3 days ago · News, Provincial Election 2025. Racinsky appointed Wellington-Halton Hills PC candidate. WELLINGTON-HALTON HILLS – With Premier Doug Ford calling a snap election on Feb. 27, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party has appointed Joseph Racinsky as the PC candidate for Wellington-Halton Hills.

2 days ago · This past Tuesday, the Premier of Ontario had an opinion column in the Toronto Sun as well as the National Post online versions. It was a pre-emptive strike for news expected the following day that Ontario would indeed be going to the polls.

1 day ago · GUELPH – Taxpayers in the county will see a 3.9 per cent increase to the county portion of their property taxes, after Wellington County council adopted its 2025 budget on Jan. 30. The increase will mean an additional $27 per year for every $100,000 worth of assessed residential property value, councillor Earl Campbell told council…

1 day ago · MORRISTON – Police have recovered a gun and arrested one person, and are searching for additional armed suspects following a home invasion in Morriston on Friday. Wellington County OPP officials say officers responded to a 911 “in the vicinity of” Church Street and Whitcombe Way in Morriston on Jan. 31 at about 1am. “It was…

4 days ago · Minto council supports efforts to improve legal system. MINTO – Council here supports the Town of Cobalt in its efforts to improve the current state of what it calls “catch and release” justice in the Ontario legal system.

Jan 23, 2025 · ABOYNE – Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae announced on Jan. 27 that funding for the Aboyne Rural Hospice facility has been approved by the Ministry of Health.

1930 – 2024 Hugh Drew-Brook, 94 of Elora passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends on January 16, 2025. He was born June 10, 1930 to George and Mary Drew-Brook of Guelph.

4 days ago · Minto council supports efforts to improve legal system. MINTO – Council here supports the Town of Cobalt in its efforts to improve the current state of what it calls “catch and release” justice in the Ontario legal system.

Oct 23, 2024 · While waiting for colleagues in Charlottetown last week, an email came our way that was not unexpected but did signal the end of an era. Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott, current speaker of the Legislature, informed voters he would not seek election again. After 34 years, nine election cycles and his reputation intact, Arnott will…

Jan 23, 2025 · FERGUS – Elizabeth Trafford's pleasant yet seemingly mundane weekend routine has, all of a sudden, changed her life. The Fergus retiree won the $40-million Lotto Max jackpot in the Dec. 10 draw.