Wellington County News

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• Centre Wellington bus service launches June 19
  A new Community Bus Service in Elora and Fergus will launch on June 19, a joint effort of the Centre Wellington Social Justice Group and Elliott Coach Lines. “This new service is definite...
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• CRC holding quarry meeting June 19
  The second general meeting of the Concerned Residents Coalition will take place on Wednesday, June 19 in the Theatre at the Acton Town Hall Centre. Everyone is welcome. The Concerned Residents ...
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• KidsAbility forum on Autism Update is June 14
  The annual KidsAbility forum on the Autism Update 2013 will take place at Bingeman’s  on June 14. The forum brings professionals, parents and students  together in a day of shar...
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• Minto donates $1,000 to assist local youth centres
  Council here has approved a $1,000 contribution toward programming for youth centres in the municipality. Pat Savage of Harriston, regional director of  YFC/Youth Unlimited, appeared befor...
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• Objection raised to Morriston subdivision proposal
  Objections have been raised to the Morriston Estates subdivision because of road entrance conditions. Colin Bain recently voiced his objection via a letter to councillors following a public mee...
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• Eden Mills resident awarded Queen?s Diamond Jubilee medal
  Louise Marshall of Eden Mills was recently presented with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at the annual general meeting of the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA). Waterloo regional ...
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• Ellis Chapel announces summer program for 2013
  With summer arriving shortly, Ellis Chapel has announced its summer program for the year. June 23 features Stephanie and Joe Mancini, founders and executive directors of the The Working Centre ...
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• Building bridges
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• Provincial officials offer Puslinch council update on Morriston bypass
  More correspondence regarding the proposed Highway 6 bypass for Morriston continues to trickle in. On June 5, Puslinch councillors noted correspondence from both Minister of Transportation Glen...
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• Relay Days at Zehrs
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• Relay Days in full swing
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• Fred Campbell Victoria Cross Squadron 895 review honours cadets
  Cadets with the Fred Campbell Victoria Cross Squadron 895 showed all their skills at the 31st annual ceremonial review held June 5 at Victoria Cross Public School. Before an audience of parents...
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• City of Guelph may looking for more water
  As Guelph moves to review and expand its water supply, it may be looking south to do it. On June 5, Puslinch councillors briefly reviewed city correspondence regarding Guelph’s water supp...
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• Father?s Heart Healing Centre to host conference
  The Father’s Heart Healing Centre here expects to add a mobile prayer service to services it offers. The centre operates healing rooms at its location here where “people can encount...
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• Food drive in Hillsburgh on June 15
  Hillsburgh Foodland is teaming up with Hillsburgh firefighters for a food drive event on June 15 from 11am to 2:30pm. "It is an especially difficult time of the year for the food bank,&rdq...
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• Community gathers for official opening of Ashlynne Rayner Memorial Library
  Seldom can remarkable achievements evolve out of devastating tragedy, but that is exactly what has transpired at Rockwood Centennial Public School. On June 10, the school hosted an opening cere...
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• Ribbon cutting
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• Tag team
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• Auditor pleased with financial position of Guelph-Eramosa Township
  Accountant Matthew Venne congratulated Guelph-Eramosa staff recently for a smooth audit process this year. On June 3 Venne, of RLB Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors in Guelph, present...
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• Council okays budget amendment for Mill Road bridge rehabilitation
  Guelph-Eramosa council has approved a 2013 budget amendment that will allow the township to rehabilitate a bridge on Mill Road, west of Jones Baseline, sooner than originally anticipated. On Ma...
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• Siemens holds mock emergency rescue at NextEra turbine site
  Conducting a rescue from the tight confines of a wind turbine can be a daunting task. Whether the rescue is from the top of the 80-meter high turbines or the four meter wide base, space is a factor...
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• Touch down for Camp Day
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• Township unloading office trailer
  With all Guelph-Eramosa staff accommodated by a large expansion that will effectively double the size of the municipal office here, the township has decided to unload its outdoor office trailer. ...
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• Township?s cultural mapping taking shape
  Cultural mapping is taking shape in the township after the economic development department hosted two public meetings to come up with ideas that could be destined for an overall mapping plan. T...
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• Single dad?s story of selflessness and perseverance inspired Father?s Day
  (MNS) - One of the more noteworthy societal shifts in the second half of the 20th Century was the growing number of single-parent families. Whereas single-parent homes were an anomaly during the fi...
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• Share important health message with Dad on Father?s Day
  (NC)—Father’s Day is reserved for celebrating the men in our lives. Whether it’s grandpa, dad, an uncle, or a husband, families do what they can on this day each year to make each...
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• Zoning change approved for former school property
  The Town of Minto has approved a zoning amendment to facilitate development on the former Harriston Senior School property. The amendment, approved by council at the June 5 meeting, re-zones po...
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• Yake questions legal ?trademark? action
  fter reading a newspaper report about efforts by the township’s economic development department to take legal action, councillor Dan Yake wants to know what procedures were taken and why coun...
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• Researchers tag locators on bobolinks
  A group of researchers has been spending the past three weeks capturing, tagging and fitting a small songbird known as a bobolink with geolocators. Headed up by biologist Rosalind Renfrew of th...
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• FIT changes take town off hook for solar project
  Changes to the provincial government’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program have taken the heat off Minto council over a controversial solar farm proposal here. Council was in hot water over its ...
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• Trust account opened to help Streicher family with medical expenses
  When a tragedy strikes, communities pull together. That is what Rob Unsworth and Karen Bertin are hoping will continue, as they coordinate a community effort to support the Streicher family. ...
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• Cooperation results in playground upgrades
  A project to replace local playground equipment here began a year and a half ago, following the removal of some older equipment, due to insurance concerns. Both Moorefield and Drayton parks wer...
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• Feeding the world from Moorefield
  A volunteer organization based in Moorefield is working to turn excess produce from Canadian fields into meals for those in need in Third World countries. Reapers of Hope is an arm of Christian...
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• Public Health urges action to minimize West Nile risk
  Itchiness and swelling are the main symptoms of mosquito bites. However, of more concern than the discomfort is the risk of infection with West Nile virus (WNV), states Wellington-Dufferin-Guel...
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• Investigator critical of Wellington North?s secret council meetings
  A municipal closed meeting investigator has taken Wellington North council to task for four secret meetings it held in 2012 without following proper procedures under the Municipal Act. Norm Gam...
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