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The purpose of this notice is to advise that the Council of the Township of Wellesley will consider a report and recommendation with respect to the zone change application noted above at the regular scheduled Council meeting on October 3, 2023 at 6:45pm. The statutory Public Meeting for this application was previously held on May 16, 2023.
A detailed report on this application, including a summary of how comments received on the application have been considered, will be available...
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The scheduled opening of the new arena at the Township of Wellesley Recreation Complex located at 1401 Queens Bush Road will regrettably be delayed until approximately November 17th, 2023.  The arena had been scheduled to open for limited use on October 16 th , 2023. The ice surface itself could have been ready for October 16 th , but permitting safe occupancy in the facility for the public is not achievable for that date.
When the facility opens on or about November...
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WELLESLEY TOWNSHIP HERITAGE AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO UNVEIL HISTORICAL PLAQUE TO COMMEMORATE 1863 EMACIPATION DAY PICNIC IN HAWKESVILLE
Join us on Saturday August 26, 2023 at 2 p.m. to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Day picnic on Temperance Island in Hawkesville, Ontario.
On August 1, 1863, over 2500 people gathered to celebrate the end of slavery in the British Empire in 1834. Black residents of the Queen’s Bush Settlement in northern Wellesley...
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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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 12, 2023
Rural Townships Lift Burn Ban Waterloo Region – With the recent precipitation that has been received, the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich are lifting the open burn ban that came into effect June 6 th , 2023.
Conditions will continue to be monitored this summer and if dry, hot weather returns, additional burn bans could be implemented without notice if the conditions warrant.
While the ban...
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