FERGUS - Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) has announced that the sale of the old hospital site will not proceed as initially planned. In a news release Tuesday, the hospital says after careful consideration, GMCH has decided to relist the property for sale at a later date. "Throughout the sales process, b...

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Attainable housing has been on the mind of Wellington County taskforces and committees since 2016. Nonetheless one member of council and former warden of the county is not satisfied, and brought forward a motion to a meeting last week in the spirit of urgency. While Lennox agreed to push a report's ...

TORONTO - The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has ruled that no charges will be laid against the Wellington County OPP in the death of 36-year-old Nathaniel Schofield, of Arthur, who died in hospital after being in police custody last summer. On July 9, Schofield was arrested by the OPP in relation to a do...

WELLINGTON NORTH - Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge Mount Forest resident in relation to property damage to local businesses. Between March 11 and March 12, 2025, members of the Wellington County OPP received reports of property damage at two businesses on Industrial Drive in Mount Forest. It wa...

GUELPH- A Kitchener resident faces charges after driving the wrong way in Guelph. On Friday night at around 8:30 pm, Wellington County OPP encountered a vehicle travelling the wrong way on the Hanlon Parkway near Kortright Road West, in Guelph. Police say a vehicle was observed travelling northbound in the southbound l...

FERGUS- Get ready to embrace the town's Scottish heritage this Sunday, as downtown Fergus celebrates National Tartan Day! The streets will come alive with the sounds of bagpipes as the Fergus Pipe Band and Grand Celtic Pipe Band roam through town, creating a truly authentic Scottish atmosphere. From 11 AM to 5 PM, fami...

GUELPH - Two Guelph brothers were arrested Friday as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation. Last October, Guelph Police received information from the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children about child pornography being uploaded to social media from a Guelph address. In a news release M...

NEWS RELEASE WELLINGTON COUNTY OPP (WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) - The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), is warning the public of recent fraud scams that has targeted senior citizens in Wellington County. On March 6, 2025, Wellington County OPP were contacted by a concerned senior in the Town of Minto. The ...

CENTRE WELLINGTON - On March 28, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle driving in an erratic manner. Officers arrived in the area, located the motor vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Rea Drive in Fergus. As a result of the investigati...

FERGUS - A new children's play space has been approved by council and will be coming to the Wellington County Museum and Archives. The decision at yesterday's council meeting came to the delight of the Information, Heritage and Senior's Committee and their co-chair Mary Lloyd. 544 square feet on the west side of the th...