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FERGUS – Police are looking for clues after the Bell store here was robbed at gunpoint on Monday. Wellington County OPP officials say two people armed with handguns entered the Tower Street South store at about 6:40pm on July 18 and stole about $20,000 worth of cell phones.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington County OPP is receiving new tactical equipment following purchase approval by the county’s Police Services Board.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County council approved a new bylaw in May that increased development charge rates effective June 1. The bylaw remains in effect until 2027.

ABOYNE – The Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home was recently visited by inspectors from the Ministry of Long Term Care for a proactive inspection unlike anything Terrace administrators have seen before.

WELLINGTON NORTH - The Mount Forest water tower will receive a new coat of paint next year following the township’s successful application to the Canada Infrastructure Program. Grant dollars will cover 73 per cent of the predicted $1.12 million total cost.

WELLINGTON NORTH - Wellington North council permitted the township to sign an Arthur subdivision agreement with Vaughan-based Cachet Developments at its July 11 meeting; clearing the largest hurdle in the process for the developer.

TORONTO – The province is expanding COVID-19 vaccine fourth-dose eligibility, as of July 14, to include anyone between the ages of 18 and 59.

WELLINGTON NORTH - At a July 11 meeting of Wellington North council, Scott Robinson of Toronto-based architectural firm Tillmann Ruth Robinson Inc. fielded questions from councillors about the cost of a proposed new outdoor pool in Mount Forest to replace the recently closed Lion Roy Grant pool.

MOUNT FOREST – Staffing challenges are resulting in the closure of the emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital overnight on July 16 and July 17.

WELLINGTON NORTH - Wellington North's Recreation, Parks and Leisure Committee is recommending council approve $350,000 to address Arthur and Area Community Centre roof repairs before problems, identified in a 2019 report, worsen.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Jim McQueen, Wesley Snarr, Douglas Auld, and Joseph Servos were all reappointed by Wellington North council to a joint committee audit committee for the 2022-26 term of council.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington County's library courier van travels around 260 km moving books across the county’s 14 library branches each weekday. The ageing van needs to be replaced, but the county found that task would be no simple feat.

MOUNT FOREST - The Lion Roy Grant playground has reopened as of July 5, following accessibility improvement work closing the playground for a little over two weeks.