MOUNT FOREST – A local business has closed down temporarily after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
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Citizens call for referendum on wastewater treatment facility in Erin
ERIN – An Erin resident has started a petition calling for a referendum on the town’s proposed wastewater treatment facility.
Budget variance report shows Mapleton headed for deficit
MAPLETON – The township of Mapleton is on track for a year-end deficit of more than $100,000 according to a first quarter operating budget variance report.
Relay for Life, Dog Walk cancelled in favour of virtual events
WELLINGTON COUNTY - When it comes to aiding charities, county residents have walked the walk for decades, but this year organizers of two popular events are asking them to take their fundraising efforts online.
Developer provides details of partnership proposal for Alma seniors complex
ALMA – Mapleton council has received more details of an offer of partnership from a local developer on a proposed retirement complex of up to 250 units here.
County opening Mount Forest facility to offer emergency child care
MOUNT FOREST - The County of Wellington will reopen its Mount Forest Child Care and Learning Centre on May 19 to provide additional emergency child care spaces for frontline workers.
GRCA has temporarily laid off 75 employees
CAMBRIDGE – The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) has temporarily laid off 75 staff members as a cost-saving measure as it grapples with the financial impact of COVID-19.
Police release sketch of suspect wanted in sexual assault on teen girl
FERGUS - Police have released a sketch of a suspect wanted in a sexual assault here last month.
Councillor questions continued local state of emergency
MAPLETON – While the province remains under a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some council members here are questioning the need for the township to do so.
Guelph-Eramosa council discusses finances, cancels Party in the Park
BRUCEDALE – Finances at Guelph-Eramosa Township are pretty good at the end of the first quarter, says the director of finance, but it remains to be seen what the rest of the year will look like.
CWDHS graduates can still get a prom photo, just not a prom
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Elora photographer Sophie Hogan and others have launched the CW 2020 Prom Photo Project.
Most conservation areas remain closed as provincial parks open for limited day use
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Most local conservation authority parks remain closed for now, despite the Ontario government’s May 9 announcement that provincial parks have reopened for limited day use this week.
Local school boards still making face shields, other PPE
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Both the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District school boards have a bustling cottage industry going alongside student learning: making personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers.
Palmerston residents organize bottle drive in support of local food bank and hospital
Supporting the community – A bottle drive organized by a group of Palmerston residents last month raised $3,600 for the Palmerston Food Bank and the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation.
Industry leaders say $250 million federal agriculture support package falls short
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A federal financial support package for agriculture falls short of what’s needed in an industry hit hard by impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, some industry leaders are saying.