Guelph

GUELPH – For the first time in her life, Kelsey White-Sjolin doesn’t lie awake at night wondering if the man who sexually abused her as a little child will find his way back into her life.

GUELPH – Grade 12 students in the Beyond Borders business leadership program raised a whopping $121,000 at their Imagine Charity Gala on Saturday night. 

GUELPH – Several students were lauded for their compassion, faith and community spirit at the Wellington Catholic District School Board meeting on Jan. 16.

GUELPH – VG Architects managing partner Paul Sapounzi presented long-anticipated designs for the county’s newest transitional housing project to the social services committee on Jan. 11.

ABOYNE – The cost to county taxpayers for policing is on the rise again in this year’s budget. Price tag expected to climb to $23.97 million in 2032.

GUELPH – The Grade 10 Foods and Nutrition course at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Secondary School prepared food for 100 people at the Royal City Mission as a Wellington Catholic District School Board and local Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association initiative.

GUELPH – The Nutritious Food Basket report paints a picture of rising food costs and the challenges those costs pose to students, people living on social assistance and fixed incomes, and even those considered gainfully employed.

GUELPH – It didn’t take long for George Bridge to get a gavel back in his hand. The former mayor of Minto, who did not run in the October election, was appointed by Wellington County as its citizen representative on the WDGPH board of health. At the board’s inaugural meeting, he was reelected chair.

GUELPH – While the rest of the country will celebrate Black History Month in February, the Guelph Black  Heritage Society will celebrate its third annual Black Heritage Month.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Recent weather conditions have prompted area conservation authorities to release water safety statements urging caution around waterways.