TORONTO – Fergus resident Wilfred Thyssen, 67, was sentenced in Toronto Court by Justice Jonathan Bliss this month to a term of more than five years in prison for arranging to have sex with children and breaching a bail condition.
Wellington County
Centre Wellington to take over administration of county parking tickets
ELORA – Centre Wellington will use Alpha Technology Systems Inc. to provide parking enforcement again this summer. And township staff will take over parking administration services for all of Wellington County.
County hosts second health, housing symposium in Guelph
GUELPH – An unprecedented housing crisis is happening in Guelph, Wellington County, and Canada at large. The number of homeless people is growing rapidly, and there aren’t enough resources to go around.
Partnership raises awareness about volunteer need for grief support organization
ST. JACOBS – Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region (BFO-MR) is teaming up with CHANGE Lifestyle & Apparel (CLA)to raise awareness about the need for volunteers to make its grief support services possible.
Hubs provide free exam tutoring
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grove Youth Wellness Hubs welcomes youth aged 12 to 26 to utilize its tutoring services.
East Wellington Family Health Team offering May workshops
EAST WELLINGTON - The East Wellington Family Health Team has another batch of workshops slated for May:
Police beat: Four charged in area drug bust
CALEDON – Four people from Brampton, Mono, Caledon and Mississauga have been charged in a drug bust following a two-month investigation involving several OPP detachments, including Wellington County.
Chong’s motion to probe security breaches, Winnipeg lab documents passes
OTTAWA – Top federal public health and intelligence officials are appearing after all before parliamentarians to answer questions on once-secret documents about security breaches at a Winnipeg infectious disease lab.
Substance abuse affects everyone says medical officer of health
GUELPH – Dr. Nicola Mercer echoed the sentiments of the Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario at the local board of health meeting on April 3.
Agricultural innovation celebrated at third Spark V3 symposium
ELORA – Agriculture is not just about farming, and if attendees of the Spark V3 Symposium walked away with anything, it’s the knowledge that there’s innovation and outside-the-box thinking in this sector.