MAPLETON – Council here has endorsed the creation of a municipal service corporation (MSC) to increase the township’s flexibility in financing upcoming water and wastewater upgrades.
Subdivision with 10 townhouses planned beside Mount Forest sportsplex
KENILWORTH – The township of Wellington North has rezoned a Mount Forest lot owned by Aitken Custom Framing in preparation for the construction of 10 townhouses in two five-unit blocks.
GOST bus to continue serving Arthur, Mount Forest until at least March 2026
KENILWORTH – A bus will continue to travel between Guelph and Owen Sound twice daily, seven days a week, making stops in Arthur, Mount Forest, Fergus and Elora.
School board seeks public input on policies for human rights, environmental sustainability
GUELPH – Policies about human rights and environmental sustainability have been released for public feedback by the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB).
Students share experiences with experiential learning at WCDSB
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.