Mapleton Fire Rescue held a special extrication training day at the Moorefield Fire Station on July 13.
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“Nothing Happened Here” on stage July 27 to 29
Youth actors – The cast of Nothing Happened Here set to open at the Harriston Town Hall…
Palmerston Splash Pad was a cool destination during soaring temperatures
Beating the heat – With temperatures soaring over the weekend, the Palmerston Splash Pad was…
WrightHaven Homes presents new proposed plan of subdivision in Inverhaugh
ELORA – A new subdivision may be coming to Inverhaugh.
Health units receive $300,000 grant for three-year climate change study
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two area health units have received a $300,000 grant for a three-year…
Fergus resident honours 50th anniversary of moon landing
Historic day - Fergus resident Webb Lyle shows off the commemorative coin he purchased decades ago to celebrate Apollo 11’s historic lunar landing on July 20, 1969.
Firefighters rescue woman from gorge
ELORA – Centre Wellington firefighters rescued a woman from the Elora Gorge Conservation Area on July 18.
Two townships receive $25,000 in BRE funds from county
GUELPH – Wellington County has approved $25,000 grants from the county’s Business Retention and Expansion Fund for Wellington North and Centre Wellington.
Centre Wellington gets head start on budget deliberations
ELORA – Centre Wellington has already started to consider its 2020 municipal budget.
Master plan recommends new recreation facilities in Erin
ERIN - A new multi-use facility at Barbour Field to replace the aging and undersized Hillsburgh arena is one of many ideas suggested in the parks, recreation and culture master plan being developed for the Town of Erin.
Guelph-Eramosa township pre-approves spending of up to $750,000 for fire truck
BRUCEDALE – Guelph-Eramosa township council has pre-approved the spending of up to $750,000 in the 2020 capital budget, allowing the fire department to order a new pumper truck.
New apartment building planned in Rockwood
BRUCEDALE - An application has been received for the development of a three-storey apartment building at 197 Main Street South in Rockwood, near the Eramosa River.
IT update at pool to improve communication
KENILWORTH - On July 8, Wellington North council approved proposed IT works recommended as a Pool Facility Communication Tool Requirement.
Wellington Water Watchers demand environmental assessment of permits to take water
GUELPH - On July 15, Wellington Water Watchers (WWW) unveiled a billboard on Gordon Street, a few kilometres north of Nestlé’s Waters Canada bottling plant in Aberfoyle.
Quarry risks unacceptable says CRC
BRUCEDALE - After spending almost $800,000 over the last seven years to fight the proposed “hidden quarry” between Rockwood and Acton, members of the Concerned Residents Coalition (CRC) will now have to wait several months for a provincial decision.