Wellington County

FERGUS – Longtime MPP Ted Arnott has confirmed he is once again seeking reelection in Wellington-Halton Hills. The Progressive Conservative incumbent has served nearly 32 years at Queen's Park.

GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) associate medical officer of health Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum is urging the community to continue to take caution as the province battles the sixth wave of the pandemic.

FERGUS – Mayor Kelly Linton will not be running for re-election in the October municipal election. Linton made the announcement at the township’s project open house and town hall at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on April 28.

OTTAWA – On April 26, the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry was authorized to begin a new study examining and reporting on soil health in Canada.

GUELPH – Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) officials say they have weathered a COVID-19 "absenteeism storm," with student and staff absences down significantly over the last two weeks. But given the sixth wave is ongoing, the board is also implementing a regular reporting tool for schools.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - April showers in sugar bushes are a little sweeter this year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Four local municipalities are among 144 from across Ontario receiving federal and provincial funding for water infrastructure projects.

TORONTO – Often when an NHL linesman finds himself drawing the crowd’s attention at a game it’s the result of a call some in the stands find questionable.

ABOYNE – The inaugural Wellington County Writers Festival launched here on April 23 was a hit with writers and readers alike. A total of 45 authors and book vendors were on hand for the event at the Wellington County Museum and Archives.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Recently updated data shows hospitalizations and known active cases of COVID-19 are up this week in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region following a last week’s decrease.