Vol 57 Issue 15

ERIN – For refugees chosen to come to Canada, it’s like winning the lottery, says Erin Refugee Action. The local group has sponsored five families since 2016, and is now campaigning to raise enough funds to reunite members of its second sponsored family, the Hizans.

FERGUS – Three members of the Fergus Phantoms swim team, and their coach, are heading to the Special Olympics provincial games in May as part of the South Central Ontario Team.

ELORA – It’s hard to get a free lunch these days, but in Elora it’s a tradition that’s been going strong since 2015.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Council came away with a clearer picture of what the South Fergus development will look like and what it will be like to live there after a special committee of the whole meeting on April 15.

PUSLINCH – Puslinch firefighters had a heck of day on April 10, with three fire calls within four hours.

MAPLETON – Two people are dead following a serious three-vehicle crash here on Sunday evening. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of 12th Line and Sideroad 16 in Mapleton at about 7:30pm on April 14.

HARRISTON – There was a large contingent of first responders here on Sunday afternoon searching for the source of what sounded like distressed calls for help from an unidentified woman.

PUSLINCH – Councillor Sara Bailey wanted council to begin the process of identifying and including properties and features in the township’s natural asset management plan – something all municipalities in Ontario will soon be required to do.

ERIN - Growth and change in the villages of Erin and Hillsburgh are on their way — and fast — Erin Mayor Michael Dehn told those gathered at an Erin Chamber of Commerce event April 5.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Organizers of the annual Waddies Classic are pulling out all the stops for this year’s event, to be held on May 25. There are more teams, more prize money, a new venue, and new this year, a live concert to wrap up the day.

ABERFOYLE – Township staff are ready to launch the Puslinch Community Guide and Business Directory, and council got a preview at its meeting on April 10.

OTTAWA – Top federal public health and intelligence officials are appearing after all before parliamentarians to answer questions on once-secret documents about security breaches at a Winnipeg infectious disease lab.

GUELPH – Dr. Nicola Mercer echoed the sentiments of the Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario at the local board of health meeting on April 3.

PUSLINCH – Police are investigating the theft of five "semi-tractors" worth over $1 million from a trucking yard here about a month ago. Wellington County OPP officials say the trucks were stolen from a property "near Highway 401" on March 14 at about 9pm.

MAPLETON – An Oakville man has been charged with dangerous and careless driving in connection with a crash last fall that left one person dead.