WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Bank of Canada’s campaign against high inflation appears to have at least decelerated the rising cost of living.
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Province announces funds to train nurses, PSWs for long-term care
STRATFORD – The Ontario government has announced spending of more than $100 million to train in excess of 32,000 new personal support workers and nurses in long-term care over the next three years.
Papa V’s Pizza Mount Forest donating portion of sales to Catholic school after fire
MOUNT FOREST - Two dollars from each large-sized item sold at Papa V's Mount Forest is being donated to St. Mary Catholic School to help purchase classroom and recess supplies lost in a devastating fire on Jan. 25.
Hillsburgh sewer, watermain construction nears completion; two shafts yet to be started in Erin
HILLSBURGH/ERIN –Around 28 people attended information sessions, held in Erin’s two largest communities last week, to ask questions about the town’s ongoing wastewater treatment plant work.
Council hands out almost $160,000 to community groups
ELORA – Centre Wellington received 41 applications from community organizations seeking a total $288,186 from the municipality’s Community Impact Grant program.
Transition to producer responsibility for recycling offers benefits, challenges for county
GUELPH – The coming transition of the province’s Blue Box recycling program from municipal to producer responsibility offers both benefits and challenges for the County of Wellington.
Elora House seeking participants, volunteers for ‘Coldest Night of the Year’ fundraiser
ELORA – It doesn’t matter what the actual temperature is. Feb. 24 is the “Coldest Night of the Year” across the country and for those brave enough – or passionate enough – to walk for a cause, this is the night to do it.
Brampton man charged with careless driving in fatal June crash
ERIN – A Brampton man is facing careless driving charges in connection with a two-vehicle crash here last spring that left a Fergus woman dead and two others seriously injured.
Permanent EarlyON centre coming to Centre Wellington
GUELPH – The County of Wellington will contribute $160,000 toward capital costs of establishing a permanent EarlyON Child and Family Centre in Centre Wellington.
OPP seeks warrant for Vaughan resident who posed as Newmarket man after theft
ARTHUR – Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a Vaughan resident they say is responsible for stealing a bank card from a vehicle here last September.
Mapleton Family Day Fun Fair is Feb. 19
MAPLETON – A Family Day Fun Fair featuring everything from pickleball to public skating will be held at the PMD arena in Drayton on Feb. 19.
Encampment in county courtyard a ‘civil protest’ to advocate for homeless community
GUELPH – While Wellington County and City of Guelph officials gathered with service providers at the Delta hotel for a symposium about health care and housing, members of the local homeless community pitched tents in a county courtyard downtown.
One dead, two hospitalized after incident Friday morning in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – Few details are available about an incident here on Friday morning that left one person dead and two others in hospital.
Erin’s Q3 deficit expected to be resolved by fourth quarter
ERIN - A deficit of $156,000 reported in Erin’s books had some councillors wondering if the town may be over its operating budget in the final quarter of 2023.
St. Mary students return to in-person learning Feb. 7 at local churches
MOUNT FOREST – The Wellington Catholic District School Board has announced plans for temporary accommodations for students and staff of St. Mary Catholic School, which has been shut down since a Jan. 25 fire which caused an estimated $4 million in damage.