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Sunday, January 24, 2021 | Vol 54 Issue 03

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Columns

Possible solutions to Canadas manufacturing dilemma

Bruce Whitestone ArchivedCanada's Business, Columns, Opinion

Recent reports reveal the drastic decline in Canada’s factory employment as it hit a 35 year…

Clippity-clop

Barrie Hopkins ArchivedBits and Pieces, Columns, Opinion

Clippity-clop, clippity-clop, clippity-clop was the only sound I heard as we pulled up to a…

Big shots in business now have diminished authority

Bruce Whitestone ArchivedCanada's Business, Columns, Opinion

It is not surprising that corporate executives believe that they are important. Frequently, they…

Fergus man had distinguished career on the Great Lakes

Stephen Thorning ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Valuing Our History

Today the name of Captain Robert D. Foote is not well known in Fergus. He died 90 years ago, on…

Driver in training

Kelly Waterhouse ArchivedColumns, Opinion, WriteOut of Her Mind

As much as it pains me to quote Hilary Clinton, she coined the phrase “it takes a village to…

Bittersweet

Kelly Waterhouse ArchivedColumns, Opinion, WriteOut of Her Mind

It began a Saturday morning like any other, but it would be the last of its kind for our family.…

Travelling less

Bruce Whitestone ArchivedCanada's Business, Columns, Opinion

Now that the summer holiday season has come to a close, it has become obvious that all of us are…

Painting

Barrie Hopkins ArchivedBits and Pieces, Columns, Opinion

I have probably forgotten more than the average person will ever have the chance to know about…

Different is good

Kelly Waterhouse ArchivedColumns, Opinion, WriteOut of Her Mind

I tell my children all the time that it is good to be different, to be unique as individuals. Yet I…

Touchdown

Kelly Waterhouse ArchivedColumns, Opinion, WriteOut of Her Mind

Like many of you fair-weather fans out there, I jumped on the Grey Cup bandwagon and booked a spot…

Silkie bantams

Barrie Hopkins ArchivedBits and Pieces, Columns, Opinion

Silkie bantams are not new to me. I met my first silkies when I was in my very early teens. At the…

Forget it, Mr. Craig

Kelly Waterhouse ArchivedColumns, Opinion, WriteOut of Her Mind

Daniel Craig didn’t call, in case you were wondering. Based on last week’s column, I am…

New boss?

Ted Arnott ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Queen's Park Report

When I was in high school in the late 1970s, we listened to The Who, an iconic English rock band.…

So long, Stompin’ Tom

Kelly Waterhouse ArchivedColumns, Opinion, WriteOut of Her Mind

When I heard Stompin’ Tom Connors had passed, it took me a moment to register the news before…

Becoming blurred

Bruce Whitestone ArchivedCanada's Business, Columns, Opinion

Over the next couple of decades, rural North America will undergo a drastic change. That will…

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Elora Mill named number one spa destination in Canada

ELORA MILL – The Elora Mill Hotel and Spa has been named the number one spa and wellness destination in Canada – and number two in North America.

Fergus man faces assault, uttering threat charges after domestic incident

FERGUS – A Fergus man faces several charges after what police allege was a drunken encounter that resulted in him assaulting and threatening two people – one of them his spouse.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

Erin Snowman earns name Braveheart

Braveheart and friends – Following a fresh snowfall, Erin resident Jen Edwards built a cheerful…

OPP: officers will not arbitrarily stop people to enforce stay-at-home order

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The OPP's strategy for enforcing the province's stay-at-home order will focus on businesses and restaurants, public complaints and outdoor gatherings.

See all Erin area articles.

Michelle Hanson trial moved to Guelph

ORANGEVILLE - Michelle Hanson, the mother charged in the death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, will have her criminal trial held in a Guelph courtroom in March. 

Grand Valley Polar Bear Dip set for Jan. 1

GRAND VALLEY - Take the plunge in Grand Valley to celebrate the new year and support the local food bank.

