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Minto welcomes new businesses with grand-opening celebrations
Minto Grand Openings – A number of businesses in Minto, including several new eateries,…
Wellington County Museum hosts Hands on Exotics event
All hands on animals – On a very hot day August 18 The Wellington County Museum in Aboyne…
Rockwood Fire Department hosting drive-thru chicken dinner
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The Rockwood Firefighters Association has rescheduled its Drive-thru Chicken Dinner for Sept. 25.
Police offer safety tips ahead of students’ return to school
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials with the Wellington County OPP are reminding residents children will soon be returning to school and “it is all our responsibility to keep them safe.”
Police beat: Wellington OPP charge speeders with stunt driving
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On Aug. 20, at approximately 8:55pm, a Wellington County Ontario Provincial…
Wellington OPP investigating series of thefts in Drayton
MAPLETON – On the morning of Aug. 21, 2021, police responded to a number of thefts in the town of…
Council to review options after no bids were received for the wastewater treatment plant
ERIN – After no bids were received for the Erin wastewater treatment plant, council and staff are reviewing their options.
Screening, distancing, masking all featured as school boards release COVID-19 measures in back to school plan
WELLINGTON COUNTY – School boards in the county have released their back-to-school report for the 2021-22 school year detailing the boards’ updated COVID-19 measures as students and parents prepare for another return to classrooms in the pandemic.
Wellington North exploring option of hybrid council meetings
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here is looking toward eventually conducting meetings in a hybrid format. At a meeting on Aug. 23, council received a report from township staff outlining the township’s ability to host hybrid in-person/virtual meetings.
Aberfoyle Agricultural Society to host agricultural day
ABERFOYLE – The Aberfoyle Agricultural Society will be hosting an agricultural day on Sept. 11 at the Puslinch Community Centre grounds.
COVID-19 vaccinations required for all new county employees
WELLINGTON COUNTY – New employees will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 under a new policy established by Wellington County.
COVID-19 cases on the rise; 26 new cases over weekend in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 26 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region over the Aug. 20 to 23 weekend – two in Wellington County, nine in Dufferin County and 12 in Guelph.
Fire destroys barn in Puslinch, estimated $1.1 million in damage
PUSLINCH – A barn was destroyed following a structure fire here on Aug. 20, resulting in an estimated $1.1 million in damages says interim Fire Chief Brad Bigrigg.
The land, it beckons: Answering the call of the Yukon
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health nurses answered the call to help Yukon public health unit overwhelmed by spreading COVID-19 virus.