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WELLINGTON NORTH – How much Wellington North councillors and the mayor earn remains unchanged after a market review, and salary increases will be capped at 4% due to rising inflation.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The first round of the county’s Experimental Acres pilot may have come to an end, but the experiments don’t stop here.

ELORA – Members of the community are invited to a workshop on Dec. 1 to receive an update on and participate in the Pierpoint Research Project. The workshop will be held Dec. 1 from 6 to 8pm at the Elora Community Centre. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County is working with Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors and Mainstreet Research to conduct online and phone surveys with local residents on retrofitting their homes for comfort, health and greenhouse gas emission reductions.

ABOYNE - On Nov. 17 Wellington OPP launched the Festive RIDE campaign to send a strong message to drivers: if you’ve had too much to drink or are impaired by drugs, get a cab, call a friend, head home on foot, or stay where you are. Don’t drink and drive.

WELLINGTON NORTH - The Township of Wellington North is extending an agreement with the City of Guelph to provide bylaw enforcement services for an additional six months beyond an initial one-year trial period.

ELORA – We’ll apologize up front to any child or student of the ‘70s for the tune that’s soon to be stuck in your head, but Lighthouse is coming to Elora.

GUELPH – Newly-elected trustees with the Upper Grand District School Board elected Ralf Mesenbrink as board chair at their inaugural meeting on Nov 15.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – CUPE Local 256 education workers could be back on strike and off the job again on Nov. 21 if a deal isn’t reached between the union and province. The union issued a strike notice on Nov. 16.

WELLINGTON NORTH – An application by St. John’s Evangelical-Lutheran Church to part ways with under an acre of their property reappeared before council here on Nov. 7.

ENNOTVILLE – The Ennovtville Historical Library celebrated its 175th anniversary this fall, and that’s no small feat considering it is operated by volunteers, receives no government funding, and it is not part of Wellington County’s library system. 

MAPLETON – Some local council members reflected on the past term and their time on council during their last official meeting as a group, Nov. 8.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region are down significantly for the second week in a row, while the number of people hospitalized with COVID has dropped slightly.

OTTAWA – Bill S-227, known as the Food Day in Canada Act, passed its second reading in the House of Commons on Nov. 2, with parliamentarians unanimously voting to adopt the bill.

PALMERSTON – Renovated recreation facilities were officially opened here by the Town of Minto on Nov. 12. The $2-million project includes additional and renovated dressing rooms at the Palmerston arena, a new ball diamond and upgraded LED ball field lighting for existing diamonds.