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.
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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.
Mount Forest teen dead, two others injured following single-vehicle crash
MAPLETON – A Mount Forest teenager is dead and two other teens are seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash here on Sunday night. Emergency crews were called to the scene, on Wellington Road 12 in Mapleton Township, on March 19 at about 11:50pm.
Firefighters beat police in charity hockey game
FERGUS – Police and firefighters may have duked it out on the ice last Sunday, but it was the Centre Wellington Food Bank and CrimeStoppers Guelph Wellington who came out the winners.
Township issues building code order to Arthur Green Developments
ARTHUR - Wellington North has issued a compliance order to a Caledon-based developer adding 11 new rental apartments to the Sussman’s building at 143 George Street.
Farmers Plus in Arthur closing after almost 10 years in business
ARTHUR – The Farmers Plus on Smith Street in Arthur is closing its doors after nearly a decade serving the farming community in Wellington North.
Local ‘butter tart queen’ wins Ontario title
DRAYTON – The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies has named Helen Moffat this year’s Reserve Butter Tart Champion.
Ground-floor studio apartment approved for downtown Mount Forest development
KENILWORTH - Wellington North council is allowing a residential unit on a commercial ground floor, despite a recently amended bylaw prohibiting ground-level residential uses within commercial zones.
After cutting hair for 50 years, Frank Moretti is ready to retire
FERGUS – Frank Moretti has spent more than 50 years cutting hair, 30 of those from his second-storey barbershop overlooking St. Andrew Street. And on May 20, he’s bidding Fergus farewell. Moretti’s for Men will close and Frank, who is 80, will retire.