January:
OPP officers seized over $250,000 in cash, drugs from Guelph hotel room on New Year’s Eve. Cambridge woman, Wellington North man among three charged.
February:
Excavator continues work to move Belwood Lake ice floes as search for missing 3-year-old Kaden Young enters seventh day. One lane closed on Cty. Rd. 26 birdge; motorists asked to avoid area if possible. No searchers permitted around water near bridge due to activity.
March:
Mapleton CAO Manny Baron charged in connection with lease deals while CAO of the Town of Petrolia.
April:
Police confirm body of “young person” found in Belwood Lake today, about 11km downstream from where Kaden Young, 3, was swept into Grand River two months ago.
May:
Hundreds of students from @ugdsb and @WellingtonCath participated today in this year’s Special Olympics School Track and Field meet for elementary and secondary students with development differences. The event took place at the St. James Catholic High School track in Guelph.
June:
Seventh Line near Belwood closed after tractor trailer loaded with livestock feed rolled over and was leaning against hydro lines. Driver, 60, of Stratford, was not injured but had to wait in truck for hydro officials to shut down power. Police say charges may be pending.
July:
Witness heard explosion at building near Gartshore St. and Dixon Dr. in Fergus, called 911, police and fire on scene.
August:
Fans lined the streets of downtown Elora to cheer for the @EloraMohawksJrB champions
September:
Students from Centre Wellington District High School participate in a walkout this afternoon and marched from their school to rally downtown Fergus to protest against changes to the sex-ed curriculum and lack of changes Indigenous programming.
October:
Michelle Hanson, mother of Kaden Young, charged in connection with boy’s death. The 3-year-old boy went missing on Feb. 21 after Hanson lost hold of him when their vehicle was swept by flood waters into the Grand River near Waldemar.
November:
Here4Hope: A Conversation with Landsberg, Hedger and You, a mental health discussion with @heylandsberg and @jenniferhedger, is on now at the Fergus Sportsplex.
December:
Elora grocery store has been closed by public health unit after one critical and 10 non-critical infractions were discovered during a routine inspection on Friday.
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