MINTO – Town council wants more information before considering a request from the local Pride committee to install rainbow crosswalks in the town’s three urban centres.
County council members all fully vaccinated for COVID-19
GUELPH – There is no vaccine hesitancy among Wellington County councillors.
Tree Trust celebrates preservation of legacy sugar maple in Fergus
FERGUS – About 80 people were on hand on Oct. 2 to celebrate with Tree Trust Centre…
Council defeats motion to revisit decision on Indigenous land acknowledgement
GUELPH – The question of whether future county council and committee meetings will open with an Indigenous land acknowledgement remains unanswered following discussion at the Sept. 30 county council meeting.
County officials reflect on National Truth and Reconciliation Day
GUELPH – Warden Kelly Linton reflected on the significance of Canada’s first National Truth and Reconciliation Day as he opened the Sept. 30 Wellington County council meeting.
Minto council sets aggressive schedule for 2022 budget process
MINTO – Council here has once again approved a process and schedule that will see the municipality’s 2022 budget passed before Christmas.
Local citizens step up to help Mount Forest Lawn Bowling Club
MOUNT FOREST – A group of local citizens is attempting to prevent the Mount Forest Lawn Bowling Club from becoming another casualty of the ongoing pandemic.
The Grove Hub – Palmerston officially opened
PALMERSTON – Local youth now have a one-stop shop for mental health and wellness with the official opening of the Palmerston Grove Hub on Sept. 23.
New ER and Ambulatory / Oncology Unit a visionary project
MOUNT FOREST – The opening of a new Emergency Department and Ambulatory/Oncology Unit at Louise Marshall Hospital this month was the product of visionary thinking, a decade of planning, years of fundraising and 24 months of construction.
Golden bicycles support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
MOUNT FOREST – The downtown area here is once again lined with golden bicycles in support of…
Mayor’s Golf Tournament raises $12,000 for minor hockey, school playground
MINTO – Local minor hockey players and students at Palmerston Public School will be the beneficiaries of $12,000 raised at the 2021 Minto Mayor’s Golf Tournament.
Concerns raised over rezoning proposal for Glen Allan subdivision
MAPLETON – Concerns over traffic volume, parkland designation and sidewalks were raised during a public meeting on a proposed rezoning for a development that would include 11 single-detached homes in the hamlet of Glen Allan.
Supply management topic sparks intense exchange at Perth-Wellington candidates meeting
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A question on supply management sparked the most intense exchange during a Sept. 15 online forum for Perth-Wellington candidates in the federal election.
Vaccination will be required to enter community centres except for council meetings
MAPLETON – Members of the public will need to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) and provide proof of vaccination along with photo ID to enter municipal community centres in Mapleton as of Sept. 22. However the restriction will not apply to council meetings held in the venues.
EF1 tornado confirmed between Harriston, Kenilworth
MOUNT FOREST – Large trees and hydro lines were downed around northern Wellington during an early evening thunderstorm that included powerful winds, damaging hail and a confirmed EF1 tornado that tore a narrow swath of damage between Harriston and Kenilworth.