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GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Shane Philips and the Wellington Water Watchers (WWW) are expressing their opposition to James Dick Construction Limited’s (JDCL) proposed “hidden quarry” near Rockwood.

MINTO – While modern equipment and up-to-date training are key to operating a successful fire department, there’s still no substitute for experience. Minto Fire has that in good supply, including two firefighters with a combined total of more than 90 years on the job.

MINTO – Council has approved a land sale to an Orangeville-based developer planning to construct an industrial mall in Palmerston. The sale of a 3.6-acre  parcel of land at 345 Minto Road to Golden Canadian Homes for $126,000 was approved at the July 13 Minto council meeting.

FERGUS – He’s tiny. He’s frail. He’s non-verbal and has a host of medical issues. But when Colton Timbers takes the hand of a visitor and invites her to dance with him on the front step of his Fergus home, there’s no resisting his charms.

NORTH PERTH – A Mapleton man was sent to hospital with serious injuries after being injured while working in a barn here.

FERGUS – Freya Hunter is pleased to be able to open the doors to her facility again and is warmed by the outpouring of community support. But she could have done without the vandalism.

PUSLINCH – A Wellington North man has been charged in connection with a break-in and theft here last year after DNA testing allegedly linked him to the crime.

A knitting group in Elora is planning an art installation for Remembrance Day and they are looking for others who knit or crochet to join the project.

PALMERSTON – The Town of Minto announced on July 14 that maintenance, including exterior painting, on the Palmerston tower that began in May is complete and all restrictions on water use have been lifted.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Of the 24 Guelph/Eramosa veterans who died during the First and Second World Wars, Rockwood’s final fallen soldier, Donald Fraser Titt, will soon have a street named in his honour.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – It’s been a long year for the Wellington OPP’s auxiliary unit members,…

GUELPH – After putting endless weeks and hours into event planning, the Upper Grand District…

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Groves Hospital Foundation has announced the 10 staff recipients of their…