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WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials with the county have announced they intend to end a local state of emergency at the end of the year.

PUSLINCH – The Puslinch Fire Department has a “handful of years” to continue using a volunteer firefighter model before it will have to change its service delivery model.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Seven hospital staff in the county are on unpaid leave for not being vaccinated against COVID-19, down from 14 since mid-October.

MAPLETON – Mayor Gregg Davidson opened the Nov. 9 council meeting with a pitch for township residents to get vaccinated in light of rising COVID-19 case numbers and low vaccination rates in the community.

ERIN – After moving to a virtual format last year due to the pandemic, the Town of Erin’s annual Window Wonderland event is returning in person this year. Set to take place on Nov. 19, the event will be followed by the town’s annual Christmas tree lighting at 6:30pm in McMillan Park.

WELLINGTON NORTH - An asset management plan presented to council here suggests an additional $4.9 million in average yearly spending is needed to address infrastructure demands in the decade ahead.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – As part of this year’s Here4Hope community campaign, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is launching a podcast series to engage the community in the topics of mental health, mental illness and suicide.

FERGUS – The Fergus Lions Club’s annual toy drive started on Nov. 8 without fanfare, without its usual cheque presentation, and in fact without toys. For the second year, the Lions are asking for donations of cash or gift cards – and not actual toys – to help the Centre Wellington Food Bank.

ELORA – Centre Wellington council’s special meeting on Nov. 8 was short,  but it certainly wasn’t sweet. During the 21-minute meeting councillor Bob Foster accused staff of withholding important information and Mayor Kelly Linton called out Foster and threatened to remove him from the meeting.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Firefighters associations in Fergus and Elora, as well as the Centre Wellington Staff Association, have ratified new agreements with the township. The contracts, approved at a special council meeting on Nov. 8, include increases to wages, benefits and allowances.

MAPLETON – Numerous area families currently isolating due to multiple cases of COVID-19 at local schools.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - A year-end surplus between $1.8 and $2.5 million is projected to come from this year’s $108.5-million budget. A preliminary county budget will be presented Nov. 16.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is reporting 37 new COVID-19 cases between Nov. 5 and 8. The region’s active case count sits at 70 as of Nov. 8, an increase of 39 cases reported one week ago.