MINTO – Council here has agreed to defer development charges for a developer planning to create a large business complex in the Palmerston Industrial Park.
First summer day camp provides fun for 235 Mapleton youth
MAPLETON – The township’s first youth day camp wrapped up Aug. 27 following a summer filled with daily crafts, games and activities.
Drayton Rotary Club Cruise Night brought out community
Cruise night – The Drayton Rotary Club Cruise Night on Sept. 6 drew a large crowd to check…
Minto implements vaccination requirement for municipal employees
MINTO – Vaccination against COVID-19 will be a condition of employment with the municipality…
Gotcha game in full swing
Two weeks can be both an eternity and the blink of an eye.
Is it time for vaccine passports?
Now that we’ve reached, as we knew we would, the “should vaccines be mandatory?/do we need a passport?” debate stage of the pandemic it’s been interesting to watch the reaction of the political set.
2021 Headstone Hunt to include presentations on WW II history
MINTO - The fifth annual Harriston Superior Monuments Headstone Hunt will return this fall.
Minto seeking clarity around boundaries from official plan review
MINTO – Council here wants to see clear policies around urban boundary expansion emerge from an ongoing review of the County of Wellington Official Plan.
Aardvark for a day
Now, at last, it can be told.
Rink roof project gets boost from Hensall Co-op initiative
MOOREFIELD – Plans to raise a roof over an outdoor rink here have received a $10,000 boost from the Hensall and District Co-operative.
Mapleton explores options for voting
MAPLETON – Council here has directed staff to prepare a report on alternative voting options for the 2022 municipal election.
Theatres, museums set to welcome visitors as step three arrives
WELLINGTON COUNTY - With the province moving into step three of Ontario’s Roadmap to re-open on July 16, the focus is on resumption of additional indoor activity with larger numbers of people allowed.
Builders have been busy in Mapleton in 2021
MAPLETON – Building activity in the township is up substantially from the previous year according…
No place for Rover to roam
Local municipal councils seem, perhaps understandably, reluctant to get involved with dog parks…