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GUELPH – Talking to your kids about drugs can be difficult, Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum acknowledged during a virtual session for parents on May 15. But it’s important to open the door to these conversations, and children become aware of drugs far earlier than most parents realize.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - The last of four highspeed broadband improvement projects, cost-shared between telecom service providers and taxpayer dollars, has at last been completed in the county. There was $13 million in new broadband infrastructure buildouts in the county from 2020-23.

ELORA – What compels a person to spend much of their time bettering the community?

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The suspect in a sexual assault at a local business last month is an overweight man, likely in his 50s, who may drive a Volkswagen and has an affinity for Spandex and discussing his "physique" with female strangers while they work.

GUELPH – Parents, teachers and children cheered from the sidelines while athletes from across Wellington County's two school boards sprinted down a track, tossed balls into nets, and swung baseball bats at a Special Olympics Track and Field Day on May 15.

HILLSBURGH – A revised development plan for a major Hillsburgh subdivision has some residents irked by an increase in density.

PUSLINCH – Neville Henderson saw the writing on the wall and long ago hired an acoustical engineer to conduct a noise study at the Galt Sportsmen’s Club.

FERGUS – You don’t have to be into knitting, weaving, spinning or crochet to find something worth checking out at the Fergus Fibre Festival on May 25.

GUELPH – Tamara Graham makes a lasting impact on her students by creating a safe, inviting classroom and teaching in an innovative and immersive way, says former student Samantha Hilson, who nominated Graham for Humber College’s Greatest High School Teacher award.  

ELORA – The termites are still here but companies able to supply termite management programs appear to be in short supply. Centre Wellington staff have tried twice to negotiate contracts with companies to embark on a termite eradication plan in both Elora and Fergus but so far, no takers.

PUSLINCH - More than a dozen children of various ages participated in the Optimist Club of Puslinch's annual Bike Rodeo on May 11 at the Puslinch firehall.

ROCKWOOD - It was a chance to see the fire trucks, check out a police cruiser, and even ride a stretcher into an ambulance when Guelph-Eramosa Fire Department hosted its Open House and Emergency Preparedness Information Day on May 11.