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Walinga receives funding for multi-million dollar project
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Ontario trade minister Vic Fedeli announced on June 29 the province is giving Walinga Inc. $1.125 million through the Regional Development Program to help with new project costs.
Gift store in Arthur closing after 18 years
ARTHUR – “Eclectica… the Gift Store” will be closing at the end of July, after more than 18 years in Arthur.
Hair salons, barbers set for busy reopening after difficult year
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Staff members at spas, salons and barber shops across the county are thrilled to be back on the job this week. Premier Doug Ford announced on June 24 the province would enter stage two of its reopening plan on June 30.
Geddes Street Market now open in Elora
The Geddes Street Market quietly opened at 1pm June 25, with at least a dozen people lined up outside waiting for the doors to open.
Guelph/Eramosa to permit outdoor patios this summer, fall
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – In an effort to support the township’s restaurants and bars, council here has passed a bylaw to temporarily permit outdoor patios until Oct. 31.
CW Chamber of Commerce presents Awards of Excellence
CENTRE WELLINGTON - With only a few technological glitches and one rainy day, Sally Litchfield is calling the five-day Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s Awards of Excellence campaign a success.
Puslinch wants BlueTriton water taking permit in Aberfoyle limited to five years
PUSLINCH – Council here is asking the province to limit BlueTriton’s water taking permit renewal in Aberfoyle to five years and is recommending the permit include limitations during droughts as well as mandatory annual reports. Company officials say the added requirements are unnecessary.
Public meeting June 30 to consider extra height for Elora development
ELORA – Pearle Hospitality (Elora South Inc.) wants to move ahead with its plan to develop land on the south side of the Grand River here and will be bringing an application for a zoning change to a public planning meeting on June 30.
City acquisition of Dolime quarry lands coming before area councils
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A pit of contention over the years, Guelph/Eramosa is inching closer to waving goodbye to the 230-acre Dolime quarry lands bordered on three sides by the City of Guelph.
Erin council reconsidering cannabis stores
ERIN – Town council here is taking another look at allowing cannabis retail shops after receiving public inquiries about retail stores in the area. The town will conduct a survey to determine public opinion.
‘We want to be put on the map’: Wellington County proposes official film production policy
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A new commercial film policy will come before county council after the county’s information, heritage and seniors committee approved an amended film policy on June 9, outlining regulations and fee schedules for films to be shot on county property.
‘Over the moon’: patio season kicks off as county enters step one of reopening
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Patios are bustling with life across Wellington County this weekend in a gradual and much-welcomed return to normalcy as the first step of the province’s reopening plan began on June 11.
‘Let the people in’: local retail outlets embrace stage one reopening
WELLINGTON COUNTY – With June 11 being the first day they are allowed to open at limited capacity, some stores are hosting opening day celebrations and/or continuing online sales, while others are holding off on opening right away.
CW Chamber of Commerce starts rapid screening initiative; local groups sponsor
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce is running a COVID-19 “rapid screening initiative” in Wellington County, providing free rapid tests for businesses with under 150 employees.