WELLINGTON COUNTY – Organizations supporting locals through the upcoming holiday season can connect with community members looking to help out through an annual online guide.
Mapleton user fees, charges to increase Jan. 1
MAPLETON – User fees and charges for permits, animal control, site plan control, severances, facility rentals, water and wastewater, and other municipal services in Mapleton will be increasing on Jan. 1.
Speed camera coming to Drayton
MAPLETON – An automated speed enforcement camera will be installed in front of Drayton Heights Public School early next year.
Mapleton councillors congratulate Drayton Fall Fair Junior Ambassador Lauren Hennessy
MAPLETON – Since the year she was born, Lauren Hennesy said she has never missed the Drayton Fall Fair.
MPP assures province won’t force wind turbines on unwilling hosts
MAPLETON – Following a lengthy discussion on wind turbines at a Sept. 24 Mapleton council meeting, MPP Mathew Rae wrote a letter to Mayor Gregg Davidson and council regarding the province’s approach to renewable energy projects.
Mapleton council approves process for filling vacant seat
MAPLETON – Since former councillor Martin Tamlyn’s resignation in September, there has been a vacant seat on Mapleton council.
Minto-Clifford Public School feeds over 400 students daily
HARRISTON – It’s hard for kids to learn if their stomachs are grumbling with hunger.
Record-breaking attendance at Erin Fall Fair
ERIN – Locals showed off their “Country Routes and Rubber Boots” at the Erin Fall Fair over the Thanksgiving weekend, with people travelling from near and far to check out the wide range of entertainment offered by the Erin Agricultural Society.
Sensational Elora’s Pumpkin Day brings fall celebration to county museum
ABOYNE – Sensational Elora's annual Pumpkin Day moved to the Wellington County Museum and Archives this year, bringing pumpkins, dancing, drumming, storytelling, snakes and more to Aboyne on Oct. 12.
UGDSB to explore phasing out fossil fuels, create climate crisis action plan
GUELPH – Students are concerned about climate change – and it's important for them to see adults, including school board officials, making efforts to reduce emissions. That’s the message parents brought to the Upper Grand District School Board on Oct. 8.
Upper Grand, Wellington Catholic school boards EQAO results surpass provincial averages in most categories
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Students at the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic district school boards performed better, on average, than their provincial peers on tests from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO).
Author visits schools to teach inclusivity, friendship, celebrating differences
FERGUS – Kasandra Coleman writes colourful picture books with bright messages: lessons of inclusion, friendship and celebrating people’s differences.
WCDSB students ran cross country at Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on Oct. 2
FERGUS – On Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, almost 1,300 students visited the grounds of the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex to participate in a cross country meet.
Jewish, interfaith groups held Oct. 7 community vigil
GUELPH – Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) and Interfaith Justice held a sombre vigil on Oct. 7
Mapleton user fees, charges to increase; public meeting Oct. 8
MAPLETON – Most user fees and charges for municipal services in Mapleton are set to increase, including permits, zoning amendments, animal control, cemetery services and hall rentals.