GUELPH – Wellington County councillors want to take a look into the future of the county’s retirement and long-term care facility. There are currently over 500 people on the home's waitlist – up from 300 just a few years ago.
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‘It’s heartbreaking’: family calls attention to suspected puppy mills
WATERLOO - A Waterloo family that purchased two 10-week-old goldendoodle puppies from a Mapleton farmer now contends the animals were supplied by a puppy mill.
Credit Valley Conservation hosting well water safety webinar
MISSISSAUGA - Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is hosting a free webinar about well water safety on April 12 from 7 to 8:30pm.
Launch of Telling Our Stories, Sharing Our Wisdom
Quite an idea – Nye sisters Gloria, middle, and Alberta, right, organized the initiative to write…
Mapleton Township threatens fines for local farmer selling puppies
MAPLETON – Township officials are putting a local farmer selling puppies out of his barn on notice. Two puppies recently purchased from the farm were euthanized after being diagnosed with parvovirus, a vaccine-preventable disease.
Ontario Envirothon competition returns to in-person programming in Grand River region
BARRIE – The 2023 Ontario Envirothon competition is returning to in-person programming in the Grand River region this year.
Number of municipal employees on ‘Sunshine List’ grows by 22%
WELLINGTON COUNTY – In total, 129 employees of Wellington County and its seven lower-tier municipalities were on the 2022 Public Sector Salary Disclosure List, up from 106 in 2021.
Provincial budget ‘will help us build a stronger Ontario’: Rae
TORONTO – The provincial government says its 2023-24 budget, introduced on Thursday, includes key investments in housing, agriculture and health care, while opposition parties say the plan falls short in a number of areas.
Spring maintenance tips every car owner should know
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Winter driving in Canada is hard on vehicles. Ice, salt, potholes, grocery carts – there’s no shortage of reasons to give your car some much-needed TLC this spring. But maintenance can be expensive, so it’s helpful to understand what needs attention now, and what can wait.
Local seniors narrowly evade ‘grandparent scam’
FERGUS – An otherwise routine Thursday morning for retirees George and Dianne Fraser goes awry when their phone rings with distressing news their beloved grandson is in handcuffs.