WELLINGTON COUNTY - Construction is set to begin on a major infrastructure project at the intersection of Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22/8th Line near Fergus. According to a news release from the Ontario government, the project will include the construction of a new multi-lane roundabout, road improvements on Highway...

ERIN - The Town of Erin says approximately 1,100 Hydro One customers remain without electricity following a severe storm that moved through the area. In a social media update, the Town said Hydro One crews are actively working to restore power to affected homes. Residents can monitor the latest outage information and e...

Amidst a wave of power outages due to surging storms Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDG) has issued some safety tips regarding food preservation and water protection. If a home is not supported by an auxiliary power source critical appliances such as stoves, fridges and freezers will not work during a power ...

ELORA - Power has been restored to the vast majority of Hydro One customers affected by Wednesday's severe thunderstorms across rural Centre Wellington. According to the latest Hydro One outage map, just over 100 customers remain without electricity west of Elora, primarily in the Wellington Road 21 area. Hydro One est...

NEWS RELEASE GUELPH FIRE DEPARTMENT Guelph, Ont., July 2, 2026 - The Guelph Fire Department's Specialty Water Rescue Team safely retrieved 10 people from Guelph Lake on July 1 after a sudden and severe storm with heavy winds, lightning and rain created dangerous conditions on the water. At 5:09 p.m., the department re...

NEWS RELEASE BRANTFORD POLICE SERVICE On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at approximately 1:50 a.m., the Brantford Police Service, Brantford Fire Department, and Brant-Brantford Emergency Medical Services responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a four-door sedan and a motorcycle on King George Road in Brantford. Follo...

CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Township of Centre Wellington has extended the operating hours of its cooling centres as many residents continue to experience power outages following Wednesday's severe weather. The Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex and the Jefferson Elora Community Centre will remain open until midnight t...

NEWS RELEASE WELLINGTON COUNTY OPP (WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) - Two separate individuals have been charged with Intimate Partner Violence within Wellington County. On June 29, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a report of a disturbance at an address ...

NEWS RELEASE WELLINGTON COUNTY OPP (GUELPH, ON) - Car strikes cyclist, driver charged. On June 30, 2026, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to the intersection of Hanlon Parkway North and Stone Road West, within the City of Guelph, involving a sedan striki...

CENTRE WELLINGTON - Most Hydro One customers affected by Wednesday's powerful thunderstorms have now had their electricity restored, but several hundred remain without power across the Fergus and Elora area. According to the Hydro One outage map, more than 2,400 customers were without electricity on Wednesday morning. ...