GUELPH – A remote learning option for elementary students could become the status quo in the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB).
News
Chris White and Sue Foxton to lead GRCA board for another term
CAMBRIDGE – Chris White, Mayor of Guelph-Eramosa Township and councillor in Wellington County, and Sue Foxton, Mayor of North Dumfries Township, have been acclaimed, continuing their roles as chair and vice chair of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA).
Smart Cities Office touts early progress
GUELPH – On Feb. 7, the Smart Cities Office will provide Guelph City Council with an update on…
Erin Fire and Emergency Services receives Safe Community donation
ERIN – The Town of Erin Fire and Emergency Services, Enbridge Gas and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council have been working collaboratively to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero.
Brown Insurance Brokers 2021 recipient of Crime Stoppers Cornerstone Award
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Brown Insurance Brokers has been presented with the Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) Cornerstone Award for 2021.
Ottawa protest unlikely to end well
As the ironically named “Freedom Convoy” wound its way across the country to inflict a lockdown on the City of Ottawa it became, somewhere along the way, one of the most counter-intuitive efforts of its kind ever.
Arthur Animal Rescue receives over $4,000 in honour of actress Betty White
ARTHUR - The cats are in luck at Arthur Animal Rescue Cooperative after the community came together to honour the late actress Betty White.
Shed fire causes $400,000 damage
NORTH PERTH – Minto firefighters responded to a fire which destroyed a drive shed on Line 89 in North Perth on Jan. 26.
Swan love in Elora
Love birds – Volunteer Colin Widdis captured this tender moment while he and his wife Marion were…
Police Beat: Man charged in break-in
Man charged in break-in BRANT – On Jan. 25 at about 4:32am, the South Bruce OPP received a report…
Deal to install communications tower in Drayton in the works
MAPLETON – An agreement to allow the installation of a wireless communications tower at the Drayton firehall to improve cellular reception in the village’s downtown core is in the negotiation stage.
Developers to bear cost of upgrading parks in South River Road development in Elora
ELORA – The developers connected to two subdivisions under construction on South River Road in Elora, want to build enhanced parks and will do so at their own expense.
Council hears from group on importance of Pierpoint Park
ELORA – After presenting to Wellington County’s roads committee last November, the Pierpoint Neighbourhood Group brought its concerns to Centre Wellington council at its Jan. 31 meeting.
Police issue warning after local ‘sextortion’ incident
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Wellington County OPP say they received a report on Jan. 25 about a local resident being blackmailed by someone threatening to share intimate images of them with others.
Avila Investments seeks zoning amendment for long-planned mixed-use subdivision
WELLINGTON NORTH – A long-planned Mount Forest subdivision is moving closer to becoming a reality following a public meeting last month about a zoning amendment application from Avila Investments Ltd., a Georgetown-based developer.