GUELPH/ERAMOSA – For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the local Relay for Life fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society will return to Guelph Lake next month.
Blessings to You donates $1,000 to Harriston Street Party
PALMERSTON – The Blessings to You Centre Thrift and Gift Stores in Palmerston gratefully accepts donations of gently used clothing, linens, footwear and hard goods at its donation depot.
Students compete at CWOSSA badminton tournament
PALMERSTON – Norwell District Secondary School students who finished first and second at the District Four Badminton Tournament travelled to Kitchener to compete at the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association badminton tournament last week.
Alma Optimists host Spring Craft Market at community centre
MAPLETON – The Alma Optimist Club hosted its third annual Spring Craft Market on April 27 at the Alma Community Centre.
Police beat: OPP seeking help to solve two business break-ins
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington County OPP officials are asking for help to find those responsible for two break-ins at businesses here last weekend.
Grand River Conservation Foundation scholarship applications open
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grand River Conservation Foundation (GRCF) is offering two scholarships in 2025 for post-secondary students enrolled in an environmental field of study, including a one-time scholarship valued at $9,500 in celebration of GRCF supporter Murray McEwen’s 95th birthday.
NDSS Junior Varsity Reds claim championship title
PALMERSTON – The Norwell District Secondary School Junior Varsity Reds competed in a six-team tournament on April 17 in Lucknow. The Reds opened with a convincing 6-0 win over Listowel.
Blessings to You supports Saugeen Summer Student Start-up Program
PALMERSTON – The Saugeen Summer Student Start-Up Program (SSUP) is igniting the entrepreneurial spirit of young minds across the region.
Chef Frederic Chartier teaches students how to cook
PALMERSTON – On April 15, Frederic Chartier, owner and chef at Beyond the Gate restaurant in Shelburne, visited Norwell District Secondary School students to show them how to prepare traditional French crêpes.
Local results from the federal election
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Follow the Advertiser's coverage of the federal election in the ridings of Wellington-Halton Hills North and Perth-Wellington.
Federal election Q&A: Perth-Wellington candidates
PERTH-WELLINGTON – As part of the Wellington Advertiser’s coverage of the 2025 federal election, the newspaper offered all local candidates a chance to participate in a Q&A feature leading up to the April 28 election.
Federal election Q&A: Wellington-Halton Hills North candidates
WELLINGTON-HALTON HILLS – As part of the Wellington Advertiser’s coverage of the 2025 federal election, the newspaper offered all local candidates a chance to participate in a Q&A feature leading up to the April 28 election.
Alzheimer society’s Walk for Alzheimer’s set for May 24
MOUNT FOREST – The Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington’s annual IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s is set for May 24.
Palmerston’s Blessings to You Centre donates $2,500 to upcoming Palmerston Homecoming event
PALMERSTON – The Blessings to You Centre Thrift and Gift Stores recently donated $2,500 to the organizers of the Palmerston Homecoming 2025 event set for Aug. 1 to 4.
Mapleton bridge replacement to begin April 29
MAPLETON – The carry-over work to complete the Bosworth Bridge replacement on Wellington Road 7 in Mapleton is set to begin on April 29.