ELORA – Centre Wellington received 41 applications from community organizations seeking a total $288,186 from the municipality’s Community Impact Grant program.
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Transition to producer responsibility for recycling offers benefits, challenges for county
GUELPH – The coming transition of the province’s Blue Box recycling program from municipal to producer responsibility offers both benefits and challenges for the County of Wellington.
Elora House seeking participants, volunteers for ‘Coldest Night of the Year’ fundraiser
ELORA – It doesn’t matter what the actual temperature is. Feb. 24 is the “Coldest Night of the Year” across the country and for those brave enough – or passionate enough – to walk for a cause, this is the night to do it.
Brampton man charged with careless driving in fatal June crash
ERIN – A Brampton man is facing careless driving charges in connection with a two-vehicle crash here last spring that left a Fergus woman dead and two others seriously injured.
Permanent EarlyON centre coming to Centre Wellington
GUELPH – The County of Wellington will contribute $160,000 toward capital costs of establishing a permanent EarlyON Child and Family Centre in Centre Wellington.
OPP seeks warrant for Vaughan resident who posed as Newmarket man after theft
ARTHUR – Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a Vaughan resident they say is responsible for stealing a bank card from a vehicle here last September.
Mapleton Family Day Fun Fair is Feb. 19
MAPLETON – A Family Day Fun Fair featuring everything from pickleball to public skating will be held at the PMD arena in Drayton on Feb. 19.
Encampment in county courtyard a ‘civil protest’ to advocate for homeless community
GUELPH – While Wellington County and City of Guelph officials gathered with service providers at the Delta hotel for a symposium about health care and housing, members of the local homeless community pitched tents in a county courtyard downtown.
One dead, two hospitalized after incident Friday morning in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – Few details are available about an incident here on Friday morning that left one person dead and two others in hospital.
Erin’s Q3 deficit expected to be resolved by fourth quarter
ERIN - A deficit of $156,000 reported in Erin’s books had some councillors wondering if the town may be over its operating budget in the final quarter of 2023.
St. Mary students return to in-person learning Feb. 7 at local churches
MOUNT FOREST – The Wellington Catholic District School Board has announced plans for temporary accommodations for students and staff of St. Mary Catholic School, which has been shut down since a Jan. 25 fire which caused an estimated $4 million in damage.
Lack of permanent CAO complicates Erin’s strategic plan development process
ERIN – Councillors considered hiring a company to form a new strategic plan, but ultimately bounced a recommendation back to Erin staff for review. The previous four-year iteration of the strategic plan expired last year.
Council takes cautious approach on proposed hike to building, planning fees
MAPLETON – Council here is weighing alternatives to raising building and planning fees by massive amounts suggested in a consultant’s report aimed at attaining “full cost recovery” for the services.
Police looking to identify suspect in Boxing Day heist
ERIN – More than five weeks after cash was stolen from a safe at a local business, police are issuing a call for help to identify a suspect involved.
Future Highway 6 bypass route beside Pierpoint Park is off the table
FERGUS – Centre Wellington council has said, in no uncertain terms, that the Pierpoint Flyfishing and Nature Preserve should be protected and a Highway 6 truck bypass route alongside the site should no longer be considered.