Business

MINTO – The sale of two Palmerston Industrial Park building lots, including one for a condominium-style business park complex, have been approved by town council.

GUELPH - An outbreak of COVID-19 at Cargill Canada’s Dunlop Drive location in Guelph is over, but another persists at the company’s Watson Parkway location.

Cannabis Cannabis CEO Jordan Eady and chief strategy officer Ryan Caruso outlined the proposal to council on Feb. 2 for a recreational cannabis store on Main Street in Erin village.

ELORA MILL – The Elora Mill Hotel and Spa has been named the number one spa and wellness destination in Canada – and number two in North America.

WELLINGTON NORTH - In the absence of school trips due to the pandemic, two area farms are offering virtual trips so children can learn about farming and where their food comes from.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Increasing demands on the township’s Community Improvement Program (CIP) may compel council to be more restrictive in distributing funds, says Mayor Andy Lennox.

FERGUS  - The annual Fergus Lions Home and Leisure Show has been cancelled for the second consecutive year due to COVID-19. The annual event is a major fundraiser for the club and its cancellation two years in a row will have a financial impact “this year and next,” officials say.

FERGUS - Fraberts Fresh Food has contributed $600 to both the Fergus Legion and the Centre Wellington Community Foundation (CWCF).

ALMA – Core Fuels Ltd. has dropped its appeal of Mapleton council’s decision not to grant a zoning amendment for an underground propane storage facility on property the company owns in this hamlet.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – With February and Valentines Day just around the corner, Chambers of Commerce in north Wellington along with the Northern Wellington Economic Development Partnership are encouraging residents to show a little love to local businesses.