KITCHENER – Minto resident Mark MacKenzie had a good day on the links earlier this month.
Mapleton council defers request for increased fire service staffing
MAPLETON – Council here has deferred to 2021 budget discussions a recommendation from Mapleton Fire Rescue for increased administrative staff support.
Wellington municipalities to receive over $4.6 million in COVID-19 funding
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County municipalities will receive a combined total of $4,623,800 in funding to support their response to COVID-19.
Mapleton planning new path forward on water/wastewater infrastructure
MAPLETON – Council will go back to its previous consulting engineers, but not back to the drawing board, as its seeks a new path forward to upgrade local water and wastewater systems.
Council defers decision on proposed changes to Drayton subdivision plan
MAPLETON – Township council has deferred a request for revisions to the Riverview Heights Phase 2 draft plan of subdivision, pending a staff report, after hearing concerns from neighbours on Aug. 11.
Wellington North alters procedural bylaw to allow continued remote meetings
WELLINGTON NORTH – Changes to the township’s procedural bylaw, to allow council to maintain the option of continuing with electronic meetings, have been approved.
Building department processing applications and issuing permits
WELLINGTON NORTH – The township is advising the public the local building department is…
Council approves six-unit Mount Forest development in tight vote
WELLINGTON NORTH – Township council has approved a zoning change to allow construction of a six-unit cluster townhouse on Cork Street in Mount Forest.
Minto community revitalization efforts featured on podcast
MINTO – Members of the town’s economic development team were recently featured on a podcast about community revitalization.
Wellington North council approves CIP projects, $10,000 loan to Arthur BIA
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has approved an interest-free loan of $10,000 to the Arthur BIA as well as two Community Improvement Plan grants totalling over $4,200.
Wellington North confirms commitment to collaboration with other municipalities in the hunt for efficiencies
WELLINGTON NORTH – Township council here has confirmed its support for continued efforts to work with other Wellington County municipalities to seek efficiencies.
Provincial RED funds contribute to downtown beautification in Minto
HARRISTON – A Rural Economic Development (RED) grant for downtown beautification projects in the Town of Minto was officially announced here on July 27.
Proxy voting
No doubt many Ontarians utilized the recent Civic Holiday weekend as intended, to reflect on and…
Mural Mania in Minto brings public art to downtown
Mural Mania in Minto – Mural Mania in Harriston wraps up this coming weekend. The public art…
Mapleton drops plan to outsource water, wastewater infrastructure
MAPLETON – A proposal that would have seen the township outsource construction and operation of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure has been scrapped and council will instead look at borrowing against its own reserves to finance the project.