Patrick Raftis

MAPLETON – An animal rights advocate is asking council here to review its bylaws and align them with the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association code of practice for Canadian kennel operations. 

TEVIOTDALE – Bosman Homefront celebrated 25 years in business and the grand opening of a local manufacturing facility with an open house on April 29.

GUELPH – The County of Wellington is increasing its financial support for the Waterloo-Wellington Children’s Groundwater Festival, which is being held in the county for the first time in 2023.

GUELPH – Wellington County councillor Chris White has been elected chair of Conservation Ontario.

MINTO – Three local youths were recognized for sporting accomplishments at the national and provincial level at the April 25 town council meeting.

MINTO – A local youth was recognized for “heroic and lifesaving actions” at the April 25 town council meeting.

HARRISTON – After nearly a dozen years in business locally, Ms-Beauty Med+Salon, Spa, Laser and Foot Care Clinic has opened in a spacious new downtown location here.

MINTO – Organizers of the Andersons’ Community Christmas Dinner have found another way to give back to the community.

FERGUS - Sam Black of Fergus was selected by the Barrie Colts in the fourth round of the OHL Priority Draft on April 22.

DRAYTON – The Drayton Kinsmen Farm Show made a successful return to the PMD arena complex after a three-year pandemic-related absence.

MAPLETON – Inflationary pressures, rising claim costs for municipalities across the province and a “hard market” for insurance are among the factors driving the township’s insurance premium up by just over 21 per cent for 2023.

HARRISTON – The Minto Arts Council’s latest exhibit,  Three Views of Ontario, opened on April 4, with an artists reception held April 6.

GUELPH – County of Wellington CAO Scott Wilson was recognized for 25 years of service at the March 30 county council meeting.

MAPLETON – Owners of a farm on the eastern edge of Drayton are seeking a rezoning to allow the creation of an outdoor ice rink and change rooms.