KENILWORTH – Brenda Harris has received the Senior of the Year Award from the Township of Wellington North.
UGDSB to play national anthem during board meetings
GUELPH – O Canada will be played at Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) meetings moving forward.
Outgoing student trustees offer thanks, enthusiastic motivational speech
GUELPH – Hiba Mangat and Zecharius Nasir have completed their school year as student trustees and have graduated from the Upper Grand District School Board.
Developers push back against cost-sharing plans for urbanization work
KENILWORTH – Wellington North has plans for road urbanization projects in Mount Forest totalling nearly $3 million.
Some students struggling without air conditioning as school winds down
FERGUS – Lights were off, windows shuttered, and fans hummed in hot classrooms during the last week of school before summer break.
Township to abandon portion of Acke Drain on Wellington Road 9
MAPLETON – At a landowners’ request, the township is abandoning a portion of the Acke Drain on Wellington Road 9.
Mapleton’s community improvement funds to grow by $30,000 over two years
MAPLETON – Council here has agreed to more than double the township’s annual funding allocation for its Community Improvement Plan (CIP).
Prince Phillip Games coming to Fergus
FERGUS – Pony Club members will be participating in Mounted Games at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on July 13.
Drayton 150 almost here
DRAYTON – A 150th anniversary celebration here is set to include live music, a soap box derby, tournaments, a car show, fresh food, a parade and fireworks.
Students tell five historical tales five different ways
GUELPH – There was laughter, singing, dancing and tears during the first rendition of the 2025 Speed River Anthology.
UGDSB holds parent engagement sessions for human rights review
GUELPH – Parents and guardians can share concerns they have about human rights at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) during a series of parent/community engagement sessions.
Students learn about growing veggies, food security
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Gardening can boost mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. That’s one reason St. John Bosco Catholic High School students visit the Northfield Gardening Project to help grow food for Hope House’s Free Food Market.
Breaking ground for Drayton Wastewater Treatment Plant lagoons
MAPLETON – Mapleton council and staff joined representatives from Graham Capital, Cima and the Ontario Clean Water Agency on June 11 at the Drayton Wastewater Treatment Plant lagoons for a ceremonial groundbreaking.
Mapleton appoints building inspector
MAPLETON – Bev Fisher has been appointed as the new building inspector and plans inspector for the Township of Mapleton.
Fergus pub employee Robert O’Brien found guilty of sexual assault
GUELPH – A longtime staff member at the Goofie Newfie was charged with four counts of sexual assault in June 2023, and was found guilty of two counts on June 16.