OTTAWA – Perth-Wellington MP John Nater recently paid tribute to a Mount Forest youth who lost a lengthy battle with brain cancer, calling him a “superhero” who put others ahead of himself.
Minto celebrates Black Heritage Month
MINTO - For the month of February Tannery Park in Harriston will be lit up in celebration with yellow, red and green, the colours of the African Nova Scotia flag.
Roads Master Action Plan approved by county council
WELLINGTON COUNTY – County council accepted the final report on a new Roads Master Action Plan (Road MAP) at its Jan. 27 meeting.
Minto awards $3.6-million contract for clarifier at pollution control plant
MINTO – A $3.67-million tender for the construction of a new secondary clarifier at the Palmerston Pollution Control Plan has been approved by town council.
Contract awarded for White’s Road reconstruction
MINTO - Moorefield Excavating Ltd. has been awarded the contract for a $2.6-million reconstruction project on White’s Road (Wellington Road 5).
Rezoning approved for Harriston residential development
HARRISTON – A rezoning application for a 126-unit subdivision has been officially approved by…
Ottawa protest unlikely to end well
As the ironically named “Freedom Convoy” wound its way across the country to inflict a lockdown on the City of Ottawa it became, somewhere along the way, one of the most counter-intuitive efforts of its kind ever.
Deal to install communications tower in Drayton in the works
MAPLETON – An agreement to allow the installation of a wireless communications tower at the Drayton firehall to improve cellular reception in the village’s downtown core is in the negotiation stage.
Wellington County council approves 2022 budget with two per cent tax increase
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County council has adopted a 2022 budget with a two per cent increase to the County portion of property taxes.
County council rejects call for discussion on relocating administration centre
WELLINGTON COUNTY – It appears any serious discussion of moving Wellington County’s administration out of Guelph to a location in the county will have to wait until after the Oct. 24 municipal election.
Mapleton Township receives $234,000 Trillium Foundation grant
MAPLETON – A $234,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will be used to upgrade ball diamond and concession facilities in Drayton.
Pick-up hockey action at the Alma Optimist Club ice rink
Shinny time – Several local youngsters were out for a session of pickup hockey at the Alma…
Kindness – it can’t hurt
Kindness - what a concept.
Mapleton community ‘building like crazy’: mayor
MAPLETON – Building activity in the township in 2021 exceeded 2020 levels by a substantial margin, according to a year-end report.
Council approves 10.5% increase in water/sewer base rates
MAPLETON – A plan to postpone the pain of a large rate increase for water system users here was approved on Jan. 18, with some members of council expressing hope that new funding sources can be found to keep rates lower long term.