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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2019 QUEBEC CITY, QC - At the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Conference, County of Wellington Councillor and Town of Minto Mayor George Bridge, was re-elected to the FCM Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 term. Bridge is one of 15 members representing the Ontario Caucus. Following the FCM Board of Directors election, George Bridge was elected Vice Chair of the Ontario Caucus.
‘‘I am honoured to be re-elected...
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WELLINGTON COUNTY – At today’s County Council meeting, Councillor George Bridge announced the launch of the Luella Logan Scholarship and the Luella Logan Award for Outstanding Service by a Woman in Politics; two $1,500 awards that the County will present annually to honour Wellington County women in politics. Both awards are funded by a generous donation the County received from Mr. Robert Logan in recognition of his late wife, the first female councillor...
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OTTAWA , ON — It’s official: Guelph and Wellington County learned late this afternoon they will receive $10 million from Infrastructure Canada to implement their Smart Cities vision:  Our Food Future , Canada’s first circular food economy.
The joint proposal from City of Guelph and Wellington County was submitted in early March after nine months of...
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Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home.  Yet every day, vulnerable Canadians experience or are at risk of becoming homeless. The Government of Canada is taking action to help those in need, and make a real impact to reduce homelessness across Canada.
Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament for Guelph, announced on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the launch of Reaching Home:...
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PALMERSTON – A grand opening to celebrate a new child care centre in the town of Palmerston will be held this April.
In 2015, the Upper Grand District School Board was approved for $1.54 million dollars through the Ministry of Education’s Capital Funding for New Construction of Child Care.
On April 17, 2019, officials from the UGDSB and the County of Wellington will be at the Palmerston Child Care and Learning Centre to celebrate the official opening of the...
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