News

GUELPH – Evelyn Giannopoulos is the new associate director of the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB), following what the board calls an “extensive search” to fill the role. 

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The farming community came together recently at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank spring meeting to talk about international hunger and how locals are making a global difference through growing projects.

GUELPH – Peter Drexler of Guelph can “find his possible” after winning a LOTTO 6/49 second prize worth $57,512 in the Jan. 31 LOTTO 6/49 draw.

MOUNT FOREST – The Wellington Heights Secondary School Senior Girls volleyball team, coached by Ms. Kosempel and Ms. Topham, had a very successful season, finishing fourth this year with six wins and four losses

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Salaries of Ontario’s publicly paid employees are published by the provincial government every March, in what’s officially called the Public Sector Salary Disclosure List, but more commonly known as the Sunshine List. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – “Building a Better Ontario” is the theme of the 2024 budget released March 26 by provincial Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy. However, Wellington County Warden Andy Lennox says only time will tell if infrastructure funds made available will spark any actual building.

QUEEN’S PARK – Government officials say they are taking a “prudent” approach to the province’s finances in the 2024 Ontario budget. But despite a record $214 billion in spending and a $9.8-billion deficit, critics suggest the province is being overly frugal in key areas.

ARTHUR – Police have charged a second local man in connection with a drug bust last week in Arthur, Kitchener and North Dumfries.

PALMERSTON – Police are seeking help to locate a Palmerston man who was reported missing on Thursday.