CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Centre Wellington Community Foundation (CWCF) is providing $58,000 to…
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Poll: Premier riding high on pandemic performance
VANCOUVER – Premier Doug Ford’s change in tone has been a significant undercurrent in the story…
Politicians speak at first Watershed 2020 convention
GUELPH – The Wellington Water Watchers hosted the first Watershed 2020 digital convention on…
New Thanksliving Project focused on family support and well-being
GUELPH – The annual Bishop’s Dinner For Community Needs is a long standing tradition in the…
New business opens in downtown Fergus
Knit shop – A new shop opened on St. Andrew St. in Fergus on Oct. 1 to the delight of…
New landscaping business to open in Guelph-Eramosa
New business – Creative Landscape Depot is coming to Guelph-Eramosa. The depot is a…
Erin 242 Air Cadets are ramping up with some new safety protocols
ERIN – COVID-19 has affected the whole world in a variety of ways. It has changed how…
Fergus resident measures tree health in over-sized leaves
Large leaf – Fergus resident Chris Woode shows off some massive leaves from a London plane…
Minto to apply for official plan amendment to expand urban boundary in Palmerston
MINTO – The Town of Minto will file an application for an amendment to the Wellington County Official Plan to increase the urban boundary of Palmerston in order to accommodate projected growth in that community.
Chainsaw, guns, knives among items stolen during break-in
ERIN – Police are looking for information after two guns were stolen during a break-in here recently.
Public health: limit Thanksgiving gatherings to one household
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Public health officials are recommending that local residents limit Thanksgiving celebrations to those within their own household.
Flu vaccine to be administered by appointment this year
WELLINGTON COUNTY – It’s flu season and there’s still COVID-19, so this will be a tricky season to administer the flu vaccine. But doctors, pharmacies and the public health unit are encouraging everyone to get the shot if they can.
Centre Wellington council pushes budget meetings to January
ELORA – “COVID has made deadlines hard to meet,” said Mayor Kelly Linton as a staff proposal with new dates was introduced at the Oct. 5 committee of the whole meeting.
Councillor proposes three notices of motion for Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – Councillor Dan Yake introduced three notices of motion at a recent Wellington North meeting, two of which will be discussed at the next meeting on Oct. 13.
Minto reducing number of office staff, requiring appointments for residents
MINTO – The town has decided to "modify the operations of our municipal office" in response to recent changes in provincial COVID-19 protocols, states an Oct. 5 press release.