Centre Wellington

CENTRE WELLINGTON - With only a few technological glitches and one rainy day,  Sally Litchfield is calling the five-day Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s Awards of Excellence campaign a success.

FERGUS — The Fergus Fall Fair is going virtual for the first time ever and community members of all ages are invited to showcase their hobbies and talents in a new way.

FERGUS – A large drug bust here has resulted in the seizure of over $4.5 million in marijuana. Wellington County OPP officials say members of its street crime unit executed a search warrant on June 24 at a commercial property on Glengary Crescent in Fergus.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Centre Wellington District High School’s (CWDHS) Bridgette Merry brought home the silver medal for Ontario for workplace safety in the Skills Canada Virtual National Competition.

FERGUS – The Fergus Medieval Faire has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers of the event, originally planned for July 25, announcement the news on Facebook on June 22.

New wheels – Scarlett Dekorte of Fergus poses with the new wheelchair accessible van her…

ELORA – Manager of engineering Adam Gilmore said the plan includes separated bike lanes from St. Andrew Street to Hill Street and then un-separated bike lanes north to Edinburgh Avenue.

ELORA – Centre Wellington staff will begin looking for a site for a new operations centre now that council has approved the option. With land purchase and construction, it is expected to cost around $27 million.

ELORA - Residents in Centre Wellington could see a 2.4 per cent increase in property taxes in 2022, as well as a 2.4% increase in user fees.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Residents voiced concerns at a June 17 public meeting about speed management and diverting trucks through Alma along a county bypass around Fergus.