MAPLETON – Local winter sports enthusiasts will soon be able to watch hockey, figure skating and other activities at the PMD arena through an online streaming service.
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Consideration of benefit plan for council members referred to budget deliberations
MAPLETON – Council here will consider during 2025 budget deliberations a proposal to include the mayor and councillors in the township’s municipal employee benefit program.
SIU: no grounds to charge OPP officer who shot anti-riot weapon at Harriston brothers
MISSISSAUGA – An OPP officer won’t face criminal charges for firing an Anti-riot Weapon Enfield gun at two Harriston brothers, and striking them with less-lethal impact rounds.
Uncertain future for homeless persons brought in from the cold
GUELPH – A group of recently sheltered people may soon find themselves living on the streets again.
Stepping Stone emergency shelter project increases by $1 million
GUELPH – The cost of a planned upgrade to the Stepping Stone emergency shelter in Guelph has increased to nearly $5 million from the nearly $4 million estimated back in February, when the project was formally announced.
Company with links to Fergus wins ‘Recycling Hero’ award
FERGUS – Fergus is soon to become headquarters for the World Aerosol Recycling Association and will become central to a global campaign to recycle aerosol cans.
County staff, councillors prefer roundabouts to traffic signals at Highway 6 intersections
GUELPH – A roundabout is the preferred approach of Wellington County staff and some councillors to planned upgrades for intersections on Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22.
Centralized waitlist to give county parents ‘one stop’ to apply for childcare spaces
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Parents applying for licensed childcare spots in Wellington County will soon have a one-stop place to go online where they can find and apply to area programs.
Robotics team ‘all about building STEM in our community’: teacher
GUELPH – Sunshine streamed through the cafeteria’s large glass windows, and people strolled leisurely outside, some wearing just shorts and a T-shirt, soaking up unseasonably warm weather on March 13.
‘We need to do things differently’: desire for housing plan voiced at health, housing symposium
GUELPH – The situation has been described as a crisis, complex, a failure (both morally and systemically), overwhelming and simply as “crap.”
Board of health concerned about recommended lab closures
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is concerned with a recommendation by Ontario’s Auditor General to close six of 11 Public Health Ontario laboratory sites.
County politicians hesitant to declare intimate partner violence an ‘epidemic’
GUELPH – Wellington County politicians aren’t declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic – for now at least.
Mount Forest cemetery fees increasing; entrance repairs expected this summer
KENILWORTH – Wellington North staff began exploring a full-cost-recovery model for the Mount Forest cemetery during the winter, with subsequent reports to council on fee increases needed to get there, and historical operating costs, comparisons with other cemeteries, and a proposed increase schedule
Government claims new bill will tackle proliferation of hateful online content
OTTAWA – The Liberal government has introduced Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, which the government says will safeguard Canadians from online hate and protect children online.
Ospringe youth experiences town hall in Erin ‘Mayor for a day’ contest
ERIN – Oh, to be the mayor of Erin, if only for a day.