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MINTO – The year’s first structural grant application has been approved by council for a total of $925.

MINTO – Council here has approved a signage grant of $1,000. 

HARRISTON – The Harriston Halloween Haunt is returning for a night of thrills and chills. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – From a creepy corn maze to a 100-year-old haunted farm house, if you’re looking for a good scare this Halloween, Wellington County has plenty to go around.

PALMERSTON – Minto firefighters responded to a structure fire call on Oct. 3 at about 6:37am in the area of King Street and Albert Street in Palmerston.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – It seems Premier Doug Ford has made a speedy decision to ban speed cameras in Ontario and is slated to introduce legislation to that effect this month.

NORTH WELLINGTON – Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 5 to 11, and this year’s theme will be “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-ion Batteries in Your Home.”

MINTO – A federally regulated primary processing establishment in Harriston may be partnering with CEM Engineering for a proposed biodigester project.

NORTH WELLINGTON – Owners of lithium-ion batteries are responsible for correctly recycling them once they’re no longer needed in order to avoid potential fires.

GUELPH – It wasn't a unanimous decision, but county council has approved an official plan amendment that will allow Aypa Power to proceed with a battery energy storage system just south of Fergus.

PALMERSTON – Minto’s Fall Fun Day was hosted at the Minto Farmers’ Market on Sept. 20.

MINTO – Between Sept. 19 and Oct. 12 the Minto area will be participating in the national celebration of arts and culture known as Culture Days. 

PALMERSTON – After 18 months of community donations and pledges, totalling over $8 million, the Palmerston and District Hospital finally has a new MRI machine and suite. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – “Premier (Doug) Ford needs to realize that not every municipality in Ontario is Toronto or Mississauga.”