PUSLINCH Having lately had occasion to visit the greater part of the Township of Puslinch and see some locations, not seen for many years past, I was really astonished at the material progress in wealth and improvement apparent on every…
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WARNER, Gerald Wayne January 18, 1946 – February 3, 2020 Morriston has lost one if it’s most iconic residents. It was a familiar sight to see Jerry walking one of his beloved dogs or scooting around the village on his…
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Police are asking for your assistance finding a grey Honda Civic that forced a grader off the road. If you have any information call 1-888-310-1122 or call crime stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. image sources: @OPP_WR Grader forced off road by newer…
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On November 16, 2019 at approximately 12:20 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-motor-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 36 at Highway 6 involving a tractor trailer and a dump truck in Morriston. Investigation revealed that…
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After Bernhardt Brown’s death, the property was owned by his daughter, Louisa Brown and her husband George McLean until 1937, when it was sold to Elvin Elliot of Guelph, who operated a restaurant. He sold the easterly portion of Brown’s…
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This photo was taken around 1860, just after the completion of the new , yellow brick store for R. B. Morison. In fact, the sign is still on his previous building, directly across the road. One of the first residents…
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BISHOP, John William (Jack) – A longtime resident of Morriston, passed away peacefully at Allendale Long Term Care on Saturday, February 2, 2019, in his 97th year. Beloved husband of the late Ruth Ord. Predeceased by his mom and dad…
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The Morriston Auto Inn c.1913.On the left is the innkeeper Mary Brown (nee McGinnis). This building was located on the site of what is now the Great Wall Restaurant and was demolished about 2010. The building that replaced it was…
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This is first in what we hope will be a series of recipes shared by local chefs in Puslinch Township. If you have a recipe you are craving for from one of our local restaurants here, just ask us and…
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via ctvnews.ca A former practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine has been found not guilty on three counts of sexual assault, but still has a number of other allegations and charges to answer to. Shu-Seng Lai walked out of Guelph court…
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via ctvnews.ca Emergency personnel were called to the four-vehicle collision at the Jamestown Bridge on Brussels Line about 8 p.m. OPP say a car was eastbound on Jamestown Road when it entered the intersection at Brussels Line and collided with…
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One morning this week, I tuned in the Toronto television station, CP24. Instead of the usual reports of yet another shooting in that city, Cameron Woolley was giving an account of an accident involving the crash of a tractor-trailer into…
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HERITAGE LOSTThe Brown Building by Marjorie Clark This sturdy, stone structure stood in Morriston for 109 years but all that remains now are photographs. Bernhard Braun was born on Feb. 20, 1820 in Baiersbronn, Württemberg, Germany to Johannes Jakob Braun…
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Lawrence Huether (with the oar) and Berkeley Hamilton of Morriston, on Morriston Pond c.1949
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UPDATE: Thank you to all who helped share this story. Because of your effort we have been able to find a loving home for this lost little bird! This budgie was found freezing outside! If you know anyone who has…
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On Sunday July 1, 2018, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 6, south of Morriston. The officer observed a male driving a grey pick-up truck at a speed that appeared to…
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via cbc.ca Twelve more charges of sexual assault have been laid against a Guelph acupuncturist after a significant investigation into his conduct at two clinics. In October 2017, Guelph Police Service began investigating allegations against a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner….
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