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ABERFOYLE – The Optimist Club of Puslinch’s Family Day event featured a variety of activities, including a magic show, face painting, human bowling, a marshmallow roast, archery, a giant slingshot and safety demonstrations from the Puslinch Fire Department at the Puslinch Community and Optimist Recr

ELORA – Don Kogen couldn’t be more pleased that Centre Wellington council is allowing he and his wife Kristy Hillis to add a balcony to the former Commercial Hotel at 43 Mill St. W. in Elora after originally being turned down.

ERIN – The Town of Erin has hired former Orangeville mayor and Dufferin County warden Rob Adams as the town’s new CAO. The selection was announced in a Feb. 20 press release that noted Adams is expected to start with the municipality on March 11.

KENILWORTH – If the Wellington North community of Arthur is to see more development, the township must upgrade the capacity of its wastewater treatment plant. But the question of how to pay for the $13.5-million estimated cost for a second-phase upgrade looms large.

FERGUS – The local physician recruitment team has had some success in 2023, attracting several physicians to fill holes in the staffing schedule.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Advertiser has been named one of the top three community newspapers in Ontario in its circulation class for the fifth straight year.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Residents who get Class A open-air fire permits are reminded that fires are not allowed in front yards.

MAPLETON – Planning fees in the township will rise by about 17.3 per cent annually for the next three years, council has decided. While substantial, the increases are dramatically scaled down from those proposed in a recent consultant's report.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township is getting eight more electric vehicle charging stations – four in Elora and four in Fergus.

GUELPH – Crisp winter weather did not deter dozens from gathering downtown bright and early Valentine’s Day morning – a show of love and support for people facing homelessness in Guelph and Wellington County. 

GUELPH - Palmerston resident Michael Hurst was sentenced to 4.5 years in a federal penitentiary on Feb. 14 following a third trial for sexually assaulting two women.

GUELPH – While Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is ramping up its dental programs post-pandemic, it is struggling to find dentists to provide services for the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Plan (OSDCP).

HARRISTON – The operator of a Harriston long-term care residence says it’s taking action to rectify non-compliance issues discovered by ministry inspectors, including reimbursing residents for improper charges.