on Sept. 16 to pay their respects to Connors.

Public health urges caution to avoid risks due to poor air quality

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials say the air quality in the region is "high risk" and area residents should take precautions – at least for the next few days.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Fall Fun Day at Minto Farmers Market on Sept. 23

PALMERSTON – The Minto Farmers’ Market is open all September long and inviting everyone to celebrate the beginning of autumn at its Fall Fun Day on Sept. 23.

Palmerston Terry Fox run set for Sept. 17

PALMERSTON – The 2023 Terry Fox Run/Walk/Bike in Palmerston will be held on Sept. 17.

See all Palmerston area articles.

PACE for the Donkeys 5K Trail Run

PUSLINCH - The PACE for the Donkeys 5K Trail Run attracted nearly 300 participants on Sept. 24, raising over $30,000 for the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada in Puslinch.

Masks again required at Wellington County hospitals

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Due to a recent rise in COVID-19 cases, masks will once again be required at all three hospitals in the county. Officials are asking visitors to be kind to health care workers, "especially when they ask you to wear a mask."

See all Puslinch area articles.

Canada and Ontario bolstering honey bee health

TORONTO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are spending up to $1.375 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help improve the resiliency and competitiveness of beekeeper operations in Ontario.  

Greenbelt land swap audit finds ‘preferential treatment’ given to developers

TORONTO - The provincial government’s hasty move to open thousands of acres of Greenbelt-designated land for housing development was “flawed” and “biased,” Ontario’s Auditor General told reporters on Aug. 9.

See all Toronto area articles.

Chong urges Canada-U.S. cooperation at congressional hearing on foreign interference

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Halton Hills MP and Conservative shadow minister of foreign affairs Michael Chong testified before a bipartisan congressional committee in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 12, for a hearing on Chinese transnational repression.

Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Fifty years ago, a six-year-old Secwepemc girl named Phyllis Webstad was excited to wear her bright and shiny orange shirt to school.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Mount Forest BIA reimagines downtown pedestrian laneway

MOUNT FOREST – Residents don’t have to look far to see the Mount Forest Business Improvement Association’s (BIA) efforts to spruce up the downtown core.

Louise Marshall emergency department closing yet again

MOUNT FOREST – The emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital here will be closed again this weekend, marking the third such closure this month due to "a staffing shortage.” 

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Have no fear

News last week that Metroland Media Group was declaring bankruptcy was a gut punch to news industry people across Canada. To date it is the single largest newspaper failure in Canadian history. Seventy-one print-edition community newspaper titles were shuttered in one-fell swoop.

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It has been one of those weeks where there is lots to talk about, but not much to say.

Columnists

Kitchen table

By Kelly Waterhouse

I believe the kitchen is the heart of a home and the dining table is the centre of gravity for all who live in it.

Jackrabbits plagued Wellington County in 1930s

By Stephen Thorning

During the 20th century, naturalists learned that it is a foolish and dangerous idea to introduce species of plants and animals to areas where they are not native. 

Diary shows childhood illness was common in 1890s

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

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