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100 Women Who Care Rural Wellington makes another $10,000 donation
ARTHUR - The September Meeting of 100 Women Who Care Rural Wellington (100 WWCRW) was held on Sept. 16 at the Arthur Community Centre.
Local youth’s pop tab collection for sister raises about $3,000
FERGUS - Over the last year seven-year-old Jude VanVeen has been collecting pop tabs to raise money to help buy his four-year-old sister Anna a wheelchair.
Elora Skatepark opens
Fun park -About 40 children of all ages, plus several adults, tried out the new $430,000 Elora Skatepark facility at the Elora Community Centre.
Council approves zoning change allowing five-storey apartment at Beatty Line, Farley Road
ELORA – A property at the corner of Beatty Line and Farley Road in Fergus has been zoned to allow for a five-storey apartment building and other mixed residential units.
Police beat: Would-be thieves register fail during commercial break-in
ERIN - Police are looking for help to identify the individuals who broke into a commercial business here and tried unsuccessfully to open a safe.
Excessive speed and accessible weed
WELLINGTON NORTH – On Sept. 30 at about 9:50pm, a Wellington County OPP officer was…
Wellington North endorses Musashi Auto Parts addition
KENILWORTH - Arthur will be getting a bit taller in the coming months with a new addition to Musashi Auto Parts Canada Inc.
County planning to replace rural address signage
GUELPH – Wellington County is making plans to replace existing green rural property signs with new signs that include the approved municipal road name.
National Newspaper Week is Oct. 6 to 12
WELLINGTON COUNTY – From Oct. 6 to 12, newspapers across Canada will celebrate National Newspaper Week.
Safe Communities Day hosted students from the across Wellington County
Safety day - About 400 Upper Grand District School Board Grade 5 and 6 students from Wellington County took part in Safe Communities Day on Oct. 3 at the Royal Distributing Athletic Performance Centre in Marden.
Wellington County Grade 9 and 10 students beat provincial average in EQAO testing
WELLINGTON CTY. – Grade 9 and 10 students in both Wellington County school boards exceeded provincial averages on standardized testing in the 2018-19 school year.
Quite an example
The Oct. 7 federal election debate seemed to take off smoothly until about five minutes in, when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer laid into a blistering attack on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
Innovation
This week I was surrounded by entrepreneurs of all stripes when I attended the second annual Innovation Expo in Guelph.
Gratitude
The greatest lesson I’ve learned this year is this: never underestimate the power of gratitude.