ERIN – The total cost of Erin’s wastewater treatment plant is estimated to be $126 million, but with developers paying 50 to 60 per cent of the cost, the town’s share will be $58 to $68 million.
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Vandals strike several Fergus buildings with graffiti
FERGUS – Police are looking for help to find the person(s) responsible for "homophobic" and "derogatory" graffiti on several buildings here. Wellington County OPP responded to multiple reports of mischief to buildings and vehicles located in downtown Fergus on March 23.
Growth coming to south Fergus as secondary plan gets underway
FERGUS – The Township of Centre Wellington will embark on an environmental assessment of lands identified in the South Fergus Master Secondary Plan.
Council wants more information on proposed marijuana facility in Arthur
ARTHUR – Wellington North council wants more information before moving ahead on an application for a zoning change that would allow conversion of an industrial building here for marijuana production.
Mount Forest Fireworks Festival cancelled again due to pandemic
MOUNT FOREST – For the second year in a row, the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials announced the cancellations of the event, set for July 15 to 19, in a March 22 statement.
Paramedic service receives $6.1 million to provide in-home care to seniors
GUELPH – Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services (GWPS) will receive $6.1 million to provide in-home care to seniors in Guelph and Wellington County. The Ministry of Long-Term Care funding, spread over four years, was announced by GWPS on March 22.
Public health reports 54 new COVID-19 cases in region over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – There were seven new COVID-19 cases reported in Wellington County over the weekend (March 19 to 21) – and 54 across the region. The county also recorded its 35th COVID-related death, a 65-year-old woman who passed away on March 16.
OPP: Arthur residents facing drug, weapon charges
MOUNT FOREST – Two Arthur residents are among three people facing drug and weapon charges following an incident here earlier this week.
Town sells property in Palmerston for $110,000
MINTO – The Town of Minto has agreed to sell a parcel of land in Palmerston to a numbered Ontario company.
Number of municipal employees on ‘Sunshine List’ grows by 40%
WELLINGTON COUNTY – On March 19 the Ontario government released the 2020 Public Sector Salary Disclosure list, also known as the “Sunshine List". A total of 104 employees with the county and seven lower-tier municipalities made the list in 2020, up from 74 in 2019.
‘Old barn’ destroyed but no livestock lost, no one injured in Erin fire
Firefighters from the Erin and Hillsburgh stations were called to the blaze on Trafalgar Road, between Wellington Roads 42 and 50, northwest of Ballinafad, on March 19 at about 10:35pm.
Fergus resident charged with impaired driving, assaulting OPP officer
FERGUS – A Fergus resident has been charged with impaired driving and assaulting a police officer following a traffic stop here earlier this week.
March is Epilepsy Awareness Month
LONDON - March is national Epilepsy Awareness Month and Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario hopes to correct some misconceptions by sharing stories of real people.
WDGPH region moving to province’s orange COVID-19 alert level on Monday
GUELPH — It turns out the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) will move to the orange level of the province's COVID-19 framework on March 22 after all.
Davidson says county mayors favour maintaining local state of emergency
MAPLETON – Mayor Gregg Davidson says the consensus among Wellington County mayors is the existing local state of emergency should stay in place until the majority of county residents are vaccinated against COVID-19.