MOUNT FOREST - The results from the Royal Canadian Legion Poster, Poetry and Essay Contest have come in, and there were 307 entries for the contest from Mount Forest-area schools.
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3Gen Organics Farm Shop opens near Wallenstein
Healthy options – A grand opening for a new on-farm shop at 3Gen Organics Farm Shop near…
Going deep beyond resolutions
It’s that time of year again. After lots of buying, giving and receiving gifts, and like Bob Cratchit “making rather merry” in our holiday gatherings with lots of food and drink, the time has come for us to become responsible again. Sigh!
Nativity displays celebrate spirit of Christmas in Conn
Nativity display in Conn – The annual nativity display at Knox Presbyterian Church in Conn…
Wellington Heights Wolverines girls basketball teams make District 4 playoffs
Basketball action – The Wellington Heights Wolverines Junior and Senior girls basketball teams travelled to Centre Dufferin on Dec. 13 for the District 4 playoffs.
Mapleton snowmobile club reaches trail agreement with GRCA
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A two-year impasse between the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs and the Grand River Conservation Authority has come to an end – at least in part. The GRCA and the Lake Conestoga Snowmobilers have signed an agreement for 13km of trails in Mapleton Township.
‘Kids always came first’: Mount Forest teacher taking ‘high road’ after going against the grain
MOUNT FOREST - Local resident and longtime Wellington Heights Secondary School teacher Dave Griffiths has retired after decades of putting kids first in experiential education.
Minto approves budget with .85% increase in tax rate
MINTO – Council here has approved a 2022 budget with a local tax rate increase of 0.85%. The increase means a tax hike of just over $11 for local municipal purposes, based on the average residential home assessment of $242,000.
Recreation facilities closing for 11 days in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH - The Arthur and Area Community Centre, Damascus Hall and Mount Forest and District Sports Complex will be closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3.
Santa arrived in Alma for a Candy Cane Christmas
Alma parade – The Alma Optimist Club’s Santa Claus Parade, which incorporated the theme “Candy Cane Christmas,” wound its way through the village on Dec. 19.
Theatre guild casting for Norm Foster comedy
HARRISTON – The Grey-Wellington Theatre Guild is holding an open casting for a new Norm Foster comedy Halfway There.
Enslaved in the mundane
Our western world is so invested in scientific knowledge it often ignores the profound and gets…
Cara Smith Band presented A Country Christmas at Norgan Theatre
Country Christmas – The Cara Smith Band presented A Country Christmas on Dec. 15 at the…
Winter Solstice at the Farm event brought community to Reroot Organic Farm
Winter solstice – The Reroot Organic Farm in Minto hosted its second annual Winter Solstice at…
Motors missing but not missed at Holstein Santa parade
Who needs motors? – The Holstein Non-Motorized Santa Claus Parade was held in the village on…