via guelphmercury.com Ride Well saw just under 400 total rides in final three months of 2019 Wellington County is reducing the number of vehicles it has on the road for its ride share pilot program after a slow start. According…
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Here is information we have received about upcoming strike action for the UGDSB: February 5, 2020 Dear parents and guardians, The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has announced that its elementary teachers and occasional teachers will participate in one-day…
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February is Black History Month and the Wellington County Museum & Archives invites you to help celebrate and reflect on our rich local and national history through music and storytelling. Did you know that some of the very first settlers…
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via cbc.ca Ontario is proposing to extend a moratorium on water-taking bottling permits for nine months. A spokesman for Environment Minister Jeff Yurek says this would give the government more time to review the science and consult with the public,…
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The Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) is pleased to announce the Council of Wellington as a winner of two awards of the organization’s 2019 National Public Works Week (NPWW) Awards Contest. Wellington’s 2019 NPWW celebration competed for the awards with…
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via ontario.ca Ontario’s government is investing over $1.3 million for more road and bridge projects in Wellington—Halton Hills, which will make the province’s roads safer and commutes easier while opening Ontario for business. As part of the Rural and Northern…
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via GuelphMercury.com People in Wellington County needing to travel from one community to another will soon have another option. Starting Oct. 1, residents will be able to book a ride through Ride Well, the county’s new on-demand ridesharing program. Operating…
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Find your library in unexpected places! Visitors to the Mount Forest Sports Complex and Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex will see a new sight this year – Wellington County Library vending kiosks. With a valid library card and PIN in hand,…
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At this week’s Council meeting, Wellington County Council adopted its 2019 budget with a 2.8% increase to the County portion of property taxes. “The 2019 County budget protects our top priorities and includes a capital investment plan that will renew…
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Wellington County Council adopted its 2020 budget with a 3.3% increase to the County portion of property taxes. “County Council has passed a responsible budget of investment and service enhancements for 2020,” said Warden Kelly Linton. “Our expenditures are directly…
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Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect for Sunday. This Winter Weather Travel Advisory has been upgraded from a Special Weather Statement that was previously in effect. A strengthening low pressure system is expected to bring a wintry mix of weather…
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via globalnews.ca First responders in the Guelph area were kept busy during the first snowfall of the season on Monday. Guelph police say they responded to 31 crashes around the city, while Wellington County OPP responded to another 37 crashes….
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Provincial police have seized about $218,000-worth of meth and magic mushrooms. The investigation started on Wednesday, when officers with the Huron-Perth, Perth and Grey-Bruce OPP detachments seized meth from a vehicle in Minto. Other property including cash and the vehicle…
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Luella Logan Scholarship/Award Mr. Robert Logan, a County of Wellington resident, has made a very generous donation to the County to set up a scholarship fund to encourage young women in politics and to set up an award to honour…
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It’s official: Guelph and Wellington County learned late this afternoon they will receive $10 million from Infrastructure Canada to implement their Smart Cities vision: Our Food Future, Canada’s first circular food economy. The joint proposal from City of Guelph and…
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The preliminary hearing of a man charged with setting seven rural fires in 2016 and 2017 began in Guelph on Wednesday. Justin Beal, 29, stands accused of setting the fires over an eight-month period from Oct. 14, 2016 to June…
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What Does Distracted Driving Mean to You? Attention all Wellington County Youth! Safe Communities Wellington County is inviting you to participate in The Wellington County Distracted Driving Video Contest. If you are 19 and under and reside in Wellington County…
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