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NORTH WELLINGTON – Perth-Wellington “Freedom Convoy” organizers are thrilled with their event on Feb. 21, calling it “a fantastic day” and “a positive experience.”

EAST GARAFRAXA – From the barn to businesswomen, two entrepreneurs are working to transform the world of women’s rodeo, “one cattle tag at a time.” 

ELORA – After voting in October to reconsider a decision it made in 2020 to remove the Middlebrook Place bridge, Centre Wellington council is sticking with its original plan.

GUELPH – Dr. Nicola Mercer supports the gradual reopening of Ontario and easing of COVID-19 mandates as announced by the province on Feb. 14.

ELORA – Centre Wellington Heritage handed out its annual Heritage Recognition Awards at its Feb. 15 meeting to mark the beginning of Heritage Week and recognize the people and restoration projects in the community that made an impact in 2021.

TORONTO – Wellington-Halton Hills MP Ted Arnott says that while the Morriston Bypass Coalition has a valid point, he doesn’t believe the new route on Highway 6 has been abandoned by the province.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – It’s not so much what he considers racist treatment from a McDonalds employee that irks Michael Campbell so much. It’s the subsequent handling by the owner. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The north Wellington COVID-19 assessment and vaccination centre in Harriston will close this week and move to Louise Marshall Hospital in Mount Forest.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - The local state of emergency will end here on March 1. The County of Wellington announced in a Feb. 22 news release it is ending the state of emergency in consultation with the local medical officer of health.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - As of Feb. 22, there are 264 known active cases throughout the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region. As of Feb. 15, there were 18 people hospitalized with COVID-19.