ERIN – East Wellington Community Services (EWCS) hosted a classic car parade outside the Erin Centre 2000, with COVID-19 protocols in place, in hopes of bringing members from their senior program down memory lane.
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Erin council reconsidering cannabis stores
ERIN – Town council here is taking another look at allowing cannabis retail shops after receiving public inquiries about retail stores in the area. The town will conduct a survey to determine public opinion.
‘Over the moon’: patio season kicks off as county enters step one of reopening
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Patios are bustling with life across Wellington County this weekend in a gradual and much-welcomed return to normalcy as the first step of the province’s reopening plan began on June 11.
Water walk makes final stop in Wellington County
HILLSBURGH – Shane Philips, a local water activist and singer/songwriter, concluded the first stage of his “Ear to the Groundwater” tour on June 11 at BlueTriton Brands’ Hillsburgh well.
Student opens cupcake business to support education costs
ERIN – Local entrepreneur Amanda Wharton has opened her own business, Sweet Delight’s Cupcakery, to help aid in the costs of her post-secondary education.
Over 50 charges laid in traffic safety blitz
ERIN – On June 2 members of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit conducted a…
Orton continues annual tradition
ORTON – Continuing with the tradition, the Orton Community Association is hosting its annual Canada Day chicken barbecue at the St. John’s Community Church.
Residents protest BlueTriton’s applications for water permit renewals
GUELPH – The Wellington Water Watchers (WWW) and Guelph resident Shane Philips have joined forces to reaffirm their opposition to BlueTriton Brands’ applications to renew water bottling permits in Wellington County.
Erin resident raises $3,300 for SickKids
ERIN – A longtime resident of Erin who wished to remain anonymous, initiated a small project after encountering impatient drivers honking and passing him on Main Street in Erin.
Ospringe developer erred in clear-cutting trees from property, neighbouring farmers contend
OSPRINGE – In a forested area at the back of Crest View Farm here, it’s eerily quiet, save for the rustling of leaves on the remaining trees on either side of a bulldozed path running the length of an adjoining farm field.