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WEBJessica Lovell October 1, 2024 News. GUELPH – Starting in the new year, people disposing of trash at county waste facilities will have to pay a minimum fee of $10 – even if their trash is in yellow garbage bags they’ve already purchased.
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WEBAdvertiser Staff September 26, 2024 News. WELLINGTON COUNTY – Students are set to recognize Truth and Reconciliation Week from Sept. 23 to 30 with the Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School Board.
County volunteers dig in to help environment at Warden’s Tree ...
WEB1 day ago · County and municipal employees volunteered for a morning of digging in the dirt on Oct. 2 at the 19th annual Warden's Tree Planting in Arthur. Photo by Jessica Lovell. ARTHUR – In an open grassy area by the headwaters of the Conestogo River in Arthur, approximately 100 people took up shovels on Oct. 2 to transform the meadow into a forest.
Wellington County awards 10 scholarships to local students
WEB1 day ago · GUELPH – Ten students from Puslinch, Guelph/Eramosa and Centre Wellington will receive $1,000 from the county to help with school expenses this year. Following a closed meeting session at its Sept. 26 meeting, county council announced the recipients of its educational scholarships and bursaries, 10 of which are awarded annually based on academic achievement, community…
Minimum $10 fee coming to Wellington County waste sites …
WEB3 days ago · GUELPH – Starting in the new year, people disposing of trash at county waste facilities will have to pay a minimum fee of $10 – even if their trash is in yellow garbage bags they’ve already purchased. “If you are not going to use curbside to have garbage picked up, don’t use the yellow bags to deliver it to our facilities,” councillor Steve O’Neill, chair of the solid waste ...
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WEBAdvertiser Staff September 26, 2024 Community News. WELLINGTON NORTH – Standing in the centre of Arthur’s Smith Street on Sept. 19, Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox cut the ribbon on a new crosswalk described as the first of its kind in the community.
County recognized by public health for pandemic support
WEBJul 8, 2022 · GUELPH – The region’s top doctor has praised the County of Wellington for its “incredible contribution to fighting the unprecedented threat of COVID-19.” Warden Kelly Linton read portions of a letter from Medical Officer of Health and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) CEO Dr. Nicola Mercer at the June 30 county council meeting. “Without the county’s…
Suspicious fire destroys multiple homes in Erin development
WEB6 days ago · ERIN – Eight new homes were damaged – some of them completely destroyed – by an overnight fire that police are considering suspicious. Wellington County OPP officials say police and fire crews responded to a structure fire on Brown Street in the Erin Glen development in northeast Erin at about 12:54am on Sept. 27.
County’s new website includes events calendar
WEBSep 26, 2024 · County’s new website includes events calendar. WELLINGTON COUNTY – “Welcome to our new website,” are the words that greet visitors to wellington.ca. The County of Wellington recently revealed a newly redesigned site meant to provide an enhanced user experience, improved navigation, quality content and streamlined services.