ARTHUR – An Arthur man is facing drug, theft and forcible confinement charges in connection with two separate incidents this week.
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County purchases school board properties in Guelph for future office, parking needs
GUELPH -The County of Wellington has purchased three Guelph properties for more than $5.5 million from the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) for future office and parking needs.
Public health takes action after food poisoning incident at International Women’s Day event
GUELPH – The local board of health heard the story of an International Women’s Day event that went wrong, and a collaboration between public health inspectors and the host that went right at a meeting on May 3.
Parent asks board to get off fossil fuels, build new school with heat pump technology
GUELPH – Sam Stevenson hopes the Upper Grand District School Board will consider using electric heat pump heating when it builds a new high school in the south end of Guelph.
Five people injured after horse and buggy, van collide
MAPLETON – Five people were sent to hospital, two of them seriously injured, after a van crashed into a horse and buggy here at about 8:15 am on May 4.
Biosecurity advisory issued for Centre Wellington after bird virus confirmed
CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Feather Board Command Centre, which cordinates the poultry industry's emergency response to diseases, has issued a biosecurity advisory spanning a 10km area in Centre Wellington following the discovery of infectious laryngotracheitis.
CWDHS returns to hosting Relay for Life; hopes to raise $45,000 for cancer society
FERGUS – Students at Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) are gearing up for their first Relay for Life since 2017 and the first student-run event of any kind since the pandemic hit three years ago. And they are pumped.
Five Erin projects moving forward with $83,750 Blue Triton grant
ERIN - Town staff have determined how to spend $83,750 in grant funds from Blue Triton with council granting its approval on April 13.
Province made decisions on Geranium Homes proposal but it’s not quite a done deal
BELWOOD – Since Geranium Homes held a community information meeting in Belwood last June, the planning world has changed, and the proposal the company presented at a public meeting on April 26 had also changed from the original.
Intersection improvement report projects 16 new roundabouts in county
GUELPH – A report on proposed intersection improvements shows two new traffic signals and 16 roundabouts in Wellington County’s future.
Province provides $1.5 million toward Trusscore expansion/upgrades
PALMERSTON – The provincial government will contribute $1.5 million toward a $10-million expansion and production enhancement project expected to create 68 new jobs at the Trusscore manufacturing facility here.
‘I’ve confirmed the serious, grave details’: Chong briefed on foreign targeting of family
OTTAWA - The Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) has at last briefed Wellington-Halton Hills MP Michael Chong following a 2021 top-secret report said to contain intelligence that the MP and his family abroad were targeted for sanctions by the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Parent asks board to get off fossil fuels, build new school with heat pump technology
GUELPH – Sam Stevenson hopes the Upper Grand District School Board will consider using electric heat pump heating when it builds a new high school in the south end of Guelph.
Nurses’ contributions celebrated at Wellington Terrace
ABOYNE – The Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home is a not-for-profit municipal facility located between Elora and Fergus on Wellington Road 18.
Guelph, Wellington bringing out big guns for King Charles’ coronation
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Several events have been organized locally to note the Coronation of King Charles III on May 6.