ERIN – Police are looking to identify two suspects after a bizarre incident here recently.
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Trudeau holds press conference in Guelph to announce housing plan
GUELPH – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was in Guelph on March 17 to launch the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), a $4-billion initiative that will provide funding for local governments to fast track the construction of 100,000 new homes across Canada.
Let’s get to it
Hey spring, thanks for showing up. You’re right on time. I have been anticipating your arrival…
Shop class
The announcement that Grade 9 and 10 students in Ontario will require one mandatory shop class is good news indeed.
Participants learn ‘the ropes’ at macrame workshop at museum
Workshop – Macrame was big in the 1960s and it’s enjoying a resurgence. At least it did at a…
Brown’s new book helps moms ‘worry less and live more’
MAPLETON – Instead of worrying what may go wrong, Alison Brown has learned to ask “What if this goes great? What if the best is yet to come?”
Council supports severance applications to create six new homes in Mount Forest
KENILWORTH – Six new single detached homes are being proposed for largely vacant land at 645 Martin Street in southwest Mount Forest, near the Louise Marshall Hospital.
Council requires tree compensation plan for severance proposal
MAPLETON – Township council has attached a condition requiring development of a tree compensation plan to its support of a severance and lot line adjustment required to facilitate expansion of a local business.
Soleki first 2023 Hawk’s Nest investor
NEUSDADT – The Bruce Community Futures Development Corporation (Bruce CFDC) and Saugeen Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) have announced Tony Solecki, President of Caframo Ltd. is one of the investors for the Hawks’ Nest a Dragons’ Den-inspired competition.
Horticultural society hosting festival, Garden of Month program
HARRISTON – The Harriston and District Horticultural Society met at the train station here on March 15 for its first in-person meeting of the year.
CVC offers water safety tips
MISSISSAUGA – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is reminding residents of the dangers that exist near rivers, streams, ponds and lakes this time of year and urging people to keep family and pets away from the edges of all waterways.
Centre Wellington launches community engagement survey to help set 2023-26 strategic plan
ELORA – Centre Wellington Township has launched a community engagement survey to help identify key themes for its 2023-26 corporate strategic plan.
Rockwood apartment building approved in principle
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa council has provided in-principle support for a new 28-unit, three-storey apartment building in downtown Rockwood.
Paramedic response times continue to lengthen as call volume grows
GUELPH - The time it takes for paramedics to reach residents in medical distress continues to lengthen in Guelph and Wellington County as Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service reports over 30,000 calls in 2022.