Recognizing community water conservation in print
The Save Our Water Story was a decade-long effort by local community members to preserve Earth's most precious resource: water. It started in 2015 when Nestlé Waters Canada was seeking local water reservoirs to supply their bottling plant in Aberfoyle with daily shipments of 1.6 million litres of water. However,...
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Police pull anti-tank rifle from $139 million drug bust
An OPP press release said a multi-jurisdictional, cross-border investigation, called Project Bay, resulted in the seizure of around 1.7 tonnes of illegal drugs including suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and opium. In early 2025 Windsor Police Service (WPS) partnered with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and...
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Feds invest $2.1 million into Guelph-based manufacturing
On July 22, 2026, the federal government announced it would be investing a little over $2.1 million in three Guelph-based manufacturers through FedDev Ontario. FedDev Ontario, or Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, is a federal agency which is focused on business growth and development in Southern...
Jul 23, 2026
Police investigating break-and-enter at local pet store
Wellington County OPP said in a press release Fergus Pet Corner was broken into early this morning. Police said at approximately 1:45 a.m. on July 22, Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a break-and-enter. The report said an unknown suspect smashed a glass door to gain entry, and once inside, stole around $2...
Jul 22, 2026
Construction site chaos - County and OPP seeking Drayton vandals
County of Wellington officials along with Wellington County OPP are looking for answers regarding a recent ransacking of a construction site in Drayton. On July 15 at around 9 a.m., police received a complaint for mischief on the construction site at Simmons Bridge in Drayton. On July 21 the County of Wellington posted...
Jul 22, 2026
Guelph driver blows stop sign, blows over 80
(CENTRE WELLINGTON) - According to Wellington County OPP a Guelph driver has been removed from the roadways following a traffic stop in Centre Wellington. Police said on July 19, 2026, at approximately 1:15 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign and was operating dange...
Jul 21, 2026
Additional arrest made in assaulted officer investigation
(CENTRE WELLINGTON) - According to Wellington County OPP, on July 11, 2026, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Wellington County OPP officers attended a residence in Fergus to conduct a compliance check on an individual who had previously been released from custody in relation to other criminal matters. Officers attempted to ...
Jul 21, 2026
UDPATE: Six vehicles involved in fatal Hwy. 6 collision
GUELPH - According to Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) press release, at approximately 11:30 p.m. on July 19 a fatal collision involving six vehicles occurred on Hwy. 6 in Guelph. Emergency services closed the highway between Stone Road and Kortright Road where a pedestrian, a 38-year-old from Guelph, ...
Jul 20, 2026
Diving into the CWFR's new Sensory Safety Kit
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Last week, Centre Wellington Fire Rescue (CWFR) added a new toolkit to enhance the communications and response from first responders. The Sensory Safety Kit is the latest piece of CWFR's arsenal and it's stocked full of items to establish safety and a line of communications with children with Autism...
Jul 20, 2026
Guelph Police Investigating After Man Wounded Friday Morning
GUELPH - Guelph Police is investigating after an altercation downtown early Friday that sent one man to a Hamilton trauma centre. At around 4:50 a.m. emergency services were called to a business on Macdonell Street for reports of a man with a laceration to his chest. Police say the man told officers he had been injured...
Jul 17, 2026



