WELLINGTON COUNTY - County council has green-lit three county road rehabilitation projects for the 2022 construction season.
Playground replacement coming to Mount Forest this summer
WELLINGTON NORTH – The replacement of the Campbell DeVore playground in Mount Forest is anticipated to happen in June, and take around two weeks to complete.
Reconstruction of Highway 89 kicks off construction season
Roadwork – Reconstruction of Highway 89 (Queen Street East) kicks off construction season…
Community Response Unit replaces defunct School Resource Officer program
ABOYNE – Following the ouster of school resource officers from Upper Grand District School Board high schools last year, the Wellington County OPP has formed a new community-focused unit with four officers.
Local farm family spreading sunshine with Ukraine fundraiser
WELLINGTON NORTH – As James Craig and Ashley DeMarte watched Russia’s attack on Ukraine from the relative comfort and safety of north Wellington, they began feeling helpless.
Grants and Donations program awards $44,564 in support of local non profits and community groups
WELLINGTON NORTH - The township’s Grants and Donations Community Development Program is giving out $44,564 to support 31 local non-profits and community groups.
Council defers rezoning request
WELLINGTON NORTH – John and Helena Klassen will have to shell out a chunk of cash to appease the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) if they ever hope to build a new home on their property.
Old Order Mennonites ask council for help in search of land for parochial school, church
WELLINGTON NORTH – Is it worth giving up prime agricultural land to make way for a parochial elementary school and a church?
Organizer recruiting more volunteers for Block Parents in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH - Around a year after council here endorsed the creation of a local Block Parent program, chair Barb Leigh is hoping to see more bold red and white signs hanging in neighbourhood windows.
Council approves purchase of new Olympia ice resurfacer
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has waived the competitive procurement process for the purchase of a new Olympia ice resurfacing machine, replacing a 2009 machine.
Township hiring new recreation staffer after Mount Forest landscapers retire
WELLINGTON NORTH – Wellington North is on the lookout for a new full-time recreation staffer to join its ranks after the Terry and Terry Martin announced their retirement from Martins Total Landscape Care.
Wellington Hospice offering supports in rural Wellington thanks to $250,000 gift
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Thanks to a $250,000 estate gift from Klara and Oscar Bookbinder, Hospice Wellington is hoping to bridge the gap in end-of-life support and services in Wellington County.
Council skirts policy to award developer 197 wastewater units in 2022-23
WELLINGTON NORTH – The township’s sewage allocation policy – one mitigating growth by restricting the amount of units council can award to developers annually – divided council during an hour-long discussion about how to award the units needed by Cachet Developments.
‘One drop at a time’: Sweet season for Wellington sugar shacks
WELLINGTON COUNTY - April showers in sugar bushes are a little sweeter this year.
Council approves review of fleet management policy; McCabe opposed
WELLINGTON NORTH - Following a motion from councillor Sherry Burke, council has voted to proceed with a fulsome review of the township’s fleet management policy once a new finance director is hired to replace the former director and treasurer Adam McNabb.