MAPLETON – A motion to support the application was approved unanimously by township council on Feb. 24 following a report by Mapleton Fire Chief Rick Richardson.
Wellington County
County reverses decision, raises non-union pay rates by 1.9 per cent
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Non-union County of Wellington employees will receive a 1.9 per cent pay increase beginning July 1, after county council reversed an earlier decision to freeze the workers' pay at 2020 levels.
Wellington County council endorses climate change mitigation plan
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A climate change mitigation plan has been endorsed by Wellington County council and staff have been directed to prepare cost estimates and a work plan to move it forward.
UGDSB looks to be proactive in preparations for new COVID-19 variants
GUELPH – Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) board officials say they are preparing to deal with new COVID-19 strains and the potential third wave that may come with them.
County library staff to help with COVID-19 vaccination registration
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) recently launched an online pre-registration website for COVID-19 vaccination priority groups.
Police beat: Snowmobile crash on trail near Hillsburgh
Snowmobile crash ERIN – On Feb. 19 at about 7:50pm Wellington County OPP responded to a…
Richard Pierpoint: soldier, settler, community builder
Richard Pierpoint had lived a full life by 1821 when he saw his 100 acres in West Garafraxa on the…
OMAFRA offers support to Ontario equine community
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Last year, Ontario Equestrian projected that 2,212 of the 6,328 equine…
COVID-19 adaption is like ‘flying lead change’ for equine industry
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A flying lead change is the equestrian term for a natural gymnastic…
Logging with horses: heritage meets hard work
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Horses have been hauling logs out of woodlands in Ontario since this area…