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MAPLETON – Council here has endorsed the creation of a municipal service corporation (MSC) to increase the township’s flexibility in financing upcoming water and wastewater upgrades. 

PALMERSTON – Four chambers of commerce co-hosted a Perth-Wellington “Meet the Candidates” event on April 14 at the Norgan Theatre ahead of the April 28 federal election.

KENILWORTH – The township of Wellington North has rezoned a Mount Forest lot owned by Aitken Custom Framing in preparation for the construction of 10 townhouses in two five-unit blocks. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Whether newly diagnosed with breast cancer, in the middle of the journey or in remission, you may find relief at the Guelph Wellington Breast Cancer Support Group, a place with zero judgement and heaps of knowledge.

KENILWORTH – A bus will continue to travel between Guelph and Owen Sound twice daily, seven days a week, making stops in Arthur, Mount Forest, Fergus and Elora.

GUELPH – Policies about human rights and environmental sustainability have been released for public feedback by the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB). 

GUELPH – The stage lights shined a little brighter on April 5, as the Our Lady of Lourdes Show Choir Team competed at the Show Choir Canada Competition in Mississauga, ultimately taking the crown as 2025 national champions.

BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa council has awarded a contract for two bridge replacements on the 7th Line to South Shore Contracting at a cost of $1,549,312 – excluding HST.

FERGUS – Public health officials say people at the store, located at 875 St. David St. N. (Highway 6), on April 4 between 7:30 and 10:15pm "may have been exposed."

MINTO – Wellington North, Minto and Mapleton firefighters may be getting a pay raise in the near future.

GUELPH – Officials focused on the positive things going on in Guelph and Wellington County at a flag raising event outside Guelph City Hall on April 10.

Marden Park volleyball courts moving ahead

MOUNT FOREST – Mount Forest Legion Branch 134 is open to the public again following completion of building upgrades, thanks to a capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

ELORA – Centre Wellington council has voted to “get naked” with a proposed short-term rental bylaw, meaning it will strip it down and start over to build a better framework to regulate the industry.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The number of measles cases in the region is climbing, part of a concerning trend that’s happening across the province.