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Province issues MZO for Dolime quarry lands to allow future development
GUELPH – Using a minister’s zoning order (MZO), the province has approved a boundary adjustment to include the former Dolime Quarry lands in Guelph’s municipal boundary, a move officials say will protect the city’s drinking water supply for years to come.
Two people, dog taken to hospital after fire in Fergus apartment building
FERGUS – Two people and a dog were taken to hospital following an apartment fire here on Sunday. The Fergus fire department responded to an alarm activation at 165 Gordon St. at around 8:30pm on Dec. 5.
One dead after vehicle rolls into water
WELLINGTON NORTH – One person is dead after a vehicle left the road, flipped over and came to rest in a body of water here on Monday.
Groves hospital, township aim to finalize division of old hospital lands next year
FERGUS – Officials with Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) and Centre Wellington Township have taken the next step to formalize the division of the former hospital lands in Fergus.
WDGPH reporting 73 new COVID-19 cases over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 73 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (Dec. 3 to 5). The region’s active case count sits at 135 as of Dec. 6.
Former UGDSB director of education Martha Rogers dead at 73
GUELPH – Less than four months after retiring as director of education with the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB), Martha Rogers has died. Rogers, 73, passed away peacefully at her Elora home over the weekend.
Guelph Black Heritage Society calls for better recognition of Pierpoint Park
FERGUS – “It’s sad that this erasure of Black history is (happening) throughout Wellington County,” says Denise Francis, president of the Guelph Black Heritage Society.
Two people charged with theft, assault with a weapon
WELLINGTON NORTH – Two people have been charged in an incident here involving the theft of a vehicle and assault of its owner.
OFA combing through Mapleton finances for cost-of-services study
MAPLETON - The Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s (OFA) Cost of Community Services Study for Mapleton is wrapping up this month.
WDGPH ready for paediatric vaccine, booster shots – but Omicron a ‘wild card’
GUELPH – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) board heard a lot about COVID-19 at its Dec. 1 meeting: vaccines for children aged five to 11, booster vaccines, and the new Omicron variant that’s throwing a monkey wrench into plans.
Vigil marking Montreal Massacre to take place in Guelph on Dec. 6
GUELPH - Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis will be hosting a community femicide vigil on Dec. 6 at 6:30pm at Marianne’s Park.
Documentation of 153rd Wellington Battalion Colours highlighted at county council
GUELPH - A Wellington County Museum and Archives initiative to document the 153rd Wellington Battalion Great War Colours was highlighted at the Nov. 25 meeting of county council.
Senator pushes for nationwide Food Day Canada honouring Anita Stewart, producers
OTTAWA – Senator Rob Black is pushing to pass a bill that would officially recognize Food Day on a national scale, while also carrying on the legacy of Canadian food champion Anita Stewart.
Winterizing farm machinery can go a long way to avoiding spring downtime
WELLINGTON COUNTY - As the final passes are made through Wellington County’s agricultural fields, closing out a soggy growing season, it will soon be time for growers to think about winterizing farm equipment.