GUELPH – Students with special education status are disproportionately expelled, suspended and excluded from Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) classrooms.
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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.
Watoto Children’s Choir coming to Arthur Pentecostal Assembly
ARTHUR – The Watoto Children’s Choir is making its way to the Arthur Pentecostal Assembly (APA) on Jan. 24 as part of its 2024 Canadian Tour, “Better Days - There is Hope.”
Community Christmas dinner a ‘huge success’: deputy mayor
MINTO – The eighth annual Andersons’ Community Christmas Dinner was “a huge success,” organizers report.
CWDHS Junior boys basketball team lead Season
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) Junior boys basketball team is having a great season.
Canadians fear impacts of another Trump term in 2024 U.S. Election
WELLINGTON COUNTY – New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds two-thirds of Canadians concerned American democracy will not be able to survive another four years of Donald Trump at the helm.
Local OPP to receive funding to improve bail compliance and warrant apprehension
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Wellington OPP will receive $1,065,930, over three years, through the province’s Bail Compliance and Warrant Apprehension (BCWA) Grant program.
Wellington Water Watchers organize weekend retreat
GUELPH – Wellington Water Watchers is organizing a weekend retreat from Feb. 2 at 7pm to Feb. 4 at 3pm.
Nominations open for CW Chamber Awards of Excellence
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Nominations are open for the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce Awards of Excellence.
Construction at Lions Club Park in Erin set for this month
ERIN - Construction of a new sewage pumping station in the Lions Club Park was set to begin this month.
Police Beat: Snowmobile Safety Week
ORILLIA – Jan. 14 to 21 is Snowmobile Safety Week and the OPP is taking the opportunity to remind snowmobilers to stay off Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs trails, which remain closed at this time.
Equine Guelph offers free youth course on horse behaviour, safety
GUELPH – Youth ages 13 to 17 can discover the fascinating body language of horses with young people from across the world by taking Equine Guelph’s free course: Horse Behaviour and Safety.
City of Guelph to receive federal funding to help build more homes, faster
GUELPH – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the City of Guelph will receive $21.4 million to help increase housing supply through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF).