| Centre Wellington | |||
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| — Township — | |||
| St. Andrew Street in Fergus. | |||
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| Location of Centre Wellington within Wellington County | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Ontario | ||
| County | Wellington | ||
| Established | January 1, 1999 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Township | ||
| • Mayor | Joanne Ross-Zuj | ||
| • Governing Body | Centre Wellington Township Council | ||
| • MP | Mike Chong (Con) | ||
| • MPP | Ted Arnott (PC) | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Land | 407.33 km2 (157.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006)[1] | |||
| • Total | 26,049 | ||
| • Density | 64.0/km2 (165.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code span | N1M, N0B | ||
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 | ||
| Website | www.centrewellington.ca | ||
Centre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, located in Wellington County.
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The primary communities in the township are Elora and Fergus.
The township also contains the smaller communities of Aboyne, Alma, Belwood, Dracon, Ennotville, Inverhaugh, Living Springs, Oustic, Pentland Corners, Salem, Shiloh, Simpson Corners, Speedside and Spier, and the ghost town of Ponsonby.
The township was established on January 1, 1999, by amalgamating the former town of Fergus, the former village of Elora and parts of the former townships of West Garafraxa, Nichol, Pilkington and Eramosa.
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
Population trend:[2]
Centre Wellington recently expanded the community centre in Fergus which now has two ice pads, a pool, a hall and a gym. The complex plays host to the Fergus Devils Jr.C hockey team, the Fergus Highlanders minor hockey association, the Fergus Thistles minor lacrosse association, and the Fergus Flippers aquatic club. The Elora arena plays host to the Elora Rocks Sr.A hockey team, the Elora Mohawks Jr.B lacrosse team, the Elora Lightning minor hockey association and the Elora Mohawks minor lacrosse association. The Inverhaugh Cricket Club is the only privately-owned turf wicket in Canada used for cricket.
Centre Wellington is covered by local newspapers and television through the following services:
| Wellington North | East Luther-Grand Valley | East Garafraxa | ||
| Mapleton | Erin | |||
| Centre Wellington | ||||
| Woolwich | Guelph/Eramosa |
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