Rockwood

ROCKWOOD – Chompin at the Bit is helping East Wellington Community Services’ (EWCS) food banks offer support to individuals in the community by creating heat-and-eat meals from food bank supplies.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – In order to increase public safety and reduce crime, the County of Wellington OPP is inviting members of the public to use their detachment parking lots to facilitate property transactions arranged online.

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – The Guelph-Eramosa fire department has been spreading its message of fire safety to Grade 4 and 5 students in the Rockwood area for years.

ROCKWOOD – Police laid close to 40 charges during a traffic safety blitz here on March 10. Wellington County OPP officials say the blitz was "a direct response to community concerns about unsafe driving practices in the community."

ROCKWOOD – A new three-storey apartment complex to be built near a potential floodplain on Main Street in Rockwood was presented to Guelph-Eramosa council during a public meeting on March 1.

ROCKWOOD - The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) and the County of Wellington have been awarded funds to construct a licensed child care centre and an EarlyON Child and Family Centre at Sacred Heart Catholic School here.

ROCKWOOD – In response to "recent community concerns regarding unsafe driving practices," local police will be conducting a traffic safety blitz here on March 10.

Setting the town on fire – The Guelph-Eramosa fire department sent two trucks past Ethel…

MISSISSAUGA – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has ruled “there are no reasonable grounds to believe” an OPP officer committed a criminal offence during an arrest that led to a woman breaking her arm about five months ago in Rockwood.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Four overdose deaths have been reported over the last week in the Guelph, Rockwood, Elora and Arthur areas. Fentanyl is believed to be involved these deaths, which may suggest a stronger than normal substance is circulating in the community, public health officials stated.

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – After a watermain break in December, Guelph-Eramosa Township council has approved a $495,000 repair to take place in the spring. The watermain on Highway 7, between Carroll Street and Fredrick Street in Rockwood, broke on Dec. 23, resulting in extensive damage to the road.

One hundred and one! – Sytske Drijber turned 101 on Jan. 29 and that’s a milestone even…