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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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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Big thanks to Mayor James Seeley of Puslinch for sending us this update which answers a lot of the questions people have been asking us about the fuel spill: Over the weekend, if residents have additional observations or concerns they…
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Residents in Wellington County can apply for grants to properly decommission old wells and upgrade wells that are still in use. Funds are provided by Wellington County through the Wellington Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP). The Grand River Conservation Authority…
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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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Congratulations to Kevin Johnson, co-founder of Puslinch Today, for being awarded the Cornerstone Award from Crime Stoppers for his charitable work on their website. Johnson strives to consistently give back to the community, currently he assists Sunrise Therapeutic Riding &…
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Freezing rain warning in effect for: Guelph – Erin – Southern Wellington County Kitchener – Cambridge – Region of Waterloo Mount Forest – Arthur – Northern Wellington County Freezing rain likely this evening. Some light snow or ice pellets may…
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Those on hand for the official cheque presentation include, from left, Wellington County Police Services Board (WCPSB) members Jeremy Vink and Warden Dennis Lever, CSGW Board member John Svensson, WCPSB Chair Lynda White, CSGW Office Coordinator Leesa Keleher, WCPSB member…
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via The Toronto Star Playing it safe, Ontario MPPs have elected veteran Progressive Conservative MPP Ted Arnott as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Arnott, a 28-year member who represents Wellington-Halton Hills, edged Conservative MPPs Randy Hillier, Jane McKenna, and…
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