Township councillors are Bruce Dickieson, Corey Woods, Steven Liebig, and Mark Bouwmeester.

[5] Auto parts manufacturer Linamar was started in the village of Ariss in 1964 by Hungarian refugee Frank Hasenfratz, initially in his basement.

Linamar's first major contract was to manufacture automotive oil pumps for Ford.

The territory was later held by the Mississaugas of the Credit River; they sold a large tract of land to the government in 1818 and it was first surveyed that year.

Anglo-Europeans settled here because of the river; it provided power for mills, some of the first businesses established.

The conservation area is used for such recreation as swimming, hiking, canoeing, picnicking and camping from the last Friday in April to the Sunday following Thanksgiving.

[8] The conservation area features a small reservoir on the Eramosa River, karst formations, and caves.

The township also includes the smaller communities of Ariss, Brucedale, Centre Inn, Eden Mills, Eramosa, Everton, and Marden.

The Metrolinx Guelph Subdivision railway line runs through the southern part of the township.