GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) will be sending a letter to the province requesting several actions to ensure a safer return to in-person learning.
Election 2019
School boards: return to school will be delayed until Feb. 11 ‘at the earliest’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health has extended virtual learning until Feb. 1, but school boards here say the return to class could be delayed up to an additional two weeks.
Palmerston Agricultural Society unveils new look barn, 4-H stable
PALMERSTON – Fair season is being celebrated a bit differently this year.
Puslinch working with neighbours on technology, roadwork, reopening of facilities
PUSLINCH – Puslinch Township is working with Wellington County and its member municipalities on a plan to re-open businesses.
Nater re-elected in Perth-Wellington as Liberals reduced to minority
PERTH-WELLINGTON – Incumbent Conservative MP John Nater handily won this riding in the Oct. 21 election, taking 46.5 per cent of the vote.
Chong cruises to sixth consecutive victory in Wellington-Halton Hills
BRISBANE - For the sixth consecutive time, voters in Wellington-Halton Hills have chosen Michael Chong as their Member of Parliament.
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Local election trends since 2011
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local support for MP Michael Chong has dropped over the last eight years,…
Perth-Wellington candidates address tuition costs, climate change
The final Perth-Wellington candidates debate took place at Wellington Heights Secondary School on Oct. 16.
Candidates debate abortion, maternity leave, marijuana at Alma meeting
ALMA - Federal election candidates running in the Perth-Wellington riding clashed over abortion, maternity leave and marijuana at the Alma Community Centre on Oct. 15.
Wellington-Halton Hills candidates tackle issues at Puslinch meeting
ABERFOYLE - Heading into the final stretch of Canada’s federal election campaign, Wellington-Halton Hills candidates attended a meeting here on Oct. 9.
Candidates debate climate change, trade, rural broadband at meeting in Minto
MINTO – Climate change, international trade and rural broadband all figured prominently in discussion at a Perth-Wellington federal all-candidates meeting at Pike Lake Golf Centre on Oct. 9.
Federal candidates court farm vote at Rockwood meeting
ROCKWOOD– The five federal election candidates in the Wellington-Halton Hills riding each pledged dedication to the prosperity of farmers at a meeting hosted by local federations of agriculture, but there were differences on how to achieve that goal.
Pensions, immigration among topics at debate
BELWOOD - An all-candidates meeting for the Wellington-Halton Hills riding was hosted by the Pine Meadows Retirement Community homeowners association on Oct. 4.
Last chance to catch an all-candidates debate
WELLINGTON CTY. – Less than a handful of local debates remain prior to the Oct. 21 federal election.