GUELPH – Students in elementary and high schools in the Wellington Catholic District School Board have opportunities to participate in an array of experiential learning programs.
Wellington County horses test positive for strangles
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two county horses at two different facilities have tested positive for strangles.
Homeowners say township’s culvert caused flooding
KENILWORTH – Water flooded the yard of a Mount Forest home last month and seeped through the foundation and into the basement.
Township spending $375,000 to renovate former Arthur municipal office
KENILWORTH – Wellington North has awarded a tender of $375,051 for renovations at the former Arthur municipal office to Fina Construction Limited.Construction is set to start on May 1 and be done by Oct. 1.
Upper Grand District School Board approves six updated policies
GUELPH – Policies about child abuse and protection, safe schools, safe arrival, accessibility, external research projects and community planning and facility partnerships have been updated.
Catholic school board approves updated policies on purchasing, religious accommodation
GUELPH – Policies about purchasing and religious accommodation have been updated and approved by the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB).
Township spending $375,000 to renovate former Arthur municipal office
KENILWORTH – Wellington North council has awarded a tender of $375,051 for renovations at the Arthur municipal office to Fina Construction Limited. Construction is set to start on May 1 and be completed by Oct. 1.
Centre Wellington students lauded by Catholic school board
GUELPH – Grade 8 students Charlotte Vervoort and Seth Garrison have wowed their educators with…
Mapleton sheep farmers named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers
MAPLETON – Romy and Ryan Schill of Circle R Livestock and Revolution Wool have been named winners of Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program for 2025, and will go on to represent the province at the national level.
Young artists compete in board-wide Battle of the Brushes
FERGUS – The Upper Grand District School Board held its second annual board-wide Battle of the Brushes event on April 3 at Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS), during which students had 20 minutes to paint something of their choosing without using anything as a reference.
County students’ art to be displayed at Wellington County Museum and Archives
FERGUS – Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) students will be among those with their art on display in an exhibit at the Wellington County Museum and Archives in May.
Mount Forest BIA proposes switch to LED lighting downtown
KENILWORTH – LED lighting could be coming to Mount Forest’s downtown core.
Three minor variances approved in Wellington North
KENILWORTH – Three minor variances were approved in Wellington North during a public meeting in which no members of the public voiced questions, comments or concerns.
Parents pen public letter alleging ‘Black children in UGDSB are not safe’
ROCKWOOD – Some parents are feeling frustrated by how Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) officials are responding to incidents of anti-Black racism.
Wellington North council paid total of $133,000 in 2024
KENILWORTH – The mayor and councillors in Wellington North were paid a total of $132,910 in 2024.