MAPLETON – November is Falls Prevention Month. Wellington County Safe Communities Falls…
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Residents at Royal Terrace host fall fair
Seniors fair – With local fairs cancelled or moved online for 2020 due to the COVID-19…
Optimists of Puslinch organized Remembrance Day ceremony at cenotaph
Remembrance in Puslinch – The Optimists of Puslinch organized the Remembrance Day ceremony at…
OFA Commentary: Survey shows Great Lakes water quality top of mind with Ontario farmers
In its second annual survey of farmers in southwestern Ontario, the Thames River Phosphorus…
OMAFRA Report: 2020 Forage seasonal summer reflects mild winter conditions
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Fergus Remembrance Day ceremony took place on Nov. 11
Fergus remembers – The Fergus Remembrance Day ceremony took place under sunny skies at the…
Minto officials urge residents to minimize indoor interactions
MINTO – Citing “alarming” COVID-19 case numbers “closer to home,” municipal officials here are asking residents to minimize indoor interactions and strictly follow public health guidelines on mask wearing and physical distancing.
Home at Crewsons Corners destroyed by fire
GUELPH-ERMOSA – An evening house fire near Crewson’s Corners destroyed a house and caused about $350,000 in damages.
Local conservation authorities worried about budget implications
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Conservation authorities in this region fear they will lose their ability to protect the natural environment as well as public health and safety with the new provincial budget released Nov. 5.
Mapleton considering 300%, 173% hike in cemetery fees
MAPLETON – Mapleton Township is considering an increase of interment fees at municipally-owned cemeteries for both cremation and non-cremation plots.
COVID-19 numbers are up as WDG enters level orange-restrict
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County saw 30 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and on Nov. 17 was reporting three new cases, bringing the total of active cases to 51, with one hospitalization.
Neil Dunsmore is first recipient of The Here4Hope’s new Power of One Award
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Neil Dunsmore has received the first ever Power of One Award offered by Here4Hope, Wellington County’s life promotion and suicide prevention project.
Charges laid in fatal collision
ERIN – The County of Wellington OPP have laid charges in relation to a fatal motor vehicle…
Indoor dining closed at Tim Hortons in Mount Forest until Nov. 27
MOUNT FOREST – The dining room at the Tim Hortons restaurant here is closed, reportedly due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19.
WDGPH region moving to COVID-19 alert level orange on Nov. 16
WELLINGTON COUNTY — The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region will move to the orange (restrict) COVID-19 alert level as part of province-wide changes in response to "alarming" case increases across Ontario.