ERIN - The town is moving forward on heritage designations for another seven properties in Hillsburgh. Last year, the town designated 12 Hillsburgh properties, most situated along Trafalgar Road.
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Hillsburgh sewer, watermain construction nears completion; two shafts yet to be started in Erin
HILLSBURGH/ERIN –Around 28 people attended information sessions, held in Erin’s two largest communities last week, to ask questions about the town’s ongoing wastewater treatment plant work.
Upcoming events at Mimosa United Church
BELWOOD – A busy fall season is booked for the little stone church on the hill.
Town hires heritage research firm; designation notices issued for 12 properties
ERIN - The Town of Erin is moving forward with heritage designations for 12 properties in the villages of Erin and Hillsburgh while under pressure from the provincial government.
Keith’s Trailer Sales in Erin named ‘RV Dealer of the Year’
ERIN – Keith’s Trailer Sales in Erin was named RV Dealer of the Year at the Ontario Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association’s (ORDVA) annual general meeting on Aug. 23.
Fire chief, water operator detail response to Hillsburgh boil water advisory
ERIN – Before a boil water advisory for Hillsburgh residents was lifted last week, Erin fire chief Jim Sawkins was already praising the town’s response during a July 13 council meeting.
LongRun to host open house
ERIN — LongRun is hosting an open house on its 100 acre farm near Hillsburgh on July 22 from 10 to 2pm.
Boil water advisory lifted for Hillsburgh
HILLSBURGH — A boil water advisory issued for Hillsburgh residents on July 12 has been lifted by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health effective immediately.
Hillsburgh under boil water advisory after discovery of E. coli, coliform bacteria
HILLSBURGH - The village of Hillsburgh has been placed under a boil water advisory following the discovery of E. coli and coliform bacteria in a July 11 water sample.
Partial Closure of Trafalgar Road until August 4.
Hillsburgh – A portion of Trafalgar Road will be closed to through traffic until Aug. 4 to expedite construction work in Hillsburgh and facilitate installing water and sewer connections crossing Trafalgar.
‘A significant plan’: developer hears concerns with proposed Hillsburgh subdivision
ERIN – On June 8 at Erin town hall, the developer behind a 799-unit subdivision proposal in Hillsburgh heard from around 25 Erin residents concerned with the development's potential effects on the village.
‘Growing pains’: Hillsburgh residents speak out about proposed 799-unit development
ERIN – Roughly 70 people gathered at the Hillsburgh Arena on May 23 for an informal meeting about a 799-unit residential development proposed by Beachcroft Investments Inc. on the former Homestead Farm lands in Hillsburgh.
Erin council rejects heritage designation request for old Hillsburgh feed mill
ERIN – Erin councillors voted against a request to support heritage designation for a former feed mill in Hillsburgh as the province's deadline for a decision closes in. The new property owner has confirmed the building will be razed.
County CAO Scott Wilson receives ACO’s Carlos Ventin Award
GUELPH – Wellington County CAO Scott Wilson has been recognized by the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) with the 2022 Carlos Ventin Award for Municipal Heritage Leadership.
Local artist carving new life into fallen Hillsburgh tree
HILLSBURGH - When Jennifer McKinnon first saw the fallen century-old maple tree, its decaying trunk persisting with toothy remnants jutting skyward, she at first felt saddened by the loss, she said, before her mind fired with “a million half-baked ideas.”