MAPLETON – Businesses here are participating in a community challenge and working together to send help to the people of war-torn Ukraine.
Patriots advance to semi-final series with the Mitchell Hawks
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Patriots have moved on to the divisional semi-finals after eliminating the Walkerton Hawks four games straight in Provincial Junior Hockey League action.
Concert to raise funds for playground
PALMERSTON – A concert including some top area musical talent is planned to raise funds for…
Classmates don capes in support of children’s hospital campaign
DRAYTON – A special event called Capes for Kids, a fundraising effort from Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, was celebrated at Drayton Heights Public School on March 8.
Alma Optimist Toy Show returns for 2022
ALMA – The 2022 Alma Optimist Toy Show and Sale is set for March 13.
Northern Wellington residents donate over $9,000 to convoy
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A hacked list of donors shows 54 individuals from northern Wellington County donated to the “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa, raising over $9,000 through the Christian crowdfunding website GiveSendGo.
Community loses valuable volunteer Bonnie Whitehead
CLIFFORD – This community lost one its most dedicated and passionate volunteers with the passing of Bonnie Whitehead last week.
Perth-Wellington ‘Freedom Convoy’ set to roll on Feb. 19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – An anti-mandate protest set to roll through the area on Feb. 19 will proceed, despite an announcement earlier this week from Ontario Premier Doug Ford that the province is ending its vaccine passport system at the end of the month.
Brown Insurance Brokers 2021 recipient of Crime Stoppers Cornerstone Award
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Brown Insurance Brokers has been presented with the Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) Cornerstone Award for 2021.
Shed fire causes $400,000 damage
NORTH PERTH – Minto firefighters responded to a fire which destroyed a drive shed on Line 89 in North Perth on Jan. 26.
Guild casting for Norm Foster comedy
HARRISTON – The Grey-Wellington Theatre Guild is holding an open casting for a new Norm Foster comedy Halfway There.
Outdoor rinks popular spots for fun in Mapleton
Ice time – With indoor municipal facilities closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, outdoor…
Nominations now open for the Ontario Junior Citizen Awards
ONTARIO – Nominations are now open for the 2021 Ontario Junior Citizen Awards. The Ontario…
CBS plans blood donor clinic in Palmerston
PALMERSTON – A blood donor clinic is planned here on Jan. 27.
WHSS students earn prizes at branch and zone level in annual Legion contest
MOUNT FOREST - The results from the Royal Canadian Legion Poster, Poetry and Essay Contest have come in, and there were 307 entries for the contest from Mount Forest-area schools.