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WELLINGTON NORTH – Wellington North council will ask the county to waive tipping fees for township residents for yard and garden waste brought to the Riverstown Landfill Site.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Closed to the public in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, branches have been offering curbside pickup and book drop off services since May 19.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - After a "lengthy" search that included the canine unit and OPP helicopter, local police have arrested and charged a Sarnia man accused of vehicle theft.

MAPLETON - A 13-year-old girl is dead after being hit by a boat on Conestogo Lake on Sunday afternoon.

PUSLINCH – Puslinch Township will be holding two public meeting electronically on Aug. 12 at 7pm.

ELORA – Two prominent Centre Wellington volunteers say they were surprised to be honoured with “citizen of the year” titles last week at the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s (CWCC) Awards of Excellence Gala.

TORONTO - The Advertiser won first place in the general excellence category (circulation between 22,500 and 44,999) at the annual Ontario Community Newspapers Association awards.

ELORA - The relocation and restoration, which began on July 13, will ensure the historical structure remains accessible to the public and Pearle Hospitality can move ahead with condominium plans for the site.

ERIN – The Town of Erin will use a grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to hire Streetview – a company that will travel all the roads within the Town’s borders and record the condition of pavement, shoulders, street signs and other markers captured with the technology.

FERGUS - Work is continuing this week on the Wilson Dam between Confederation Park and the Groves Mill condos in Fergus. A 350-tonne crane attracted a lot of attention on July 22, when it began drilling to install 12 rock anchors, 10 feet apart, which will help the keep the dam secure.

PUSLINCH - "We strongly encourage individuals utilizing available facilities to adhere to all physical distancing requirements," states a July 23 press release announcing the openings.

PUSLINCH – Giancarlo De-Bartolo, 61, of Guelph, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on July 21 on Wellington Road 35 near Gore Road.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases for the region has been holding steady at 510 since July 16, according data provided on the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health website on July 21.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has received hundreds of pieces of correspondence about its order requiring masks in businesses, of which less than 10 are complaints from residents.