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Guelph-Wellington paramedics helping with COVID-19 vaccinations

WELLINGTON COUNTY –Local paramedics are helping to administer COVID-19 vaccines to recipients across the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region.

WDGPH pauses vaccinations for long-term care, retirement home staff

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Pfizer delivery issues will be worse than anticipated, so public health has paused first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations for workers at long-term care and retirement homes.

See all Guelph area articles.

OPP: officers will not arbitrarily stop people to enforce stay-at-home order

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The OPP's strategy for enforcing the province's stay-at-home order will focus on businesses and restaurants, public complaints and outdoor gatherings.

Beal sentenced to 21 months in prison for setting string of fires in 2016-17

GUELPH – The man who set a string of fires in Erin and Guelph-Eramosa in 2016 and 2017, has been sentenced. Justin Beal, 31, was sentenced on Jan. 14 by Justice Bruce Durno in Guelph’s Superior Court.

See all Guelph-Eramosa area articles.

Mapleton council meetings now on YouTube

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Township of Mapleton announced on Jan. 15 that council meetings are now being recorded and uploaded to the township’s YouTube account after each meeting.

Mapleton lifts ban on large fires

MAPLETON – The ban on fires more than 2m by 2m in size was implemented on Jan. 13, in response to the current stay-at-home order.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Minto council approves rezoning of severed lot in agricultural area

MINTO – Town council approved a rezoning to limit uses of a newly-created rural lot to activities consistent with agricultural zoning.

Mapleton council meetings now on YouTube

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Township of Mapleton announced on Jan. 15 that council meetings are now being recorded and uploaded to the township’s YouTube account after each meeting.

See all Minto area articles.

Guelph-Wellington paramedics helping with COVID-19 vaccinations

WELLINGTON COUNTY –Local paramedics are helping to administer COVID-19 vaccines to recipients across the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region.

WDGPH pauses vaccinations for long-term care, retirement home staff

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Pfizer delivery issues will be worse than anticipated, so public health has paused first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations for workers at long-term care and retirement homes.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Puslinch Tract to temporarily close for tree maintenance

PUSLINCH – The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is closing the Puslinch Tract property here for three days next week.

OPP: officers will not arbitrarily stop people to enforce stay-at-home order

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The OPP's strategy for enforcing the province's stay-at-home order will focus on businesses and restaurants, public complaints and outdoor gatherings.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Libraries to celebrate Family Literacy Day virtually on Jan. 27

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County libraries will be celebrating Family Literacy Day virtually this year and they invite families to take part on Jan. 27.

School boards: return to school will be delayed until Feb. 11 ‘at the earliest’

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health has extended virtual learning until Feb. 1, but school boards here say the return to class could be delayed up to an additional two weeks.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Mapleton council meetings now on YouTube

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Township of Mapleton announced on Jan. 15 that council meetings are now being recorded and uploaded to the township’s YouTube account after each meeting.

With school trips cancelled some local farmers offer virtual farm visits

WELLINGTON NORTH - In the absence of school trips due to the pandemic, two area farms are offering virtual trips so children can learn about farming and where their food comes from.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Editorial

Pulling quarantine pay for nurses unfair

Life is full of contradictions, they say, a bromide illustrated perhaps nowhere better than in the Ontario government’s ever-changing pandemic restrictions and responses.

A little clarity helps

Everyone has a pet peeve – or these days, a plurality of annoyances.

Please think safety when setting up photos

As the North Wellington Community News enters our second year with our expanded focus on the…

Columnists

Open Mind: Loneliness

By Angela Heeley

Loneliness is something we struggle with at the best of times. Some of us are introverted and…

Happy Birthday

By Kelly Waterhouse

I cannot tell you how old my mother, Lynda, turned on her birthday last week. It’s not that I…

General store in Hillsburgh exploded in 1880

By Stephen Thorning

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

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