Joanne Shuttleworth

Guelph

Reporter at GuelphMercury.com

Reporter at Fergus Wellington Advertiser

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Speeds on five Centre Wellington roads to be reduced

1 week ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Township staff have identified five road segments in the township that will see reduced speed limits in the coming year. Manager of engineering Adam Gilmore told council on April 28 the township received complaints about 23 road sections through its online “report it” tool.
CW Lacrosse rebrands program ‘Maggie’s Minis’ after club treasurer Maggie Kurtz

1 week ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – When Maggie Kurtz died in a motorcycle accident in October of 2023, she left a hole in the hearts of her family, her friends, and Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse. And on May 1, the club unveiled a new brand for the development program for its youngest players. Going forward, the U4, U5 and U7 teams will be known as Maggie’s Minis. “This is hard,” said club secretary Cheryl Marsland in a phone interview.
Delegations line up in support of proposed battery energy storage system outside Fergus

1 week ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Council didn’t make a decision on Monday about a proposal to allow the construction and operation of a battery energy storage system(BESS) facility just south of Fergus. But it certainly heard from a long line of delegates on April 28 who argued why the facility should be allowed.
Women take turn with tools at Habitat for Humanity’s women build day

2 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington held a special Women Build Day at the Garafraxa Village site in Fergus on April 25. Garafraxa Village is a 32-unit stacked townhouse development on Garafraxa Street and it’s nearing completion. Officials hope folks can start moving in this fall and with the weather turning around, the push is on to finish the project. Ten female volunteers got some instruction and then got down to work, framing the basement of one of the units.
Make dirt-cheap dirt in your own backyard

2 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

WELLINGTON COUNTY – If you’re growing veggies or flowers in your garden, you might want to think about growing nutrient-rich soil too. Composting will do that, saving time and money from buying fertilizer or additives. And there are a number of benefits to Wellington County as well, which in turn benefits us all. “Backyard composting is the superior method,” said Das Soligo, manager of solid waste services with the county. “It reuses what you already have on your own property.
Fergus Legion holding Dutch Night to mark 80th anniversary of Liberation of Netherlands

2 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – There’s a warm place for Canada in the hearts of people in the Netherlands that goes back 80 years – back to 1945 when Canadian troops fought bitter battles and eventually freed the country from Nazi occupation. It was the beginning of the end of the Second World War. “Town by town, canal by canal, Canadian soldiers pushed back the occupying German forces in the Netherlands,” reads an entry on veterans.gc.ca.
Craighead Cottage will become new home for temporary doctors

2 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

FERGUS – Locum doctors will move from their temporary accommodations at Gartshore House to temporary accommodations at Craighead Cottage when renovation of that heritage home is complete. Council approved the proposal at its April 14 meeting. The township is currently allowing locum doctors to stay at an old farmhouse on Gartshore Street in Fergus, but they’ll have to move outwhen construction of the new township operations centre gets underway. Craighead Cottage, at 495 Union S.
Chong wins southern Wellington riding for eight time

2 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The federal election on April 28 saw many upsets across the nation. But in Wellington-Halton Hills North, the political landscape remains the same – incumbent Conservative Michael Chong won the seat and will return to Ottawa for his eighth term. Chong met with supporters at Judy’s Restaurant in Brisbane as the results rolled in Monday night and there were cheers and applause as his win was confirmed.
Elora Festival reaps benefits of volunteers, who organize festival’s annual book sale

2 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

ELORA – It takes an army of volunteers to prepare for the annual Elora Festival Book Sale, which this year runs May 2, 3 and 4 at the Elora Curling Club. Only a fraction of the army was working in their sorting space in the basement of a property on Maiden Lane in Fergus on April 7. But it was still a hive of activity as books were taken from the book closet outside, brought to the basement on a conveyor belt, and sorted at tables spread throughout the basement.
Carbon tax, electoral reform, Gaza, crime, housing discussed at all-candidates meeting

3 weeks ago | wellingtonadvertiser.com | Joanne Shuttleworth

ABERFOYLE – Many audience members who lined up to ask questions of Wellington-Halton Hills North candidates in Aberfoyle on April 22 aimed their questions at Conservative incumbent Michael Chong. And while Chong’s answers often began with “I disagree with the premise of your question,” overall the all-candidates meeting hosted by the Optimist Club of Puslinch was tame.