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WELLINGTON COUNTY - A winter storm warning, issued by Environment Canada at 11:35am on Monday and affecting Wellington County and Guelph, ended at 4:11pm on Jan. 17.

FERGUS — A small group of citizens gathered in a parking lot on St. Andrew Street in downtown Fergus on Jan. 14, for what was advertised on social media as a protest against government lockdown measures aimed at thwarting the spread of COVID-19.

FERGUS – The provincial government has approved a proposal from the Upper Grand District School Board for a new elementary school expected to be located in north Fergus. Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece announced on Jan. 13 the province is providing $8.5 million for the new school.

FERGUS – Police are seeking help to identify the person(s) responsible for placing a dead coyote on the front yard of a home here just before Christmas.

CENTRE WELLINGTON - Built on a social enterprise model to address food insecurity, Groceries from The SEED are arriving at doorsteps across Fergus and Elora thanks to a recent $10,000 grant from the Centre Wellington Community Foundation.

TORONTO – The lawyers representing the family of a Fergus man shot and killed by a Wellington OPP officer on Aug. 15, are raising serious questions following the Dec. 14 release of a Special Investigations Unit (SIU) report.

FERGUS – Officials with Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) and Centre Wellington Township have taken the next step to formalize the division of the former hospital lands in Fergus.

FERGUS – “It’s sad that this erasure of Black history is (happening) throughout Wellington County,” says Denise Francis, president of the Guelph Black Heritage Society.

GUELPH - A Wellington County Museum and Archives initiative to document the 153rd Wellington Battalion Great War Colours was highlighted at the Nov. 25 meeting of county council. 

FERGUS - The Zehrs at 800 Tower Street in Fergus was closed after what is being described as an explosion in a compressor room, resulting in the spreading of Freon gas in the store.

FERGUS - The Pierpoint neighbourhood group is regrouping after its recent delegation before the county roads committee and honing in on a strategy to bring their cause before Centre Wellington council.

FERGUS – After seeing a successful launch earlier this year, Claire Knight and Jenn Price are bringing back Share Your Silver Lining, a social media campaign that allows people to share positive moments in their lives. 

FERGUS – A five-storey residential building is proposed at the site of former doctor's office in downtown Fergus.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Fergus residents have banded together in opposition to a potential $6.2 million bridge suggested for construction over the Grand River to link Wellington Road 29 and Anderson Street.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Anyone hoping to learn more about the assault of a student at Centre Wellington District High School by another student on Oct. 7, or about punishment for the 14-year-old boy charged, might have been disappointed with an Oct. 28 community meeting hosted by the school board.