PERTH-WELLINGTON – The Ontario provincial election is coming fast, with only two weeks left for candidates to persuade voters before the election on Feb. 27.
Wellington County
Experimental Acres program wins economic development award
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county’s Experimental Acres program has won an Award of Excellence in Rural Economic Development from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario.
Sharon Grose receives two photography awards
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County Photographer Sharon Grose, whose photographs capture moments in farm and rural life, was awarded Silver and Bronze at The Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) awards banquet in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Local Alzheimer society lauds new bill, funding
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of Jan. 1, an estimated 770,000 people in Canada are living with dementia, which is why the Alzheimer Society of Waterloo Wellington continues to advocate for those living with the disease.
PC candidate Joseph Racinsky not planning to attend local debates
WELLINGTON-HALTON HILLS – It appears, like others running for the party, that the Progressive Conservative candidate for Wellington-Halton Hills will not attend any debates or all-candidate events hosted by local organizations leading up to the Feb. 27 provincial election.
County, town investigating sinkhole on Main Street in Erin
ERIN – A sinkhole on Main Street in Erin caused lane restrictions on Tuesday and Wednesday, as county and town road staff worked to repair the road.
Crime Stoppers releases 2024 statistics
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) officials say there were 668 tips provided to the program in 2024, either through its toll-free number (1-800-222-TIPS) or its website (csgw.tips).
Green Party Campaign kickoff
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Green Party of Ontario kicked off the campaigns of party leader Mike Schreiner and Bronwynne Wilton at Schreiner’s office in Guelph on Jan. 29.
Residents receive coronation medals
ACTON – Families and friends gathered in the Acton Town Hall Centre on Jan. 24 for a King Charles III Coronation Medal ceremony.
Drug strategy issues health alert after fentanyl poisonings
GUELPH – Local drug strategy officials have issued a health alert about fentanyl following "at least" 12 poisonings, including one death, over five days.