MAPLETON – Police say the firearm "fell from the back of a pickup truck ... somewhere between 4th Line, Mapleton and Waterloo Region."
Wellington County
Rockwood Lions community pantry celebrates partnership with St. John’s Anglican Church
ROCKWOOD – The Rockwood Lions and St. John’s Anglican Church have teamed up to create a new permanent location for the Rockwood Lions’ Community Pantry.
Police beat: Partner violence
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continue to lay intimate partner violence charges across the county.
County celebrates National Public Works Week
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington’s engineering services department, which includes roads and solid waste services, celebrated the National Public Works Week May 18 to 24.
OPINION: Mental health resources available for Ontario’s farm communities
ONTARIO – In recent years, Canadian research has shown that farming is one of the most stressful industries.
International Plowing Match and Rural Expo heads to Niagara region
NIAGARA REGION – The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM)is coming to the Niagara Region this fall to showcase the community’s agricultural diversity and natural beauty.
Educators lobby for change in public school system
FERGUS – The public education system is broken, a panel told its audience at an event at Centre Wellington District High School on May 22 – and it will take defiance, perseverance and a shift in public thinking if change is to come.
Proposed road construction in Puslinch to last four months
GUELPH – Puslinch resident should anticipate some traffic delays as road construction is slated to begin on Wellington Road 35 in June.
CUPW issues overtime ban for postal workers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has declared a nationwide overtime ban for all Canada Post employees.
No more speed cameras during pilot program: county staff
WELLINGTON COUNTY – County staff have recommended council no longer implement more speed cameras for its automated speed enforcement (ASE) one-year pilot project due to hydro complications.