WELLINGTON COUNTY — Here4Hope has announced Darcie (Shepperd) Jemmett and Paul Shepperd are the 2025 recipients of the Neil Dunsmore Power of One Award.
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Advocates push back against Bill 33, policing in schools
GUELPH – “Fund our schools, not policing in schools.” That was the resounding message from a group gathered in front of the Upper Grand District School Board office (UGSDB) on Oct. 2.
County proposal to transfer rural growth from Erin to Puslinch unpopular with town residents
GUELPH – Wellington County’s plan to transfer 120 units of rural severances from Erin to Puslinch has upset some Erin residents.
County starts farm succession planning help for local farmers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Just 276 Wellington County farms had written succession plans in 2021, according to an agriculture census that year.
Gallery Concert Series to host five concerts this season
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Gallery Concert Series is looking to host five concerts this 2025-26 season.
Hazardous waste depot in Rothsay for October
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Mobile Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot is moving from the Brucedale roads garage to the Rothsay waste facility, and will be there for the month of October.
Grade 9 students at Wellington Heights visit YMCA Camp Ki-Wa-Y
WELLINGTON COUNTY – From Sept. 24 to 26 about 110 Grade 9 Wellington Heights Secondary School students attended YMCA’s Camp Ki-Wa-Y near St. Clements
Police beat: Four-vehicle crash
ERIN – Police are investigating a four-vehicle collision here on Monday evening that sent multiple people to hospital.
County gets its scare on with Halloween attractions
WELLINGTON COUNTY – From a creepy corn maze to a 100-year-old haunted farm house, if you’re looking for a good scare this Halloween, Wellington County has plenty to go around.
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority’s general manager, secretary treasurer retiring in 2026
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Maitland Valley Conservation Authority’s (MVCA) long-serving general manager and secretary treasurer Phil Beard will be retiring in 2026.