WELLINGTON COUNTY – While the Elora waste facility undergoes upgrades, the Mobile Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot is moving to the Elora roads garage and will be there throughout August.
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Horse euthanized after rare equine virus discovered in county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The first confirmed case of eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) in Wellington County has left a local horse dead.
Police, county warn of new speed camera ticket scam
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A new, online scam around automated speed camera tickets is making the rounds in Wellington County and area.
Rockwood senior scammed out of $24,500
GUELPH/ERAMOSA - A Rockwood senior is the latest victim of a money-demanding scam.
Golf tournament raises over $35,000 for local kids, with additional $30,000 gift from Desjardins Insurance
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington marked a major milestone on June 17, hosting its 30th Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament at Victoria Park East Golf Club.
OPINION: Advocating for insurance that works for farmers
ONTARIO – Insurance is important in any situation, but it is a particularly high priority for farmers. From hail and damaging winds to flooding and frost, field crops, orchards and vines face threats from weather extremes.
The 100 WHCRW presents over $12,000 to Hamilton Health Sciences
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The 100 Women Who Care Rural Wellington (100 WHCRW) group recently presented its largest cheque to date ($12,200) to Hamilton Health Sciences for its neonatal intensive care unit.
Suspected blue-green algae spotted on Belwood Lake
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Grand River Conservation Authority officials say they have spotted blue-green algae in Belwood Lake and are urging users there to take precautions.
Study ‘first piece of the puzzle’ in understanding Grand River’s health
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Lining the bottom of the Grand River are tiny bugs hinting at a much larger world.
New project teaches veterinarians to recognize, investigate equine cruelty
ONTARIO – Veterinary forensics may sound like something out of a TV crime show, but for Dr. Shane Bateman and Equine Guelph director Gayle Ecker, it’s a crucial, real-world tool to improve animal welfare, particularly for horses. Thanks to a Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW) m