Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Little yellow flowers on tall cup plants buzz with bees, finches feast on seeds from purple asters, and monarch caterpillars chew milkweed leaves in naturalized gardens across the county.

GUELPH – Wellington County residents may want to brace themselves for an above-normal tax increase next year. The county budget is under more pressure than previously understood, councillors learned during a three-hour special budget meeting on Oct. 5.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has launched its fall vaccine campaign, offering residents the chance to receive the flu and COVID-19 shot at the same time.

GUELPH – Community Living Guelph Wellington is facing a $3million deficit and plans to close some of its day programs and lay off staff if the province doesn’t provide an infusion of cash.

GUELPH – The Guelph-Wellington Basketeers are returning again this holiday season to support Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis (GWWIC).

FERGUS – The Wellington Advertiser has been named one of the top three community newspapers in its class in the country.

FERGUS – Oct. 14 marks the date when St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will be hosting its annual 5km race, a fundraiser it has been hosting for 20 years.

CENTRE WELLINGTON  — Red Plaid Productions & Ecclestone Financial Group bring the Mudmen’s 25th Anniversary Tour to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Nov. 4.

The Guelph Fire Department and Guelph/Eramosa Fire Rescue will be hosting a free community event on Oct. 14 from 10am to 2:30pm at the West End Community Centre located at 21 Imperial Rd. South.