FERGUS – Maeve Barry Roberts, weighing in at seven pounds, 12 ounces, is the first baby born in 2025 in Wellington County.
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Medical officer of health reflects on COVID-19 pandemic five years after it began
GUELPH – Just before Christmas in 2019, Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, was briefed about a new virus that was spreading in China.
Improvements coming to Elora waste transfer station
GUELPH – Improvements are coming to the Elora waste facility site, but not without a significant impact to the county’s 2025 budget.
Minimum $10 fee at county waste facilities now in effect
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Beginning Jan. 1 a new $10 minimum user fee will be implemented at each of the county’s six waste facility sites. The minimum fee is intended to encourage residents to use the county’s existing curbside collection program which is provided to every single-family household across
Police beat: Mapleton man charged with assault with a weapon
PALMERSTON – A Mapleton man was charged with assault following a recent incident at a local park.
Trudeau, Poilievre, Singh all viewed negatively by majority of Canadians
VANCOUVER – The holidays are often a season of reflection, but for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the scale of personal deliberation is reportedly going to be gargantuan, as he will decide whether or not to lead his party into the next election or to step aside for a new Liberal leader.
Morton nominated as Ontario Green Party candidate in Perth–Wellington
STRATFORD – Ian Morton has been nominated as the Green Party candidate for Perth–Wellington in the upcoming provincial election.
Fergus man launches Global Aerosol Recycling Association
FERGUS – Mike MacKay is a hydraulic engineer by trade, but he’s now shifted gears. Instead of selling a product, he’s selling the idea that aerosol cans can and should be recycled.
U of G researchers receive grant to study relationship between domestic violence, homelessness
GUELPH – Two University of Guelph professors hope to better understand how the housing crisis is impacting women experiencing and fleeing violence and how violence can lead to homelessness and vice versa.
Experimental Acres program a finalist for Economic Developers Council award
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A county program that offers micro-grants to farmers to test out regenerative agricultural practices is up for an award from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario.