TORONTO — The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $8 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to create or increase processing efficiencies and enhance food safety in the province’s dairy processing sector.
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Tips for understanding investment and savings plans
FERGUS – With the New Year comes New Year’s resolutions, and plans to cut down on spending.
Ten steps to reset your finances in 2024
WELLINGTON COUNTY – This time of the year is an excellent time to do a financial reset – a “deep clean” of your finances, in order to reach your financial goals for 2024.
Ron Wilkin Jewellers robbed overnight
FERGUS – Early on Jan. 21, someone threw an object through the front windows of Ron Wilkin Jewellers, on St. Andrew Street West in downtown Fergus, breaking the glass and making off with some of the jewelry on display in the window.
People claiming to work with Red Cross try to enter Fergus homes: residents
FERGUS – At least five Fergus residents say people wearing Canadian Red Cross lanyards tried to open their front doors last week.
Michael Hurst returns to court as lawyers argue sentencing in third sexual assault trial
GUELPH – Palmerston resident Michael Hurst returned to Guelph Superior Court on Jan. 19 as lawyers made sentencing submissions to Justice Gordon Lemon in Hurst's third sexual assault trial. The crown and defence have suggested prison sentences of seven and four years, respectively.
Navigating high-interest debt with strategic planning
WELLINGTON COUNTY – In the current economic landscape, paying down debt can seem like an…
Driver charged in three-vehicle crash involving school bus
WELLINGTON NORTH – A local resident has been charged with careless driving in a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries last week.
Residents weigh in on Puslinch Township’s proposed budget
PUSLINCH – The property tax increase in Puslinch is currently sitting at 4.1% for every property type and even though there was some grumbling about it at a public meeting on Jan. 17, that number is unlikely to change.
Mapleton ponders massive hikes to building, planning fees
MAPLETON – Building permit fees here need to rise by 18 per cent across the board, and planning fees by 84 per cent on average in order to achieve full cost recovery according to consultant’s reports presented at a public meeting.
Driver airlifted to trauma centre following single-vehicle crash
GUELPH ERAMOSA – Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 124 east of Wellington Road 29, on Jan. 19 at about 2:45am.
Students with special education status twice as likely to face expulsion/suspension
GUELPH – Students with special education status are disproportionately expelled, suspended and excluded from Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) classrooms.
Watters hopes to see a childcare centre open in Belwood
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Mayor Shawn Watters hopes to see a childcare centre established in Belwood and filed a notice of motion so council can discuss the idea.
Community safety, policing law bringing changes to county Police Services Board
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Changes are coming to the membership of Wellington County’s Police Services Board this spring as the new Community Safety and Policing Act comes into effect after first being passed at Queen's Park around four years ago.
Guelph/Eramosa council reviews lot line adjustment, building fees increase
BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa’s mayor and councilors met for their first regular meeting of council for 2024 on Jan. 15.