Joanne Shuttleworth

Guelph

Reporter at GuelphMercury.com

Reporter at Fergus Wellington Advertiser

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Belwood Hall renovation pegged at $1.85 million

1 week ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

BELWOOD – Township staff will press on with more specific costing of renovations to Belwood Hall after council approved the request at its June 16 meeting. Kasey Beirnes, manager of buildings and property for the township, updated council on proceedings and findings to date, with support from officials at ATA Architects Inc. Belwood Hall was originally constructed in the 1870s. It is used by the community for events, public meetings and private functions and is badly in need of repair.
Township breaks ground on operations centre in Fergus

1 week ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS –It was a historic day on June 16 as officials with Centre Wellington Township broke ground on a new operations centre. The project has been 20 years in the making, CAO Dan Wilson said during brief speeches before shovels were picked up and dirt tossed on a pile.
Public health unit may have to consider more hires in near future

2 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has exhausted all the cost-saving and efficiency measures it can and will soon have to look at increasing staffing levels. Manager of environmental health Paul Medeiros told the board of health on June 4 that because of growth in the region, public health inspectors have pretty much reached the end of doing more with less. “We are doing more while maintaining quality,” Medeiros said.
Public health working with partners after closure of Guelph Consumption and Treatment Site

3 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

GUELPH – The local health unit has been working with area partners as the Consumption and Treatment Site (CTS) in Guelph closed on March 31 and the Homeless and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub (HART) opened on April 1 as directed by the province. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health’s (WDGPH) manager of clinical services Camille Loucks outlined the transition in her report to the board of health on June 4.
Local councillor signs letter opposing province's Bill 5

3 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – Centre Wellington councillor Bronwynne Wilton has signed her name to a letter speaking out against Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act. And while the bill passed third reading on June 4 amid protests by Indigenous peoples and environmentalists, Wilton still had hope Premier Doug Ford might change his mind after hearing all the objections to the bill. “It’s very far-reaching,” Wilton said in a phone interview on June 5.
Excess soil bylaw gets first test in Puslinch Township

3 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

ABERFOYLE – Puslinch Township’s first use of a new excess soil bylaw is proving to be the first test of the bylaw as well. The owner of property at 4670 Sideroad 10 – a decommissioned and rehabilitated quarry near Forestell Road – has applied for a site alteration permit to import soil to level the property and make it more suitable for farming. Council heard the proposal at a public meeting on May 28. The property is zoned agricultural and there will be no zoning change.
Gardeners beware: water restrictions may be in your future

3 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

ELORA – Centre Wellington has always had outdoor water use restrictions, says Dino Masiero, manager of water services and environmental sustainability. “But this year the bylaw has been refreshed to recognize mandatory uses like Guelph and Waterloo does,” Masiero said at the township’s key projects open house on May 29. Practicing good outdoor water conservation techniques protects groundwater resources and ensures there is water for essential services, especially during drought conditions.
Maclean Hann named Citizen of the Year at Awards of Excellence

3 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

ELORA – Elora resident and business owner Maclean Hann was named Citizen of the Year at the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce Awards of Excellence. The event was held on May 27 at the GrandWay Events Centre. “I was very humbled to be nominated, never mind to win it,” Hann said in a phone interview a few days after the ceremony. Hann and his wife Sarah Barber own the Evelyn restaurant, Le Chien Chaud, the Fromagerie, Honey Church Interiors and a couple of short term rentals.
Educators lobby for change in public school system

1 month ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – The public education system is broken, a panel told its audience at an event at Centre Wellington District High School on May 22 – and it will take defiance, perseverance and a shift in public thinking if change is to come. Local branches of the Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF) and Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) organized an event to inform parents about what’s really going on in public schools.
High schoolers get day on build thanks to $20,000 sponsorship by Cooperators

1 month ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – Many volunteers have helped build the 32-unit stacked townhouse development that’s rising from the ground in Fergus. But on May 21, carpentry students from Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) were on the Habitat for Humanity Guelph-Wellington’s Garafraxa Village site getting hands-on learning in a real-life workplace environment. And they couldn’t be happier. “It’s giving me real-world experience,” said Emma Vervoort, a grade 12 student.