Guelph/Eramosa

WELLINGTON-HALTON HILLS – Almost as soon as the polls closed, Wellington-Halton Hills incumbent Ted Arnott was in front of the pack and he never relinquished his position. The long-standing PC candidate easily won the June 2 provincial election with 25,049 votes, or 50.6 per cent.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Rockwood resident Matthew Huber will be embarking on his 10th year cycling 220km in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, a two-day fundraising event for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.

GUELPH - At the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College, students and scientists within the department of pathobiology are working to better understand avian influenza and its implications. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed three outbreaks of bird flu in Wellington County.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local farmers’ markets have teamed up to bring a Market Box Series and the Taste Real Farmers’ Market Trail to the community. 

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Council here has approved a $1-million pavilion project that will include new public washrooms and other items at Rockmosa Park in Rockwood.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The local health unit has begun its regular mosquito larvicide program. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health announced the start of the program, which will run until early October, in a press release on May 19.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Councillor Mark Bouwmeester introduced a notice of motion on May 2 asking council to consider the idea of a pilot project to lower the speed limit from 50 to 40km/h along the entire length of MacLennan and Dunbar Streets.

Region champs – The Rockwood FC U18 Elite Ladies are officially Regional League Cup Champions.…

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The rehabilitation of Marden Creek Bridge and asphalt resurfacing on Wellington Road 7 between Highway 6 and Wellington Road 51 are set to begin construction on May 9.