GUELPH – Ontario Veterinary College professor and forensic vet Dr. Shane Bateman decided to take a stand against animal abuse/neglect and now empowers the next generation to be the voice for the voiceless.
Wellington County
Police beat: Guelph residents charged after drug bust in Guelph/Eramosa
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A man and woman from Guelph have been charged following a drug bust here last week.
OPINION: Summer connects farmers, politicians from fairs to farm tours
ONTARIO – Summer is a time of long days, local fairs, barbecues, community celebrations — and for Ontario farmers, it’s also prime harvest season for everything from hay and grain crops to fruits and field vegetables.
Partial fire ban issued in northern Wellington County
NORTH WELLINGTON – There is a partial burn ban now in effect in Minto, Mapleton and Wellington North. It includes agricultural burns, brush pile burns and any other burning unrelated to recreational cooking or camp fires.
Former students suing school board, alleging sexual abuse by past principal
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Upper Grand District School Board has been named in two separate but related $5-million lawsuits surrounding allegations of abuse by a former school principal.
Speeding an issue during OPP’s long weekend traffic campaign
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police handed out more than twice the number of speeding tickets they did last year during their Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign.
Students start businesses through Summer Company program
GUELPH – Young entrepreneurial students have brought 13 new businesses to life this summer through Business Centre Guelph-Wellington’s Summer Company program.
Waste depot moved to Elora garage
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.
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.