The following tips will help reduce fire risk during a power outage. Make sure your home has…
Fire safety tips for a safe Halloween
Follow the tips below to make sure everyone stays safe while celebrating Halloween. Choose safer…
Simple tips for preventing fire
MAPLETON – Mapleton Fire Rescue offers these four simple tips for preventing fires at home:…
Peter’s No Frills boosts Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation with $5,300 gift
MOUNT FOREST – Oct. 21 marks the 22nd Annual Health Care Heroes Radiothon, an all-day fundraiser supporting eight area hospital foundations, including Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation (LMHF) in Mount Forest.
Be safe when using heating equipment in your home
There is something about the fall and winter months and curling up with a good book by the…
If you smoke, practice safety
The place where we feel safest – at home – is where most smoking-materials structure fires,…
Junior Girls basketball at Wellington Heights Secondary School begins season
MOUNT FOREST – The Junior Girls basketball team at Wellington Heights Secondary School recently began play this season.
WHSS hosts mini-tourney
Wellington Heights Secondary School (WHSS) hosted a mini field hockey tournament on Sept. 15.
Wellington Heights Secondary School recognizes National Truth and Reconciliation Day
MOUNT FOREST – Students and staff at Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest recognized National Truth and Reconciliation Day or “Orange Shirt Day” on Sept. 29.
Fraud seminar in Harriston
HARRISTON – The Minto Safe Communities committee will be hosting “It’s a Scam!” a fraud seminar at the Harriston Community Centre on Oct. 23 at 1:30pm.
Local theatre guild casting for one-act Christmas play
HARRISTON – The Grey-Wellington Theatre Guild has issued a casting call for a special Christmas production.
United Way re-launches volunteer portal
GUELPH – The local volunteer portal, formally operated by PIN, has re-launched with United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin.
Group of Seven inspired exhibit opens at Wellington County Museum and Archives
ABOYNE – Step back in time and see Wellington County through the eyes of Group of Seven painter A.J. Casson.
New Growth Family Centre awarded $68,700 by Ontario Trillium Foundation
MOUNT FOREST – On Sept. 16, local MPP Matthew Rae met with the team at New Growth Family Centre Inc. to recognize a $68,700 Resilient Communities Fund grant awarded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.