Robin George

MAPLETON – The first municipality in Wellington County to pass a 2025 budget is the Township of Mapleton, which approved a $30-million consolidated budget on Nov. 26. 

ARTHUR – Three years ago, the playground at Arthur Public School was deemed unsafe, demolished and removed from the school grounds. 

DRAYTON – Santa Claus will be making an appearance in Drayton on the first Saturday of December, and the Drayton Firefighter’s Association has organized a whole parade to give him a warm welcome. 

MOOREFIELD – The first weekend of December is a festive one in Mapleton. 

DRAYTON – David Connolly is set to become Drayton Entertainment’s second artistic director. 

EDEN MILLS – The financial resilience of the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival (EMWF) has been bolstered by a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). 

MAPLETON – Woodham, who served as a Mapleton councillor from 2014 to 2018, is filling the seat vacated by former councillor Martin Tamlyn.

GUELPH – People living in St. George’s Square were given notice late last month to remove their tents by 4pm on Nov. 13, but City of Guelph staff did not wait until the afternoon deadline to start dismantling and removing tents. 

MAPLETON – Three different logos are used to represent the Mapleton fire department, and officials have decided it’s time to change that and streamline department branding. 

GUELPH – People pleaded with UGDSB trustees, attempting to convince them to continue offering  an International Baccalaureate (IB) prep program for Grade 9 and 10 students. But trustees voted unanimously to push IB enrolment to Grade 11. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Many people from across Wellington County have died while serving in the Canadian military. 

PUSLINCH – Richard Moreau has been fined $40,000 and suspended from standardbred racing in Ontario for 10 years.

MOUNT FOREST – A new weekly group here provides a place for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their allies to offer each other support.