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GUELPH – With an eviction deadline staring them in the face, unhoused people living in downtown Guelph’s St. George’s Square don’t know what they are going to do come Nov. 13.

ABOYNE – While Remembrance Day has not yet arrived, around 100 people gathered at the Wellington County Museum and Archives on Nov. 5 to pay tribute to individuals from Wellington County who lost their lives in various wars and conflicts.

GUELPH – Wellington County is moving ahead with the next steps to replace its roads department garages in Brucedale (in Guelph/Eramosa) and Erin, despite concerns raised by some councillors about the potential costs.

ELORA – St. John’s Anglican Church in Elora started making these banners with knitted and crocheted poppies a few years ago and now have fashioned several banners that hang throughout the village for Remembrance Day.

GUELPH – Salary increases for OPP officers will likely result in tax increases for Wellington County residents. The policing contract is expected to rise to $20.4 million in 2025.

CONN – Samuel Lewis Honey was born Feb. 9, 1894, in Conn, to parents Reverand George Edward Honey and Metta Blaisdell. 

MINTO – Town residents gathered at the Palmerston Arena bright and early to learn about a reconstruction plan for Main Street East and West on Oct. 30. 

ARTHUR – The Arthur Cenotaph has stood at the corner of George and Frederick streets in Arthur since 1923, thanks to the hard work of a group of locals known as the Women Memorial Workers.

EDEN MILLS  – Local artist Janet Wilson is reflecting on her time illustrating the 1995 book In Flanders Fields, the story of the poem by John McCrae.

DRAYTON – Because I was born in the fall of 1939, I have some memories of living in Northeast London in the UK during the end of the second World War. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – From late October until Remembrance Day, millions of Canadians don the poppy on their lapel. 

OTTAWA – Recently local veteran Cpl. Steven McCulloch was paired up with Jellybean, a National Service Dog, specially trained to support veterans.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Legions across the county will be honouring war veterans on and around Remembrance Day.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to Wellington Road 51, east of Wellington Road 86, on Nov. 3 at about 10:30pm.