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WELLINGTON COUNTY - The County of Wellington officially launched their rural transit service RIDE WELL today on the Wellington Place campus. RIDE WELL is a five-year pilot project funded by the Government of Ontario that uses demand-based ridesharing to offer door-to-door transportation throughout Wellington County and two transfer points in the City of Guelph.
The service’s ridesharing model groups passengers travelling to similar pick-up and/or drop-off locations...
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ABOYNE – A must-see exhibit at Wellington County Museum and Archives, ‘On the Button' is coming this fall! Opening Saturday, October 19, this exhibit features over 900 buttons from local button collector Roger Miller, displayed alongside rarely seen garments from the Wellington County Museum’s collection.
“You will never look at buttons the same way again,” says Amy Dunlop, curator of the exhibit. “As the latest exhibit highlighted in the...
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WELLINGTON COUNTY – Ten local students will be receiving educational scholarships and bursaries from the County of Wellington based on academic achievement, community involvement, or financial need.
At today’s County Council meeting, Council awarded the following local students with $500 bursaries and scholarships to use toward their post-secondary school expenses:
Stephen Harris - Guelph/Eramosa
Aylene van den Eijnden - Wellington North
Jade...
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WELLINGTON COUNTY/GUELPH – Experience the local harvest at the 13th Annual Taste Real Fall Rural Romp, set for Saturday, September 28 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Rompers will have the opportunity to taste their way through Southern Wellington County and Guelph on this selfguided farm and food tour.
A record number of 22 locations are open to the public that day, including farms, markets, restaurants, a tree nursery and the food garden at the Wellington Terrace...
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SEATTLE, WA - The County of Wellington’s Engineering Services Department has been selected by the Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) to receive two 2019 National Public Works Week (NPWW) awards. The County was selected in the “First-Time Entry" and "Community of 30,000 – 99,999 Population” categories. The announcement took place earlier today at the 2019 Public Works Expo.
National Public Works Week is an annual observance that takes place during...
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