by Mike Robinson. Donna Tremblay has left Puslinch Township to become the City of Guelph’s access, privacy and records specialist. The June meeting of Puslinch council provided a send-off to the deputy clerk at her final council meeting. CAO Karen…
Continue Reading ...Developer looting of environmental and built heritage is a long game across the world. Yet attentive citizens in Guelph often save the city’s most valuable life capital and assets. This time informed delegations to city council have called for protection…
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by Mike Robinson. There appears to be no shortage of concerns when it comes to the Guelph Tier 3 water quantity peer assessment review. Councillors here say they want the science to match the solutions, rather than adjusting the formula…
Continue Reading ...Lois Marion Riddell Of Guelph, born and raised in Puslinch Township, in peace at the Guelph General Hospital on Friday, April 22nd, in her 87th year. Mother of Alan (Liz), Wendy (1973), Chris (Tammy), James (Cathy) and Lisa. Grandmother of…
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98 Over The Limit On March 7, 2016 at approximately 7:50 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting speed enforcement and monitoring traffic on Highway 6 near Laird Road. Police observed a male driving a 2009…
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Malcolm McCormick died on Friday, June 10, 1932, at the home of his sister, Mary McNaughton in Guelph, at the age of 77 years. Prominent in educational circles in Guelph, he was widely known as a man of exceptional attainments….
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ABERFOYLE, OCTOBER 25, 1897 by the Aberfoyle correspondent to the Guelph Mercury The beautiful weather of the last few days has put the farmers in the notion of taking in their turnips. Most of them around here have started the…
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And now for something completely different… What was happening in Morriston on Oct. 30 1894, 121 years ago? Here is an account by the Morriston correspondent to the Guelph Mercury on that day. Morriston News For This Day In 1894…
Continue Reading ...OUR DAVEY by Marjorie Clark Land agents of the Columbia Company were recruiting settlers in Scotland in 1825. James Stirton, his wife, Janet, and their children, David (9), Elizabeth (7), Christian (5) and John (3) from Dunnichen, Forfarshire, went aboard…
Continue Reading ...THE ROBERT CARTER FAMILYRoad and Rail Contractors By Marjorie Clark Robert Carter of Berwickshire, Scotland, was killed in a construction accident, while building a railway bed at Cocksburnspath in 1845. In 1847, his wife, Janet (née Wishart, born c.1796) Carter…
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by Mike Robinson. Puslinch councillors took another stab at dealing with the safety factor of cyclists and vehicles sharing local roads. On May 4, Mayor Dennis Lever noted there was discussion at a previous meeting and he asked that correspondence…
Continue Reading ...On March 18, 2016, Guelph Police H.E.A.T. (High Enforcement Action Team) located a vehicle that had been reported stolen on March 13, 2016 from a parking lot on Eramosa Road. Their investigation led to the arrest of three males and…
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Equipment costs are a big expense for contractors but a group of local entrepreneurs has come up with a way to lower expenses and earn income on idle equipment through a new business called Dozr. The option to rent out…
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GUELPH – It looks like the city is moving ahead with staff recommendations to replace the one-lane Niska Road bridge with a two-lane structure. The Dec. 3 decision of council followed discussions and debate that dragged out until well after…
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by Mike Robinson – ABERFOYLE – Councillor Matthew Bulmer does not believe the City of Guelph has considered the long-term impact to its neighbours as it moves forward on a proposal to upgrade the Niska Road bridge from one to…
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At last Wednesdays Puslinch Council meeting a great deal of time was spent hearing from delegations regarding the changes that may be coming to the Niska Rd Bailey bridge. If you are unfamiliar with the area, the bridge crosses the…
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Calling all 13-17 year olds in the Township of Puslinch who may be looking to become a volunteer within a Day Camp setting or within the Puslinch Township during the school year with hockey, soccer or other youth events. The…
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