MINTO – A Garden of the Year contest is underway here in celebration of the Canada-wide Year of the Garden.
Community News
Reflections: Rest
We are in the middle of summer now. Hopefully you have found some time to relax and find some…
Kindred Credit Union makes donation to Mount Forest Community Pantry
Double impact donation – Kindred Credit Union has donated 100 pouches of soup made by The Raw…
The Cafe at the Old Post reopens under new ownership
Cafe is back – The Cafe at the Old Post, 39 Elora Street South, Harriston, recently re-opened…
Society looking to add plaques to historical buildings
MAPLETON - In some towns and villages, you can walk down the main streets and find historical plaques on older buildings, telling the story of what sort of industry was once in that location.
Carol Armstrong retires from Clare Stewart Medical Clinic
Clinic coordinator retires – Carol Armstrong, left, has served as Cancer Care Coordinator at…
Palmerston Agricultural Society hosts 41st annual tractor pull
Ready, set, pull – The Palmerston Agricultural Society presented its 41st annual tractor pull at the agricultural grounds on July 23.
Wellington North hires new CAO
WELLINGTON NORTH – The township has hired a new chief administrative officer (CAO). Brooke Lambert will be joining the municipal staff as CAO effective Sept. 6.
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Louise Marshall Hospital
MOUNT FOREST – A July 26 press release from North Wellington Health Care noted Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) confirmed the outbreak was over the previous day.
One person dead, another seriously injured in two-vehicle crash
MAPLETON – One person is dead and another suffered life-threatening injuries in a vehicle collision here on Monday. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Wellington Roads 8 and 10 near Moorefield on July 25 at about 3:30pm.
Minto unveils Wellington County’s first rainbow crosswalk
HARRISTON – With the recent installation of a rainbow pedestrian crossover, an intersection in Harriston just got a lot more colourful.
Reapers of Hope celebrates 10,000 barrels of dried food, goods shipped overseas
MOOREFIELD – Since opening its Moorefield location in 2013, Reapers of Hope has packaged 10,000 barrels of dried food to send overseas. “It’s a feeling of fulfillment, and we feel blessed that the volunteers have persevered these nine years to achieve this,” stated general manager Don Bearinger.
Further water conservation urged as dry conditions continue in Grand River watershed
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As the hot, dry summer weather continues water users throughout the Grand River watershed are now being asked to cut their consumption by 20 per cent.
Ribfest kicks off four days of fun in Mount Forest
Kickoff – Mount Forest residents dug in to some ribs at the Git Yer Hillbilly On ribfest at…
NASA official Carrie Bridge offering presentation in Clifford
CLIFFORD – Clifford Rotary is hosting a night with Carrie Bridge, a NASA Science Operations team chief from Pasadena, California.