Frontline healthcare workers are overwhelmed and exhausted. Long hours, limited resources and the constant fear created by COVID-19 have left Ontario medical and support staff in desperate need of a break. When the one-year anniversary of the pandemic approached, staff…
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Click here to get a list of COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations and find your closest pharmacy to get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine if you are age 40 or older. Did you hear? Adults aged 40+ are eligible to book an…
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April 16, 2021 My fellow residents of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, Today, WDG Public Health is announcing the first identified local case of the Brazilian (P1) variant. This is a critical moment for our region. Variants of concern are causing a dramatic shift…
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via guelphtoday.ca Gravel pits in southern Wellington County owe millions in backdated property taxes after an Ontario court ruled they were assessed too low by the Municipal Property Assessment Corp. (MPAC). An interim decision from the Tribunals Ontario Assessment Review…
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Garbage, Recycling & Green bin pick-ups scheduled for this Friday, April 2nd in Puslinch will be collected on Saturday instead due to the Good Friday holiday. Also, the first curbside Leaf and Yard waste collection in urban areas only is…
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CBM Aggregates’ Roszell Pit in the Township of Puslinch has received OSSGA’s 2020 Progressive Rehabilitation Award, presented at OSSGA’s 2021 Conference & AGM at the end of February. Roszell Pit’s 1.5-hectare rehabilitation project focused on restoring its Pond 2 shoreline…
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A few weeks ago I was contacted by a Puslinch resident inquiring if PuslinchToday could help publicize a new business his son had recently started. Of course I immediately sent the standard response saying we would add them our free…
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On Saturday February 20, 2021, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of break-ins to community mailboxes near Puslinch Lake. It is reported that three separate community mailboxes were entered on Rhodes Road, Concession 1…
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With the Government of Ontario’s recent announcement about the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit moving into the RED CONTROL Phase of the “Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework,” the Wellington County Library (WCL) and the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA)…
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via guelphtoday.com Federal and provincial COVID relief funding and mitigation measures have led to the County of Wellington reporting its largest year-end budget surplus in a decade. A report by treasurer Ken DeHart puts the county’s 2020 year-end surplus at…
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In a social media posting the Aberfoyle Antique Market has announced the delay of their opening for the 2021 season due to covid restrictions: Greetings to all of you eagerly awaiting the opening of the Aberfoyle Antique Market. We will…
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For those of you who have missed Envers Country Store takeout the wait is over. Since the Patels went into renovations to refit for the LCBO Convenience Outlet, takeout was suspended while they made the transition to include selling spirits,…
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Capital Paving’s Wellington Pit in the Township of Puslinch has received OSSGA’s 2020 Progressive Rehabilitation Award, presented at OSSGA’s 2021 Conference & AGM at the end of February. Wellington Pit’s recent restoration work took place from April 2020 to May…
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James Seeley said he feels the public information presented by the MTO shows they plan to go forward with the new highway. The province recently released a virtual public information centre outlining the plan for the new highway intended to…
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The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is moving forward with a Preliminary Design Review and Detailed Design under the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for improvements to Highway 6 and Highway 401 in the Township of Puslinch, Wellington County, and the…
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By Daina Makinson and Margaret Hauwert. Recently I was approached by Terri Manolis, the owner of the former fine dining establishment, Enver’s of Morriston. She shared what she had been hearing from local restaurant owners how this last lockdown was…
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The Council of the Township of Puslinch approved its 2021 Operating and Capital Budget with a 0.93% tax increase. For the typical Puslinch residence assessed at $601,000, the increase represents a $9.47 annual increase for the Township portion of the…
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