County awards scholarships, bursaries to local students

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Ten local students will be receiving educational scholarships and bursaries from the County of Wellington based on academic achievement, community involvement, or financial need.

At a Sept. 25 county council meeting, council awarded the following local students with $1,000 bursaries and scholarships to use toward their post-secondary school expenses:

Sadie Koechl, Township of Centre Wellington;

Isaac Turner, Township of Centre Wellington;

Kaela deVries, Township of Guelph/Eramosa;

Ava Fleming, Township of Guelph/Eramosa;

Zachary Schmelter, Town of Erin;

Alex Kirkpatrick, Town of Erin,

Rebekah McDougall, Township of Wellington North;

Kaylee Chapman,  Puslinch Township;

Rebecca Driedger, Mapleton Township; and

Emma Westendorp, Town of Minto.

Additional information on the county’s scholarship and bursary program can be found at wellington.ca/scholarships.