Guelph/Eramosa

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Council here has received a bylaw enforcement report which notes bylaw activity in the township has gone up substantially.

FERGUS – Diane Ballantyne has been selected as the NDP's Wellington-Halton Hills candidate for the provincial election this spring. Party officials say the Wellington County councillor was chosen during a nomination meeting on Jan. 13 that was attended by over 50 people.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) director Joseph Martino has declined to press criminal charges against a Wellington OPP officer after a 46 year-old man’s ankle was broken during a scuffle with officers last year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Administrators are managing to cover shifts at the three hospitals in Wellington County, but they are keeping a watchful eye on case numbers in the community and bracing for more challenges ahead.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – In response to the Ontario government moving to a modified version of step two of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, the Township of Guelph/Eramosa will be temporarily closing all municipal facilities.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – All hospitals in Wellington County will be pausing elective surgeries in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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GUELPH/ERAMOSA – After reviewing the township’s recount policy in anticipation of the 2022 municipal election, council here has decided to continue to default to the provincial legislation as set out in the Municipal Elections Act.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – To reflect the current rate of inflation, council here has approved a bylaw that will see slightly higher rates for various services across the township in 2022.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Council here has passed the final draft of the 2022 budget, which will see a 2.31 per cent tax rate increase for Guelph/Eramosa residents.