GUELPH – Wellington County CAO Scott Wilson has been recognized by the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) with the 2022 Carlos Ventin Award for Municipal Heritage Leadership.
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Mercer stops short of mandate but strongly recommends masking, vaccines
GUELPH – The local medical officer of health is strongly recommending that people wear masks indoors and get up to date with their COVID-19 and flu vaccines in the weeks leading up to the holiday season. But so far she’s drawing the line at mandates.
Police issue warning after two Belwood residents bilked of $9,000
BELWOOD – Local police are again warning residents about the "grandparent scam" after two Belwood seniors were each defrauded of $9,000.
Wellington County pays tribute to the fallen on Remembrance Day
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Communities across the county took time to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in war on Nov. 11.
Veterans offer laughter, lessons of peace at Our Lady of Lourdes event
GUELPH – Veterans shared stories, wisdom and laughter in the library at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School on Wednesday. The audience was around four dozen grade 10 civics students, who listened attentively to the veterans.
‘We Will Remember Them’ display an invitation to learn personal history of veterans
ABOYNE – With the start of November comes a marker of remembrance that has become an important tradition on the sprawling lawn of the Wellington County Museum and Archives, (WCMA).
‘Bluebird’ Alice Hindley cared for Canada’s wounded in First World War
ABOYNE – When nurse Alice Hindley boarded the S.S. Adriatic in Halifax on May 19, 1916, she couldn’t have known what lay in store on the other side of the Atlantic.
OPINION: Look to veterans for a better today, a better tomorrow
FERGUS – This week we mark the 103rd commemoration of Remembrance Day in Canada.
Wellington 4-H went for the gold – and brought it home
GUELPH - The Wellington 4-H Association is celebrating its win of the provincial 4-H Go-For-The-Gold trivia competition at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto on Nov. 5.
Students outpace provincial average in most EQAO categories
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is reporting that despite the challenges…