FERGUS – While work hasn’t officially begun on St. David Street North (Highway 6) in Fergus, the pre-work has and it offers a glimpse of what the summer will look like in terms of traffic.
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Tense exchange in Puslinch council chamber over Boreham Park
PUSLINCH – What began as a peaceful delegation ended with a member of the gallery being asked to leave – upon threat of calling the OPP – at a Puslinch council meeting on March 20.
Pet cats die in fire at Erin house with no smoke alarms
ERIN – Volunteer firefighters from Erin and Hillsburgh stations responded to a 4th Line house fire minutes before 8am on March 18.
Mapleton council approves agreement to stream events from PMD arena
MAPLETON – Local winter sports enthusiasts will soon be able to watch hockey, figure skating and other activities at the PMD arena through an online streaming service.
Consideration of benefit plan for council members referred to budget deliberations
MAPLETON – Council here will consider during 2025 budget deliberations a proposal to include the mayor and councillors in the township’s municipal employee benefit program.
SIU: no grounds to charge OPP officer who shot anti-riot weapon at Harriston brothers
MISSISSAUGA – An OPP officer won’t face criminal charges for firing an Anti-riot Weapon Enfield gun at two Harriston brothers, and striking them with less-lethal impact rounds.
Uncertain future for homeless persons brought in from the cold
GUELPH – A group of recently sheltered people may soon find themselves living on the streets again.
Stepping Stone emergency shelter project increases by $1 million
GUELPH – The cost of a planned upgrade to the Stepping Stone emergency shelter in Guelph has increased to nearly $5 million from the nearly $4 million estimated back in February, when the project was formally announced.
Company with links to Fergus wins ‘Recycling Hero’ award
FERGUS – Fergus is soon to become headquarters for the World Aerosol Recycling Association and will become central to a global campaign to recycle aerosol cans.
County staff, councillors prefer roundabouts to traffic signals at Highway 6 intersections
GUELPH – A roundabout is the preferred approach of Wellington County staff and some councillors to planned upgrades for intersections on Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22.
Centralized waitlist to give county parents ‘one stop’ to apply for childcare spaces
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Parents applying for licensed childcare spots in Wellington County will soon have a one-stop place to go online where they can find and apply to area programs.
Robotics team ‘all about building STEM in our community’: teacher
GUELPH – Sunshine streamed through the cafeteria’s large glass windows, and people strolled leisurely outside, some wearing just shorts and a T-shirt, soaking up unseasonably warm weather on March 13.
‘We need to do things differently’: desire for housing plan voiced at health, housing symposium
GUELPH – The situation has been described as a crisis, complex, a failure (both morally and systemically), overwhelming and simply as “crap.”
Board of health concerned about recommended lab closures
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is concerned with a recommendation by Ontario’s Auditor General to close six of 11 Public Health Ontario laboratory sites.
County politicians hesitant to declare intimate partner violence an ‘epidemic’
GUELPH – Wellington County politicians aren’t declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic – for now at least.