MOUNT FOREST – Adult skaters from the Skate Canada Mount Forest skating club won bronze medals at the Elizabeth Manley Winter Classic skating competition in Ottawa.
Equine Guelph offers free body condition course on World Horse Day
GUELPH – Equine Guelph is offering its new online course, Introduction to Body Condition Scoring, free for horse owners and caretakers who sign up on March 1 at TheHorsePortal.ca
Cyber security breach impacts UGDSB students
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is reporting a cyber security breach that affects students at six of its schools.
OFA Viewpoint: Federation supports planning for next generation of farmers
For any business owner, planning for the future involves serious decision-making about what will happen to the business.
Canadians proud of country, but see ‘Trump-style politics’ as a risk
New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadians, and especially past Conservative voters, worried that key democratic pillars are weakening in Canada.
Leslie Motors pledges $100,000 to MRI campaign
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston and District (PDH) Hospital Foundation’s MRI+ Campaign has received a $100,000 pledge from area business Leslie Motors.
Advertiser, Community News nominated for provincial awards
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Advertiser and North Wellington Community News have both been nominated for multiple provincial newspaper awards.
Wardens caucus backs call for new fiscal framework for municipalities
LONDON – The Western Ontario Wardens Caucus (WOWC) has joined the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) in calling on the province to commit to reviewing the provincial/municipal fiscal framework as part of the upcoming provincial budget.
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While I concur that I may not see the full effect of my life with my natural eyes before I leave this Earth, there is a lot that I do see, here and in my world, and I see it because God’s kingdom rule is in full effect here, just as it is in Heaven.
MooreBand rocks the Harriston Town Hall Theatre
HARRISTON - Continuing its second annual tour of area venues, MooreBand rocked the Harriston Town Hall Theatre on Feb. 14 with a show featuring the music of Billy Joel and Elton John.
Clifford Lions club donates $150 to the Minto-Clifford Public School Breakfast Program.
CLIFFORD - The Clifford Lions club has donated $150 from recent bottle drives to the Minto-Clifford Public School Breakfast Program.
Mount Forest Legion Branch 134 donates $48,000 to MRI+ Campaign
MRI donation – The Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation MRI+ Campaign has received a donation of $48,000 from the proceeds of the Mount Forest Legion Branch 134 Catch the Ace Raffle.
Lions Club presents a $1,500 donation to the Arthur Food Bank
ARTHUR – The Arthur Lions Club coordinated the local Christmas Hamper Program again this past holiday season. Club officials say the program was a success due to many corporate and personal donors.
Robert McKim established hamlet of Parker in 1860s
A while back I offered a brief survey of Bosworth, the long-vanished hamlet on Wellington Road 7, on the Peel/Maryborough border.