ABERFOYLE - The County of Wellington mobile household hazardous waste depot is moving from the Riverstown Waste Facility to the Aberfoyle Waste Facility, and will be there for the month of August.
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Homewood and Wounded Warriors holding National Ride for Mental Health
GUELPH – Wounded Warriors Canada is leading the National Ride for Mental Health on the grounds of the Homewood Health Centre in Guelph.
Balinafad area road work expected to cause traffic delays
ERIN - Rehabilitation of Ballinafad Culvert and improvements on Wellington Road 42 (32 Side Road) at Wellington Road 24 (Trafalgar Road) intersection, in the Town of Erin and Town of Halton Hills, are set to begin construction on Aug. 21.
Museum’s antique and classic car show coming up
ABOYNE – Rev your engines! The 47th Antique and Classic Car Show is returning to the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) on Aug. 27.
Upcoming EWFHT workshops
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The East Wellington Family Health Team is providing another month of free workshops to help folks reach good health.
Police Beat: ‘Good Samaritans’ scammed in separate incidents
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police are investigating two identical scams perpetrated on what they are calling “would-be good Samaritans.”
Guelph man charged with human trafficking
GUELPH – A Guelph man has been charged with human trafficking and forcible confinement.
Canada and Ontario bolstering honey bee health
TORONTO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are spending up to $1.375 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help improve the resiliency and competitiveness of beekeeper operations in Ontario.
Driver airlifted to hospital
CALEDON – An Erin resident was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious crash here on Sunday.
OPINION: Be vewey quiet! We’re hunting wabbits
As it happens, I’m re-reading Watership Down and that’s a lucky thing for the rabbits that think my vegetable garden is their all-you-can-eat buffet.
Gardeners growing keystone plants essential to ecosystem
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Monarch caterpillars eat only one thing: milkweed. Without the plant, the caterpillars cannot survive, and monarch butterfly populations plummet.
Future Food Visions project animates local food locations through audio experiences
GUELPH – The University of Guelph and Guelph-Wellington’s Our Food Future initiative have launched Future Food Visions, a series of nine audio experiences now available to download or stream on Driftscape or at reimaginefood.ca/visions.
Ponsonby Jr. Sting team participates in Ontario Amateur Softball Tournament
PONSONBY – The Ponsonby Jr. Sting team travelled to Tara to participate in the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Provincial U13 Tournament.
Second annual CW Fun Day slated for Sept. 3
ELORA – The Centre Wellington Black Committee has another party planned for the community. CW Fun Day is a free event slated for Sept. 3 at Bissell Park.
Mount Forest Lions Club seeks council support for potential improvement projects
KENILWORTH – The Mount Forest Lions Club is eyeing potential improvement projects around the community. Past club president George Laurencic pitched several early-stage ideas for council to ponder on Aug. 14.