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CROSSHILL, ON – August 22, 2024 – The Township of Wellesley and a local developer have come to an agreement on zoning regulations and site plan rules for a property in the Village of Wellesley to avoid a costly Ontario Land Tribunal hearing.
The settlement agreement, which was presented to and approved by the Tribunal today, includes the following rules for the development of 1060 Queen’s Bush Road:
Zoning for the property will be changed from Urban...
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The area municipalities and locally-owned energy utilities are partnering to design the Waterloo Region High-Performance Development Standards (HPDS). The HPDS is an essential step towards meeting our climate change targets and managing the energy transition.
WR Community Energy and ClimateActionWR will be co-hosting community workshops to provide a topic summary before beginning a guided conversation. 
Please register for one of the following: 
Monday...
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BADEN, ONT., Feb. 9, 2024— The Townships of Wilmot and Wellesley, along with Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School, are presenting award-winning landscape designer, teacher and author Nicola Jane to speak in Wilmot during Black History Month.
Speaking remotely from her Sankofa 100 Miles Freedom 2024 Tour , Nicola Jane will discuss the African diaspora and agriculture in southwestern Ontario, including the history of Wellesley’s Queen’s Bush settlement.
The...
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Working together for more housing, stronger communities in Waterloo Region
 
Waterloo Region – To coincide with today’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy’s Study on Regional Governance, as overseen by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Mayors of six cities and townships representing almost 80 per cent of the population of Waterloo Region, called for reforms to the current structure...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WELLESLEY, ON – August 22, 2023 – The Township of Wellesley is embarking on a Recreation Master Plan. The last Recreation Master Plan was completed in 2014 and helped the Township plan and grow its parks and recreation services for the following ten years. With the new Wellesley Township Recreation Complex, it is the ideal time to continue planning our strategic planning for the next 10 – 15 years. The Master Plan will provide...
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