MINTO – On Sept. 9 at about 8:30am the Wellington County OPP received a theft report from an…
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Michelle Hanson trial moved to Guelph
ORANGEVILLE - Michelle Hanson, the mother charged in the death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, will have her criminal trial held in a Guelph courtroom in March.
‘United in Local Love’: United Way launches annual campaign
GUELPH - United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin kicked-off its 2020 fundraising campaign to a virtual audience on Sept. 22.
Puslinch mayor: COVID-19 test results for children should be priority
PUSLINCH – Mayor James Seeley thinks getting fast COVID-19 test results for children should be the priority for laboratories that conduct the tests, now that schools have opened and many parents have returned to their workplaces again.
Boards announce strategy for students to switch between learning models
GUELPH – The two local school boards in Wellington County have announced more details on their plans for allowing students to switch between in-person and virtual classes.
Local pharmacist longlisted for CBC Nonfiction Prize
HILLSBURGH – A pharmacist who lives in Hillsburgh has made the CBC’s long list for the 2020 Nonfiction Prize.
Puslinch, Guelph-Eramosa to share bylaw officer
PUSLINCH – Puslinch has entered into an agreement with Guelph-Eramosa to share a full-time bylaw officer between the two municipalities.
Guelph man charged in 2016 and 2020 sexual assaults
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Police have charged a Guelph man with three counts of sexual assault involving two victims and separate incidents from 2016 and this year.
Bradford man charged in sexual assault in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – Police have charged a Bradford man with sexual assault in connection with an incident here last weekend.
Mildmay man faces sexual assault charges after incident with minor
MINTO – A Mildmay man faces sexual assault charges following an incident here last weekend involving a minor.
Wastewater treatment plant in Fergus will get new roof after all
ELORA – At its Sept. 21 committee of the whole meeting, Centre Wellington council voted 5-2 to award the contract to Glover-Hill Inc. to build a stainless steel floating roof on the secondary digester at the Fergus plant.
Minto reverting to virtual council meetings
MINTO - The Town of Minto will be returning to virtual council meetings for the next 28 days.
Three charged in break-in, theft at cannabis facility
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Three people have been charged in connection with a weekend break-in and theft at a legal cannabis facility.
COVID-19 assessment centre to open in Harriston in October
HARRISTON – A new COVID-19 assessment centre is expected to open in Harriston next month.
Officials: Groves hospital remains open for breast screening exams
ABOYNE – Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) officials are reminding the public the hospital is open for mammography exams, including enhanced infection control measures.