WELLINGTON NORTH – The Mobile Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot is moving from the Elora…
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Rotary Club’s virtual duck race nets $25,000 for local charities
GUELPH-WELLINGTON – The Guelph-Wellington Rotary Club held a virtual celebration in January…
Marva Wisdom next speaker in CWOW series
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Marva Wisdom is the next speaker in the Collaborative Women of Wellington…
Brampton man charged in death of teen hit by boat last summer
MAPLETON – A Brampton man has been charged in connection with the death of a Kitchener teenager hit by a boat on Conestogo Lake last summer.
Local students to return to class on Feb. 8
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Education minister Stephen Lecce announced on Feb. 3 that all public health units - except those in Toronto, Peel and York - would reopen schools to all students on Feb. 8 after five-weeks of virtual learning.
Protesters: provincial government failing long-term care residents
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Over 19,000 people from across the province joined a Jan. 29 online protest to demand action from the provincial government to help long-term care residents.
Society honours past, looks to future with Black Heritage Month
GUELPH – Considering events of the past year and a recent initiative to alter the focus this month from “history” to “heritage,” the Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) is hopeful local residents will help it raise awareness on Black issues - in February and beyond.
Sixteen COVID-19 cases at Cargill’s Watson Parkway plant
GUELPH - An outbreak of COVID-19 at Cargill Canada’s Dunlop Drive location in Guelph is over, but another persists at the company’s Watson Parkway location.
Company proposes cannabis store on Main Street in Erin
Cannabis Cannabis CEO Jordan Eady and chief strategy officer Ryan Caruso outlined the proposal to council on Feb. 2 for a recreational cannabis store on Main Street in Erin village.
Book by township native offers local glimpse of Depression-era life in rural Ontario
MAPLETON – A new book by a former township resident offers a look at rural Ontario life during…
Active COVID-19 cases in region down significantly; 98 new cases on weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Active COVID-19 cases in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region have dropped significantly over the last week, but another Wellington County resident has died with the virus.
Police seek help to locate missing Fergus man
FERGUS – Police are looking for help to locate a man reported missing here on Monday morning. Police say Ryan Houle, 38, of Fergus, was last seen exiting a taxi cab at Walmart on St. David Street North at about 8am.
Opti-Mrs playground in Arthur to receive $120,000 upgrade
ARTHUR – The OptiMrs playground in Arthur will be getting a face lift after Wellington North council approved a new budget for the project.
Public health pauses first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations due to delivery delays
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health has paused all first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations due to delivery delays, but officials say everyone who's received a first dose will receive their second shot prior to the 42-day deadline.
Proposal for new subdivision on Gerrie Road returns to council
ELORA – A proposal for a 241-unit subdivision on a parcel of land along the Salem-Elora urban boundary has returned to council after first being presented in 2019. The proposal includes an apartment building, townhouses and single-detached homes, as well as parks, open space and storm water ponds.
