MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Community Garden is inviting all to taste and celebrate all the…
Saugeen Hospice planning public information meeting
HARRISTON – On Aug. 14 Saugeen Hospice will be hosting an information meeting regarding future build plans, fundraising progress and what it means for Minto and surrounding communities to have a new hospice residence closer to home.
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Drayton Fair crowns its Junior Ambassador
DRAYTON – The Drayton Fair recently held its Junior Ambassador of the Fair competition.
Locals celebrated their roots at Drayton Fair
DRAYTON – The Drayton Fair ran from Aug. 8 to 10 at the Drayton fairgrounds.
Minto lunch programs include homemade meals, guest speakers
MINTO – The Seniors’ Centre for Excellence hosts monthly dining events in Palmerston, Clifford and Harriston.
Minto Crush U11 Boys team completes season undefeated
MINTO – The Minto Crush U11 Boys had a season for the record books, finishing the regular season with an 18-0 record heading into the Intercounty Softball Association U11 boys year-end tournament.
Firefighters’ breakfast sees over 1,200 attendees
MOUNT FOREST – During the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival last month, the Mount Forest Firefighters Association held its annual Firefighters Breakfast on July 19.
Harriston Street Party drew a big crowd on Aug. 9
HARRISTON – The Harriston Street Party featured a car show, vendors, lawn games, a kids’ zone and food and drinks in downtown Harriston on Aug. 9.
Seniors Centre for Excellence offers bus trip to Stratford
MOUNT FOREST – Seniors in Mount Forest, Arthur and Drayton will be boarding a bus on Aug. 15 to spend a few hours in Stratford.
Drayton motorcyclist dead after collision in North Perth
NORTH PERTH – Emergency crews responded the scene, on Perth Line 88 at Perth Road 140 in North Perth, just after 1pm on Aug. 12.
Five years later police still looking for clues to help solve murder
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – On the evening of Aug. 4, 2020, a passerby found the body of Mohamed Amin Ismail, 25, of Ottawa, on Watson Road just south of Wellington Road 124, east of Guelph.
Blue-green algae spotted on Conestogo Lake
MAPLETON – Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) officials say they have spotted blue-green algae at a second reservoir in Wellington County.
Speeding an issue during OPP’s long weekend traffic campaign
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police handed out more than twice the number of speeding tickets they did last year during their Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign.
ROI announces agricultural leadership program participants
GUELPH – The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) has anounced 18 current and emerging leaders from across Ontario selected to be a part of Class 21 of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP).