GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Council here received the report for the proposed municipal boundary adjustment for the Dolime Quarry, directing staff to bring back a recommendation at the next regular council meeting.
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Guelph/Eramosa council briefs: Council sets precedent with approval of events venue at farm
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Council has approved a site plan that will allow Thatcher Farms to host special events at a seasonal on-site venue, a project township staff noted may be the first of its kind in the area.
Local nurseries served mainly gardeners in 1880s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Lots of plants but nowhere to plant them?
WELLINGTON COUNTY - You have arrived home from the Master Gardener Plant Sale with a carload of new plants and suddenly remember that finding room for all those new plants is going to be a problem;. The garden beds were full last year!
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I always wanted an Old English Sheepdog because Paul McCartney had one named Martha. It doesn’t get any cooler than being Paul McCartney’s dog, I surmised, except to have a dog just like it.
OPP Staff Sergeant Bruce Aitken retiring after more than three decades
WELLINGTON COUNTY – After 33 years in uniform working hundreds of cases across the province through a climb up the ranks of the OPP, Bruce Aitken, now a Wellington OPP staff sergeant, says he’s ready to hand over the reins to someone else.
Council unanimously supports separated bike lanes on St. David Street North
ELORA – Manager of engineering Adam Gilmore said the plan includes separated bike lanes from St. Andrew Street to Hill Street and then un-separated bike lanes north to Edinburgh Avenue.
Gypsy moth caterpillars plaguing trees across Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Carpeting the bark of trees on Jeff Stubbs’ property, voracious European gypsy moth caterpillars are making quick work of nibbling away poplar leaves, leaving the Erin resident worried about whether his trees will be able to take the abuse.
Centre Wellington council approves new operations centre in Fergus
ELORA – Centre Wellington staff will begin looking for a site for a new operations centre now that council has approved the option. With land purchase and construction, it is expected to cost around $27 million.
Mapleton Farmers Market opened for the season on June 16
Market opens – The first Mapleton Farmers Market of the season opened on June 16. Future…
WDGPH championing fresh tactics to address vaccine hesitancy in county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is turning up the heat on vaccine hesitancy in Wellington County.
Property taxes could increase by 2.4% in Centre Wellington
ELORA - Residents in Centre Wellington could see a 2.4 per cent increase in property taxes in 2022, as well as a 2.4% increase in user fees.
Norwell student awarded Schulich Leader Scholarship
HARRISTON – Daniel Weppler, a student at Norwell District Secondary School (NDSS), has received a Schulich Leader Scholarship. The program gives students $80,000 to $100,000 to use toward their post-secondary education.
‘Nothing is a done deal:’ county hosts public meeting on road master plan
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Residents voiced concerns at a June 17 public meeting about speed management and diverting trucks through Alma along a county bypass around Fergus.