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CENTRE WELLINGTON – Grocery costs are soaring and Matthew Nicolini wants to do something about it. So he’s taken the knowledge he acquired working for Loblaws and transposed it locally. And snap – he’s figured out a way to help families shave $5 from their weekly grocery bill.

MINTO – A regional source water protection committee is sounding the alarm about a proposal to end free water testing for private wells in Ontario.

MOUNT FOREST – For the ninth time in the last eight months, the emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital is closing for a portion of this weekend due to a staffing shortage.

GUELPH – Wellington County staff members are advising county councillors they need to decide if the county will play a role in recycling once the province-wide transition to full producer responsibility is completed.

GUELPH – Erin Grade 8 student Shayle Cappellina has made significant contributions to St. John Brebeuf Catholic School.

GUELPH – Just because cannabis is legal doesn’t mean its users are well informed about its risks and uses. A survey completed by more than 2,000 residents over age 16 in the region, indicates “serious knowledge gaps” when it comes to cannabis use.

ELORA – The Elora Legion, Guelph Storm, Sleeman Breweries, the Guelph Community Foundation and volunteers of all ages came together at the sixth annual Sleeman Pick Up the Tab event at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph on March 1. 

EVERTON – Susan Johnson has been recognized by ArtTour International Magazine (ATIM) with a Top 60 Masters Award for her multimedia piece entitled Fear.

WELLINGTON NORTH – A fire department incident report, recently obtained through a freedom of information request, reveals more about what happened leading up to and during a Jan. 25 fire that closed St. Mary Catholic School in Mount Forest.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Riley Sandham and Brendan Craig are heading to Fredericton, New Brunswick next week, for the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. 

ELORA – Centre Wellington is restructuring the Neighbourhood Grant Program in favour of a new program called CommunityConnect.

MINTO – A fire service agreement that will see Minto, Wellington North and Mapleton sharing a fire services management team has been approved by council here.

GUELPH – The University of Guelph (U of G) is celebrating its 100th College Royal event this weekend.

GUELPH – If you’re going to make friends with the future, you’re going to have to face the past, said Layne, the Auctionista, at an International Women’s Day event in Guelph hosted by Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis .

GUELPH – Wellington County council will take another look at plans to upgrade the Rothsay Waste Transfer Station after some members balked at the $1-million price tag.