LOCAL HEADLINES

The longest-serving current member of the Ontario Legislature recently reached three decades of public service.

Those who spent any time at Canada Day in New Hamburg this year, whether they were wrangling their kids near the Kids area or enjoying the spectacular fireworks, likely felt the ripple effect of two very dedicated volunteers: Lou and Janet Divita.

For Kayla Orleck, the owner of Pet Valu New Hamburg, running a Pet Valu store is in her genes.

Residents of the Township of Wellesley could soon be fined if they set off fireworks outside of designated times on Victoria Day, Canada Day and Labour Day after councillors approved an amendment to the township’s fireworks bylaw.

Community was a stand-out theme at the official grand opening of peopleCare’s new facility at 32 William St. S. on June 25.

Residents of the Township of Wellesley could soon be fined if they set off fireworks outside of designated times on Victoria Day, Canada Day and Labour Day after councillors approved an amendment to the township’s fireworks bylaw.

The Township of Wellesley will soon begin work on a plan that will set goals and objectives for its public works department related to the maintenance and improvement of public roads over the next 25 years, and will also include a road-network mobility plan and transit strategy for the township.

It was a brief groundbreaking ceremony on the grounds of Tri-County Mennonite Homes’ (TCMH) Nithview Home during a heat wave, but the celebration of what will be a new, modern long-term care home carried on inside.

document that is intended to guide the municipality’s actions until 2028, when it will be updated.

It may not have been the biggest announcement of the day, but the news of a nearly $400,000 grant for the Township of Wilmot is a boost for a municipality in tough financial shape.

For nearly a year, the volunteers and community leaders behind an effort to redevelop a more-than-a-century-old mill in the heart of New Hamburg to address the local housing shortage

Kitchener-Conestoga MP Tim Louis is working alongside one of the federal Liberals’ most prominent cabinet ministers.

“It was kind of a nice surprise.” That’s how East Zorra-Tavistock’s (EZT) Chuckee Zehr reacted a day after she and her band, SheWolves of London, won their second Forest City London Music Award at a ceremony on Sunday night in the blues category.

Wilmot Township council has approved a new policy that will exempt property taxes on newly built affordable housing units.

Many community members attended Oxford County Pride’s flag-raising ceremony to kick off Pride Month.

The spirit of summer arrived early at Grace United Church on Sunday as Camp Bimini brought its energy, music and community to the congregation during a themed worship service.

Waterloo Regional Police Service Rural Patrol Sgt. Jay Hiuser knows what it is to be a resident of rural Waterloo Region.

East Zorra-Tavistock (EZT) Mayor Phil Schaefer’s newly acquired Strong Mayor Powers will remain on the township’s agenda for the foreseeable future.

The Region of Waterloo said it has secured over 70 per cent of a site identified in Wilmot Township to create shovel-ready land.

Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2025 Ontario Budget last week, and the Conservative MPP representing Kitchener-Conestoga is preaching its benefits.