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Report of Armed Person Near Erin School 'Unfounded': Police

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

ERIN -Wellington County OPP say a report about a person with a gun near an Erin school around 2:30pm on Friday is unfounded. According to a news release from police, an unnamed public school was placed in a hold and secure on Nov. 21 “as an extra safety measure.” The release adds police deemed the…OPP · Fergus See the Story

‘The street has become a commuter route’: Fergus residents want more done to curb traffic woes

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

FERGUS – Several Garafraxa Street East residents want local government doing more to calm speeds on the street, which currently forms part of a construction detour. “The street has become a commuter route,” said Tony Smith, who lives near the St. David Street North and Garafraxa Street East intersection. “I just think there’s a huge…Fergus · Fergus Read Article

Guelph/Eramosa proposes 2.7% tax increase in draft budget

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

BRUCEDALE – The proposed 2026 budget for Guelph/Eramosa Township totals $23.4 million and includes a proposed tax increase of $41.82 (2.71 per cent) on homes assessed at $500,000. Staff presented the draft budget at a Nov. 7 special meeting of council. Finance director Maneesh Kulal told council the proposed tax increase for residents can be…Taxes · Fergus Read Article

Guelph/Eramosa proposes 2.7% tax increase in draft budget

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

BRUCEDALE – The proposed 2026 budget for Guelph/Eramosa Township totals $23.4 million and includes a proposed tax increase of $41.82 (2.71 per cent) on homes assessed at $500,000. Staff presented the draft budget at a Nov. 7 special meeting of council. Finance director Maneesh Kulal told council the proposed tax increase for residents can be…Taxes · Fergus Read Article

Reopening of Elora waste facility delayed

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The reopening of the Elora waste facility has been delayed to mid-January due to project design alterations. The news was shared by county manager of solid waste services (SWS) Das Soligo at a SWS committee meeting on Nov. 17. The $2.89-million site improvements began in April with the main features including: an…Fergus · Fergus Read Article

Reopening of Elora waste facility delayed

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The reopening of the Elora waste facility has been delayed to mid-January due to project design alterations. The news was shared by county manager of solid waste services (SWS) Das Soligo at a SWS committee meeting on Nov. 17. The $2.89-million site improvements began in April with the main features including: an…Fergus · Fergus Read Article

Minto Residents Supporting Jamaican Workers, Families in Hurricane’s Aftermath

Coverage: 2 sources

HARRISTON – Peter-Gay Daily travels windingly from Jamaica’s Woodland district with rolling, forested hills underfoot until she finds a working cell tower in Springfield. Daily, her boyfriend Leondale Kelly told the Advertiser, walks the 32-kilometre roundtrip twice per week across scarred terrain to send photos, videos and news about the damage wrought by Hurricane Melissa…Hurricanes · Fergus See the Story

Smile with Santa in Fergus

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Families across Fergus are invited to kick off the holiday season at the Smile with Santa event on Saturday, Nov. 29Santa Claus · Fergus Read Article

Township, working group unveil storyboard honouring Richard Pierpoint

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

FERGUS – Richard Pierpoint would be proud. And perhaps a little surprised that his life is now on a storyboard in a park that bears his name. But those who gathered at the Pierpoint Fly Fishing Reserve on Nov. 13 were more than excited to unveil the storyboard that’s been years in the making. Pierpoint…Fergus · Fergus Read Article

Centre Wellington residents can have up to two ARUs plus original dwelling

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

ELORA – In the face of a housing crisis, the province has determined that every municipality in the province should allow homeowners to add up to two additional residential units (ARUs) to their property. With that direction in their back pockets, council decided at its Nov. 10 meeting to update its zoning bylaw amendment to…Fergus · Fergus Read Article