MAPLETON – A rocket will launch experiments to astronauts on the International Space Station next June, and one of those experiments will be designed by students from the Upper Grand District School Board.
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Mapleton ponders budget proposal with average levy increase of 4% over three years
MAPLETON – Council here is considering a three-year operating budget with an average annual levy increase of 4.03 per cent.
Regional survey shows residents seek community support for mental health
GUELPH – Residents of the Guelph/Wellington and Waterloo regions are looking for community support and leadership as they face mental health issues born out of challenges such as food insecurity and housing shortages, a new survey reveals.
Developer proposes 286 homes in Salem
ELORA – Cachet Developments wants to build a 286-unit residential housing development at the corner of Irvine and Woolwich streets in Salem on what may be the last developable land in Salem/Elora.
School board approves updated smoking, vaping policy
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has approved updates to its smoking and vaping policy. The policy was last revised five years ago.
Council supports Erin Pride by designating future event municipally significant
ERIN – A new Erin Pride committee is taking another shot at an Erin Pride event, town council heard this month. Council designated the event as municipally significant to help the committee with funding opportunities.
Irish Creek Stables well on road to recovery after equine herpesvirus outbreak
PUSLINCH – Now the outbreak is behind them, Irish Creek Stables official feels the facility is safer than ever.
Tenants displaced by apartment fire; damage estimated at $500,000
ARTHUR – Wellington North Fire Service responded to the scene of a fire at a downtown Arthur building on the morning of Oct. 26.
Belwood man convicted of murdering his grandfather will receive life sentence
GUELPH – A jury convicted former Belwood resident Kyle Gemin of second degree murder in the 2020 death of his grandfather at his Maple Leaf Acres home.
Track cyclist Cole Dempster sets sights on 2028 Olympics
HALTON – Of 2,200 athletes who attended qualifier events to compete for a spot on Team Canada, Cole Dempster is one of the 100 chosen to participate in the national final.
Indigenous creators express identity, community, healing in upcoming anthology
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Dozens of Indigenous creators from across the continent came together to create Mihko Kiskisiwin, but its roots are in Wellington County, going back five decades to the birth of Plume Society.
Save Our Water story featured in Jaffee book
ELORA – Local initiatives to save and protect drinking water in Centre Wellington and the City of Guelph are outlined in a new book by an American professor.
Guelph family writes children’s books; funds go to SickKids Hospital
GUELPH – Twelve-year-old Blake Scherer has released with his first book, Midge Goes Crackers, with the help of his grandfather Dennis Scherer.
Fergus boy collects 165 pounds of pop can tabs to help little girl get a wheelchair
FERGUS – It came as an out-of-the-blue request when Zander Renouf told his parents he wanted to collect pop can tabs to help someone get a wheelchair. But when your child wants to do a good deed, you want to comply, said his father Steve Renouf.
Staff highlights capital projects ahead of budget deliberations
CENTRE WELLINGTON – There are plenty of capital projects needed in the township and staff sought direction from council at its committee of the whole meeting on Oct. 16 to include them, or not, as they work on the 2024 draft capital budget.