Power out in parts of CW

Fire at substation has resulted in power outages across the region. ( provides by Jon Karn Twitter ) An early morning fire has knocked out power in parts of Centre Wellington. At approximately 3:20 a.m. CWFR Fergus station attended the Hydro One substation between Fergus and Elora According to Deputy Chief Jon Karn. Upon arrival …

Goodbye and Thank-you

Good evening:First I would like to thank all my readers and subscribers for their support over the past 15 or so months since I started this site. When I started, I had goals for this site. Let's tell the news others weren't talking about and keep the community informed. I also was using it to …

CWFR on scene of structure fire

Firefighters are on scene at a rural property outside of Fergus for a confirmed structure fire. At approximately 2:50 a.m. Centre Wellington Fire and Rescue was called to the 8000 block of Sideroad 20. Fergus and Elora firefighters arrived to find flames visible. A Mutual Aid request was made about 3:30 a.m. for another rural …

Fire outside Elora

Firefighters battle fire outside Elora ( courtesy chief Brad Patton Twitter ) An early evening fire outside Elora brought both Centre Wellington Fire Rescue stations to the scene. At approximately 5:30 this evening both stations were called to an address on Wellington Road 18 for a Storage shed fire. Firefighters from both stations has the …

OPP introduce new detachment commander

Detachment Commander Inspector Paul Richardson seen here in a picture released by the OPP Detachment Commander Inspector Paul Richardson has officially taken over command of the Wellington County OPP detachment. Richardson had been the interim commander for the past 10 months and has spent his whole career in Bruce County before coming to here. "It …

Police lay refuse charge after dispute in Fergus

OPP vehicle outside of Fergus Detachment during the summer of 2020. ( Taken by Dan Gray ) A 46-year-old from Mapleton is facing a charge of Refuse to Comply with Demand after a dispute on August 30, 2020. Police were called to a parking lot on Tower St. south that night for a disturbance. After …

Ramblings of a freelance journalist: Goodbye Grampy

A picture taken by Marjorie Gray of her father, my grandfather some time ago. Every year for as long as far back as I can remember until I was 18 there was an annual and sometimes bi-annual trek to Bathurst, NB to see family. Mainly my mothers parents, Gramma and Grampy. Herman Lavigne was a …

Fire department responds to smoke at old hospital

A firefighter waits with Pumper 41 as the crew is inside the old Groves Hospital this morning. ( Photo taken by Dan Gray ) Fergus, Ont. - Centre Wellington Fire and Rescue services were called out to an alarm at the old Groves hospital this morning. At approximately 6:35 a.m. firefighters from the Fergus station …

Local man cleans garbage “It’s engrained in me”

Garbage collected by Tyler Bowley near the Belwood Bridge earlier in August. ( Photo by Ty Bow ) An almost daily Facebook post has taken over local pages and it points to one major problem in Centre Wellington, garbage. A short drive down any county road proves what Tyler (Ty) Bowley, great-grandson of former Fire …

Fergus man faces multiple charges

Press release: (TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) - On August 13, 2020 at approximately 3:50 a.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Highway 6 near Side Road 6. The officer observed a silver northbound motor vehicle travelling at a speed that appeared to be well above …