ELORA - A motion proposed by Councillor Stephen Kitras early in the year returned to council March 29.
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Mapleton Township issues statement in response to water system concerns
MAPLETON - The township has issued a statement in response to citizen concerns following a report on the condition of some of the equipment and facilities that make up the municipal water system.
Temporary traffic signals installed at three county road intersections
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Work to install temporary signals was to be completed this week at three…
Nestlé in hot water with Puslinch council
PUSLINCH – Puslinch council expressed its displeasure at receiving a request for council’s consideration from Nestlé Waters Canada 15 minutes before its meeting began at 10am on March 24.
Drayton Entertainment offers additional Online Broadway Bootcamp session
CAMBRIDGE - Drayton Entertainment’s online Broadway Bootcamp for youth proved so popular, the first spring break session sold out in 48 hours. Due to high demand, the not-for-profit charitable arts organization has added another two-day session during spring break on April 14 and 15.
Imported outrage an online hazard
With genuine concerns from COVID-19 to climate change dominating the daily discourse in this part of the world, you wouldn’t think Canadians would have to import their outrage from south of the border, or across the Atlantic. And yet, here we are. Confused? Bear with me.
Lions Club hosts chicken dinner
Dinner drive-through – The Mount Forest Lions Club drive-through chicken dinner on March 23, was…
Church youth group hosts ‘Drive Up & Drive On Dinners’
Chicken dinner – Every second year the youth group at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Fergus sends a group of around 12 to 20 youth to do mission work in Nicaragua or El Salvador.
Rockwood man charged with careless driving after hitting senior in wheelchair
GUELPH – A Rockwood man has been charged following a collision earlier this month that saw an elderly woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
Guelph man faces drug, probation charges after stop
GUELPH – On March 24 at about 1:30am, Wellington County OPP officers were conducting a RIDE program on the Hanlon Expressway near College Avenue.
Two charged after $145,000 worth of drugs seized during bust
PUSLINCH – A Puslinch man and Guelph man have been charged following a drug bust here last week.
Anti-racism summit April 29 to May 2
GUELPH - The Guelph Black Heritage Society is hosting its inaugural #ChangeStartsNow Anti-Racism Summit from April 29 to May 2, 2021.
Make the most of Easter
It must be a tough existence looking around corners for bogeymen and grounds on which to be offended.
OPEN MIND: From phobia to friend
The Canadian Mental Health Association defines a phobia as an intense fear of a specific thing like an object, animal or situation. Dogs and heights are cited as being two of the most common phobias.
Sir Andrew
Amongst the menagerie of pets in my home is a rabbit who takes up a fairly significant amount of square footage in my living room. I bet you are judging me right now. Who lets a rabbit hop around their living room? Me, that’s who.