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Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze

14 hours ago | elorafergustoday.com | Bruce Shipkowski

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire, authorities said Thursday. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the Waretown man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire, which authorities said Thursday morning grew to more than 23 square miles. (59 square kilometers).
ICYMI: Investigation clears Centre Wellington councillor of bullying claim

5 days ago | elorafergustoday.com | Isabel Buckmaster

This article was previously published on EloraFergusToday. FERGUS – Centre Wellington councillor Lisa MacDonald has been cleared of wrongdoing in a code of conduct complaint alleging she attempted to bully and intimidate a Fergus resident. The conflict is detailed in a code of conduct investigation by the township's integrity commissioner that determined MacDonald didn't contravene the municipal act when she returned a call to Fergus resident John Mifsud's employer in late May 2024.
ICYMI: 'Water saved!': Save Our Water reacts to township's purchase of Middlebrook well

1 week ago | elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell

This article was previously published on EloraFergusToday. Elora resident Donna McCaw is making herself a new banner to replace the Save Our Water sandwich board in her front yard. It will say something like, “water saved!” “I think we can say we’ve accomplished our goals,” said McCaw, one of the earliest members of Save Our Water, an organization that formed to prevent the Middlebrook well from becoming a water-bottling operation.
Mount Forest volunteer driven to help her community with a smile

1 week ago | elorafergustoday.com | Barbara Latkowski

The power of a smile can go a long way. Kay Ayres of Mount Forest would know. The dedicated volunteer spreads cheer throughout all her volunteer efforts, driven to make a difference wherever she can. “There are so many people who volunteer and do marvellous things. But really, I just do what I enjoy. This is what I get a kick out of." Much of that includes helping other fellow seniors in offering a variety of learning and social opportunities to help bring the community together.
ICYMI: Is Bruce Taylor a passionate community champion or a pain in the butt? Or both?

1 week ago | elorafergustoday.com | Isabel Buckmaster

This article was previously published on EloraFergusToday and GuelphToday. PUSLINCH – Every municipality seems to have its community watchdog and Puslinch is no exception. But what happens when that watchdog is sometimes seen as more of a relentless pit bull that just won't take no for an answer?
Volunteers welcome to help pickup roadside trash in Fergus this Saturday

1 week ago | elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell

The Friends of the Grand River will be doing their part to tidy up the environment in the Fergus-Elora area this Saturday with an annual roadside cleanup event. “It’s a real effort to kind of spruce up the neighbourhood,” said organization co-chairman Keith Halbert of the event. Volunteers can sign up in advance by emailing Halbert at or they can simply show up to the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus at 9 a.m., ready to pitch in.
Organic waste diversion program expands to serve Wellington County

2 weeks ago | elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell

Three years ago, businesses located along the Highway 6 corridor in Guelph and Wellington County had the opportunity to take part in a pilot project to divert food waste from landfill. Now that project is expanding. “We would like to scale this as big as we can,” Sustainable Waterloo Region executive director Tova Davidson said.
Keystone oil pipeline shut down after a rupture in rural North Dakota

2 weeks ago | elorafergustoday.com | Jack Dura |Sarah Raza

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after it ruptured in North Dakota, with the spill confined to an agricultural field. The cause of the rupture and the volume of crude oil spilled were not immediately clear. An employee working at the site near Fort Ransom heard a “mechanical bang” and shut down the pipeline within about two minutes, said Bill Suess, spill investigation program manager with the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality.
Guelph/Eramosa council grants noise bylaw exemption for medieval fair

2 weeks ago | elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell

Guelph/Eramosa council has OKed a noise bylaw exemption for a medieval fair planned for July in Everton. “They want to ensure this event is well-received in the township and by neighbouring property owners,” township clerk Amanda Knight said of the event organizers, after listing some of the measures planned to reduce impacts to residents. “The organizers of the event have reached out to the township to indicate that they will have on-site parking,” Knight told council during Monday’s meeting.
Guelph/Eramosa spending $3 million on road and bridge repairs

2 weeks ago | elorafergustoday.com | Jessica Lovell

Guelph/Eramosa Township approved nearly $2.9 million worth of road construction contracts at its Monday council meeting. Mayor Chris White called it a “good news story,” to get local roads repaired, as he called a vote on a motion to award the tender for rehabilitation of two separate roads – Fife Road and 8th Line East – to Capital Paving in the amount of $1,313,274.