Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Thanks to a $250,000 estate gift from Klara and Oscar Bookbinder, Hospice Wellington is hoping to bridge the gap in end-of-life support and services in Wellington County.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – For the third year in a row, The Wellington Advertiser has been named the top community newspaper in Ontario in its class.

GUELPH – In what could be a first step toward making council meetings accessible remotely to the public, installation of a $73,000 sound system in the Wellington County council chambers has been approved.

FERGUS – Longtime MPP Ted Arnott has confirmed he is once again seeking reelection in Wellington-Halton Hills. The Progressive Conservative incumbent has served nearly 32 years at Queen's Park.

GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) associate medical officer of health Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum is urging the community to continue to take caution as the province battles the sixth wave of the pandemic.

FERGUS – Mayor Kelly Linton will not be running for re-election in the October municipal election. Linton made the announcement at the township’s project open house and town hall at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on April 28.

OTTAWA – On April 26, the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry was authorized to begin a new study examining and reporting on soil health in Canada.

GUELPH – Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) officials say they have weathered a COVID-19 "absenteeism storm," with student and staff absences down significantly over the last two weeks. But given the sixth wave is ongoing, the board is also implementing a regular reporting tool for schools.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - April showers in sugar bushes are a little sweeter this year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Four local municipalities are among 144 from across Ontario receiving federal and provincial funding for water infrastructure projects.