MAPLETON – Building permit fees here need to rise by 18 per cent across the board, and planning fees by 84 per cent on average in order to achieve full cost recovery according to consultant’s reports presented at a public meeting.
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Driver airlifted to trauma centre following single-vehicle crash
GUELPH ERAMOSA – Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 124 east of Wellington Road 29, on Jan. 19 at about 2:45am.
Students with special education status twice as likely to face expulsion/suspension
GUELPH – Students with special education status are disproportionately expelled, suspended and excluded from Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) classrooms.
Watters hopes to see a childcare centre open in Belwood
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Mayor Shawn Watters hopes to see a childcare centre established in Belwood and filed a notice of motion so council can discuss the idea.
Community safety, policing law bringing changes to county Police Services Board
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Changes are coming to the membership of Wellington County’s Police Services Board this spring as the new Community Safety and Policing Act comes into effect after first being passed at Queen's Park around four years ago.
Council approves sale of land for industrial mall in Palmerston
MINTO – Plans for a new industrial mall in Palmerston are moving forward
Guelph/Eramosa council reviews lot line adjustment, building fees increase
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa’s mayor and councilors met for their first regular meeting of council for 2024 on Jan. 15.
Watoto Children’s Choir coming to Arthur Pentecostal Assembly
ARTHUR – The Watoto Children’s Choir is making its way to the Arthur Pentecostal Assembly (APA) on Jan. 24 as part of its 2024 Canadian Tour, “Better Days - There is Hope.”
Community Christmas dinner a ‘huge success’: deputy mayor
MINTO – The eighth annual Andersons’ Community Christmas Dinner was “a huge success,” organizers report.
Looking back at 2023: The Year in Review
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The North Wellington Community News would like to wish everyone a safe and happy 2024 as we take a look back on an eventful year in 2023.
CWDHS Junior boys basketball team lead Season
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) Junior boys basketball team is having a great season.
Canadians fear impacts of another Trump term in 2024 U.S. Election
WELLINGTON COUNTY – New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds two-thirds of Canadians concerned American democracy will not be able to survive another four years of Donald Trump at the helm.
Local OPP to receive funding to improve bail compliance and warrant apprehension
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Wellington OPP will receive $1,065,930, over three years, through the province’s Bail Compliance and Warrant Apprehension (BCWA) Grant program.
Wellington Water Watchers organize weekend retreat
GUELPH – Wellington Water Watchers is organizing a weekend retreat from Feb. 2 at 7pm to Feb. 4 at 3pm.
Donations, bazaars helped build St. Mary’s Catholic church in Elora
Occupying a prominent place at the high point on Geddes Street, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church has been one of the most prominent Elora landmarks since it was built in 1870.