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FERGUS – Police are once again warning residents to watch out for scams after a Fergus resident was bilked of tens of thousands of dollars and a Guelph man lost over $111,000.

ELORA – “The Awakening” event on Oct. 5 in downtown Elora officially kicked off Monster Month in the village, with a pumpkin smash, a pumpkin carving competition, costume fashion show and more.

MAPLETON – Most user fees and charges for municipal services in Mapleton are set to increase, including permits,  zoning amendments, animal control, cemetery services and hall rentals. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county’s roads division will be planting two pollinator habitat areas starting this fall as part of a trial project on county right of ways.

GUELPH ­– With much fanfare, speeches, and a smudging ceremony causing the fire alarm to go off, the new Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) building on Woolwich Street in Guelph celebrated its official opening on Oct. 2.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – As the county continues to work on its rollout of automated speed enforcement, the areas around eight schools are being added to the list of locations designated as “community safety zones.”

FERGUS – Centre Wellington organizations are coming together to show the community what supports are available and to provide resources through a collaborative event.

ELORA – Moloks will not be installed at the site of new public washrooms in downtown Elora after all. 

ARTHUR – The 19th annual Warden’s Tree Planting, organized by the county’s Green Legacy program, saw approximately 900 trees and shrubs of 36 different varieties planted over the course of a couple of hours on Oct. 2.

ERIN – Police say they hope to find and identify the owners of two "suspicious motor vehicles believed to be linked to the investigation": a 2023 black Honda CRV EX-L and a grey "Land Rover-type" vehicle.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Participants from the supportive arts program joined Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters and Elora Centre for the Arts board members, volunteers and staff at the official groundbreaking for a new 3,500-square-foot addition to the facility on Oct. 24.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Centre Wellington will put a pause on the idea of paid parking in downtown Fergus and Elora for 2025. And the township will commence the process to move from the provincial offences model to administrative monetary penalty system (AMP) when it comes to parking tickets.

MAPLETON – Council here has directed staff to see if there is public interest in becoming 'a willing host' for wind turbines. A company has proposed erecting up to 20 turbines in the township.

ABERFOYLE – Puslinch council has agreed to fund a safety study at Boreham Park at the urging of the ad hoc group Concerned Residents of Puslinch. But this will be the last study of Boreham Park, depending on the outcome of the study, Mayor James Seeley said at the Sept. 25 meeting.

MOUNT FOREST – A local woman is turning to the community for support in the wake of an accident involving her son during the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival.