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Sunday, January 24, 2021 | Vol 54 Issue 03

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Puslinch

Live nativity and carol sing at Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

On Wednesday, December 9, Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre will be hosting the annual…

Puslinch strategic plan open house set for Jan. 14 at community centre

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Residents are being invited to take part in a public open house to develop a "shared vision" for…

Complaints policy to come to Puslinch council in first quarter of 2016

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

The new year in Puslinch will also bring about a brand new complaints policy for the…

Arnott refuses to give up on Morriston bypass

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Local MPP Ted Arnott refuses to give up on the Morriston bypass highway…

Ann Caine recognized at CanTRA event

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

On Nov. 7, David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Sharon Johnston participated in the…

Gallagher honoured in roadside memorial

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

Puslinch firefighters took part in a roadside memorial on Nov. 20 for former Canadian soldier John…

Training helps Puslinch firefighters rescue horse

Advertiser Staff ArchivedRural

Proper training makes all the difference when it comes to saving a…

Updated lease agreement for historical society

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

The Puslinch Historicial Society is getting a renewed lease on space within the Wellington County…

ATV theft

Advertiser Staff ArchivedPolice

On Nov. 12 at 11:14pm Wellington County OPP received a report of a theft in progress at the…

Correction: Comments incorrectly attributed

Advertiser Staff ArchivedNews

In the Nov. 20 edition of the Wellington Advertiser an article regarding a Niska Road update for…

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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.

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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.

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.

Council approves re-zoning to facilitate townhouse development

HARRISTON – Minto council has approved a zoning amendment to allow an 18-unit townhouse development at the north end of King and Queen Streets here.

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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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…

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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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