Centre Wellington

FERGUS – Addison Hill only lived to be 14 years old, but she has left her mark on this community.

GUELPH – Several incidents at county-operated social service buildings in Guelph in recent years have threatened the safety of county staff. The county has responded by implementing building improvements recommended in a 2022 threat assessment.

GUELPH – Wellington County’s planning department is working on ways to proceed with policy development despite looming changes to provincial planning policy.

ELORA – Elora may be getting another grocery store. At a public planning meeting on June 28, Scott Patterson, of Patterson Planning Consultants, explained that the owner of property at 22 Park Road, and 82 and 92 Wellington Road 7, is seeking to build a commercial development on the site.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Taxes could be increasing by six per cent in 2024, although councillors hope staff will be able to reign that in to 4.5% as work gets underway.

ELORA - Locals and visitors headed to town in droves for this year's Dominion Day celebrations.

ELORA - An artist’s rendering for a proposal at 19 Mill Street East in Elora didn’t do a proponent any favours. Oxford Green Riverside Developments is proposing a multi-faceted development that would sit on the south side of Mill Street East at Geddes Street in Elora.

CENTRE WELLINGTON - It will come as a relief for people who live in the termite zone that the township will be taking on termite management rather than leaving individuals to deal with termites on their own.

FERGUS - Cherries were bursting from the trees in the forest, next to the tennis courts at the Fergus Sportsplex.

FERGUS - The grounds behind the Fergus Sportsplex were teeming with excitement over the weekend.