MINTO – All residents, past and present, are welcome to join the Palmerston community in celebrating its 150th birthday.
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Cable theft leaves 200 people without phone/internet service
ERIN – Wellington County OPP officials say that on Feb. 11 just after 1pm someone "cut down and stole three copper cables and one fibre cable" from a pole on Wellington Road 22 near Hillsburgh.
Township shuts down Elora tobogganing hill due to safety concerns
ELORA – Centre Wellington officials have put up “no tobogganing” signs at a township park after safety concerns were raised.
Winter weather, labour shortage lead to missed waste collection
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county has asked for patience from residents experiencing issues with curbside waste collection as it works to resolve the issues related to weather and staffing shortages.
Ariss residents donate $500,000 to Guelph hospital
GUELPH – Local philanthropists Ted and Neena Kohli are hoping with their donation of $500,000 to the Guelph General Hospital, others big or small will follow suit.
Simone Kent enters election race in Wellington-Halton Hills
FERGUS – Fergus resident Simone Kent has entered the provincial election as the NDP candidate for Wellington-Halton Hills.
Arts centre, Aboyne hospice partner for ‘Beyond Words’ speaker series event
ELORA – The Elora centre for the Arts and Aboyne Rural Hospice are set to present the second event in their joint Vibrant Visions speaker series, ‘Beyond Words: How the Arts Bring Meaning and Connection in Life’s Final Chapter.’
Incumbent Perth-Wellington PC candidate will attend debates
PERTH-WELLINGTON – It appears incumbent Perth-Wellington PC candidate Matthew Rae, unlike other candidates from his party, will attend debates in his riding leading up to the Feb. 27 provincial election.
Panelists share journeys of eating disorder recovery
GUELPH – Recovery is rarely an easy, linear path to a clear finish line, but it is something worth fighting for.
Mapleton joins Sustainable Waterloo Region’s impact network
MAPLETON – In September, Mapleton and Centre Wellington Townships created a new climate change coordinator position and hired former Mapleton councillor Martin Tamlyn to fill the role.
County replacing four bridges east of Arthur starting this spring
WELLINGTON NORTH – Drivers on Wellington Road 109 east of Arthur should expect delays this summer.
Bridge elected chair of board of health for another year
GUELPH – George Bridge was re-elected chair of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health’s board of health at its inaugural meeting on Feb. 5.
Fergus Curling Club hosts Wilkin’s Ladies Bonspiel
FERGUS – The Wilkin’s Ladies Bonspiel was held at the Fergus Curling Club on Jan. 25 with the winning team coming from Collingwood.
Construction on new Guelph high school set to begin
GUELPH – An excavator is on site and construction is set to begin on Guelph’s new south end high school in the next few weeks.
Moorefield minister fined for assault on Black woman
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…