MAPLETON – User fees and charges are likely to increase in Mapleton Township and council could approve the updated rates on Oct. 14.
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Mapleton’s Organic hosts Pumpkin Palooza event
MAPLETON – Mapleton’s Organic hosted its Pumpkin Palooza event on Sept. 28 from 11am to 2pm.
Monster Month returns to Centre Wellington
ELORA – The wait is over: Monster Month is here.
Local creators celebrated at Mount Forest Artisan Showcase
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North and its Cultural Roundtable hosted an Artisan Showcase at the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex on Sept. 27.
Council approves new community grants policy
MAPLETON – Council here approved a new community grants policy on Sept. 23.
Fall fair fun returns to Erin next weekend
ERIN – This year’s Erin Fall Fair is slated for Oct. 9 to 13 at the Erin fair grounds on Main Street with the theme “Best in Show” to celebrate 175 years.
Puslinch Tract to close for tree trimming
PUSLINCH – The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will close Puslinch Tract (4343 Wellington Road 32) beginning Oct. 6, from 7am to 5pm, to complete hazardous tree removal throughout the property.
Learn the proper way to recycle lithium-ion batteries
NORTH WELLINGTON – Owners of lithium-ion batteries are responsible for correctly recycling them once they’re no longer needed in order to avoid potential fires.
Fire department to celebrate Fire Prevention Week at Puslinch’s 175th anniversary event
PUSLINCH – The theme of Fire Prevention Week this year is “Charge into fire safety,” and Puslinch Fire Chief Jamie MacNeil was only too happy to talk about it.
Neurodivergent
I don’t have a medical degree, but I used to read the back of cereal boxes, which in the current political landscape appears to be the same thing.
Food security research project coming to Centre Wellington
GUELPH – A food access pilot project in Guelph will soon bring the “FUN” to Centre Wellington.
Council provides heritage designation to crumbling Fergus farmhouse
FERGUS – A crumbling historic building surrounded by a new subdivision will get heritage designation and perhaps will become a doctor’s office, a community hall or some other public use.
Postal workers strike after feds move to end home delivery
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Mail and parcel deliveries have abruptly stopped across Wellington County after unionized carriers walked off the job on Thursday as part of a nation-wide job action responding to government measures that could cost jobs.
County council provides final approval for battery storage facility near Fergus
GUELPH – It wasn't a unanimous decision, but county council has approved an official plan amendment that will allow Aypa Power to proceed with a battery energy storage system just south of Fergus.
Driver charged after school bus full of students hits parked car
FERGUS – Wellington County OPP officers responded to the two-vehicle collision on Black Street in Fergus on Sept. 23 at about 8:45am.