FERGUS – Centre Wellington District High School held its Relay for Life event on May 26 and raised $103,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.
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‘Bard of Colborne Street’ has written a book
ELORA – Known for being a local, eccentric character and attracting waves from neighbours and strangers alike, Jim Black has now published a book of poetry.
Erin releases 2023 tax instalment due dates
ERIN - Council passed a bylaw at its May 11 meeting establishing two instalment dates for all tax classes in Erin.
Erin Glen developer appealing Erin council decision
ERIN – The Town of Erin is being taken to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) by developers over a March 9 council decision.
Wellington North senior dies in three-vehicle crash
WELLINGTON NORTH – A local senior died in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 6 near Sideroad 9, between Arthur and Kenilworth, on May 27 at about 2:30pm.
Puslinch Township will hire its own senior planner
PUSLINCH – The township is receiving enough planning applications that it needs its own planner – and on May 24, council agreed.
Mount Forest Foodland recognized with provincial produce award
MOUNT FOREST – The Foodland grocery store here was recognized with a Foodland Ontario Retailer Award on May 25 – and also served as the location for the announcement of all 65 winners recognized by the province.
Mapleton approves members, terms of reference for environment advisory committee
MAPLETON – Council here has adopted terms of reference for a new environment advisory committee and named six community members and four township officials to the group.
WFA: increased rural residential development threatens future of farming
GUELPH – “Is this the beginning of the end of animal agriculture in Wellington County?” That’s the question posed by Wellington Federation of Agriculture president Janet Harrop during a May 25 delegation to Wellington County council on proposed changes to provincial planning policy.
County to take over two Puslinch roads once Hanlon interchange complete
PUSLINCH – Wellington County will take over responsibility for two roads in the township when work on the new interchange at Highway 6 between Maltby Road and Wellington Road 34 is complete.
Mapleton shifts gears on upgrades to administration centre
MAPLETON – Township officials are shifting focus from extending, to renovating, the municipal office here.
Equine Assisted Learning research suggests working with horses helps sexual trauma survivors
GUELPH – The only way the presentation on equine assisted learning could have been better would be if there had been a horse in the room.
New exhibit celebrates ‘Small Town PRIDE’
ABOYNE – Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) has collaborated with Minto Pride to create Our Small Town PRIDE: A Celebration of 2SLGBTQI+ Stories and History.
‘Growing pains’: Hillsburgh residents speak out about proposed 799-unit development
ERIN – Roughly 70 people gathered at the Hillsburgh Arena on May 23 for an informal meeting about a 799-unit residential development proposed by Beachcroft Investments Inc. on the former Homestead Farm lands in Hillsburgh.
Puslinch council defers decision on Wellington Motor Freight at company’s request
PUSLINCH – The community will have to wait a little longer to learn if Wellington Motor Freight can relocate its trucking hub to 128 Brock Road South.