A strike is on the immediate horizon for local Children’s Aid Society (CAS) workers. After a day of mediation on April 4 with upper management of Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County, CAS workers rejected the contract…
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The list of public sector employees in Ontario with a salary of $100,000 in 2015 was released on March 24. The local list includes 61 municipal employees (up by almost 20% from 51 in 2014): 35 from Wellington County, 11…
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Ontario’s first tornado of the year occurred in a rural area in the northern reaches of Wellington County. Environment Canada has confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down Wednesday afternoon in an area about seven kilometres northeast of Clifford, which…
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by Patrick Raftis. Wellington County council members see no need to expand Ontario’s Greenbelt and reaffirmed that position on Feb. 25. The Greenbelt is a permanently-protected area, about 7,300 square kilometres in size (1.8 million acres), consisting of green space,…
Continue Reading ...A new $8.14 million fund will help agriculture and agri-food technology entrepreneurs in Guelph and Wellington County grow their businesses, Guelph Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield announced Tuesday. The federal government will provide $4.84 million for the fund, Longfield said during…
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by Patrick Raftis GUELPH – Wellington County residents will get a reprieve on a planned increase in the cost of user-pay garbage fees. At its Jan. 12 meeting, the county’s solid waste services committee recommended that effective July 1 user…
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by Mike Robinson. The Puslinch Historicial Society is getting a renewed lease on space within the Wellington County Library’s Puslinch branch. Puslinch councillors agreed to the revised lease agreement in late December following a report from staff which recommended renewal…
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PUSLINCH – Brad Whitcombe was a community and environmental champion. On Nov. 2 Wellington County honoured the late former warden by renaming the Southern Green Legacy Nursery the Bradford Whitcombe Green Legacy Nursery and dedicating the community room at the…
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Daina Makinson and I sat down with Mayor and County Councillor Dennis Lever to discuss what’s happening with Solid Waste Services (“SWS”) in Wellington County. We hope this will be one of many in a series of conversations to keep…
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During today’s Wellington County Council meeting, Council approved expanding waste and recyclable collection to all rural households, and to change user fees for waste disposal. Both changes will take effect on July 1, 2016. “Expanding rural collection will allow all…
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A Wellington County OPP sergeant was arrested and charged after an alleged road rage incident in Cambridge. He was not on duty at the time. Sergeant Rui Pacheco, a 19-year officer, was charged with two counts of assault and two…
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If endorsed by county council on March 31, bi-weekly rural pickup will begin on July 1 in the five Wellington municipalities where the service is not currently offered.
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Wellington County Historical Society 2016 Writing Contest This year’s topic is: HOW I CAME TO LIVE IN WELLINGTON COUNTY Did your heritage family “come over on the boat” in the 16, 17, or 1800s? Were they some of the original…
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Since we’ve been talking so much about taxes lately I felt it necessary to also publicize the large increases in your tax bill that are coming from Wellington County in the next few years. To make my point clearly I…
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A preliminary five-year plan presented to Wellington County council on Nov. 26 projects a 3.3 per cent tax impact in 2016. The preliminary plan was endorsed by the county’s administration, finance and human resources committee on Nov. 19 and forwarded…
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Mayor Dennis Lever forwarded me a link to this video and I immediately knew I had to share it with the rest of Puslinch. This beautiful video was shot on November 3, 2015 by a drone flying over the 475…
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The first dinner in a series called Wellington Cooks will be launched at Enver’s on July 24 and 25. This new venture will feature the talent within our region; chefs and purveyors, with the passion these local foodies have nurtured…
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