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MOUNT FOREST – Dignitaries and hospital supporters gathered for a celebration of Louise Marshall Hospital’s soon to be opened Emergency Department and Ambulatory/Oncology Unit on Sept. 9.

ABERFOYLE – It won’t be the same as its normal fall fair, but the Aberfoyle Agricultural Society is organizing a half-day event this year it hopes will come close.

FERGUS – Peter Piper played his pipes every day during the pandemic and now he’s in a peck of trouble with a neighbour.

MOUNT FOREST – Large trees and hydro lines were downed around Wellington North during an early evening thunderstorm that included powerful winds and damaging hail.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – More than a dozen people expressed concerns about potential traffic and noise increases, threats to groundwater quality, loss of farmland and risks to safety should a manufacturing facility be approved along Jones Baseline.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington County's roads committee will soon table a report exploring off-road vehicle use on county-owned roads and local off-roaders are sharing their perspective.

WOODSTOCK – Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes is joining a group of national seniors’ care providers in implementing a mandatory vaccination policy for staff at the Woodstock-based company’s 25 long-term care and assisted living facilities.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 59 new COVID-19 cases over the Labour Day long weekend (Sept. 3 to 6).

HILLSBURGH – The Hillsburgh-Erin Skating Club is hosting a bottle drive as it prepares for this year’s skating season.

KINCARDINE – Police say a Centre Wellington woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash here last week.

FERGUS – The Sorbara Group of Companies wants to build more homes in the Storybrook subdivision currently under development in Fergus, and on Aug. 30, Centre Wellington council agreed.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) continues to see an increase in calls, specifically for its IMPACT program.

GUELPH – Officials at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) are feeling more prepared to provide a safe return to school for students, having built on what they learned last school year.

MINTO – Town council has approved a modified plan to install columbaria at cemeteries in Harriston and Palmerston.