FERGUS - Following 10 years at Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) and North Wellington Health Care (NWHC), Stephen Street announced he is retiring from both corporations at the end of the year.
Centre Wellington
Councillor Bob Foster axed from Healthy Growth committee
ELORA – Centre Wellington councillor Bob Foster has been removed from the township’s Healthy Growth Advisory Committee after being accused of being “disruptive” and driving the other community volunteers to the point of quitting.
OPP launches Project Safe Trade
WELLINGTON COUNTY – In order to increase public safety and reduce crime, the County of Wellington OPP is inviting members of the public to use their detachment parking lots to facilitate property transactions arranged online.
Fergus man faces child pornography, online luring charges
TORONTO – A Fergus man arrested by Toronto Police last week is facing child pornography, online luring and sexual interference charges.
Donation helps create LGBTQ+ youth services in rural Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials with Family Counselling and Support Services for Guelph-Wellington (FCSSGW) say a recent donation will help provide "lifesaving" services for rural Wellington youths who identify as LGBTQ+.
Indigenous ceremony space planned for grounds at Wellington Place
ABOYNE – A landscape plan for the county’s Wellington Place campus here will include a community space for Indigenous ceremonies and programming. Wellington County council approved the plan on March 25.
Integrity commissioner finds VanLeeuwen did not have conflict in bridge decision
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Integrity commissioner Guy Giorno has found that Centre Wellington councillor Steven VanLeeuwen did not contravene the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act when he participated in council’s decision last summer not to designate a bridge as a property of cultural heritage value.
Wellington Terrace long-term care staff vaccination rate at 77 per cent
ABOYNE – Staff uptake of COVID-19 vaccines at the Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home is slightly better than the province-wide average and much better than alarmingly low levels reported in some regions.
Centre Wellington Fire Chief Brad Patton retiring next month
CENTRE WELLINGTON – After 38 years of being tied to a cell phone or pager, Centre Wellington Fire Chief Brad Patton is retiring this spring. His official end date is May 28, but with several weeks of vacation time owed, he’ll be wrapping it up sometime in April.
Integrity commissioner to investigate whether VanLeeuwen breached code of conduct
ELORA – The integrity commissioner made a brief appearance at Centre Wellington’s Committee of the Whole meeting on March 22, but only to inform councillors that he will proceed with an investigation as requested.