VANCOUVER – The myriad impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are only just beginning to be understood in Canadian society and will continue to unfold over years to come.
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Coffee with Council gatherings back on agenda in Mapleton
MAPLETON – The township’s Coffee with Council gatherings are coming back.
Reflections: Resurrection not resuscitation
In the Christian tradition we are in the season of Easter. It is a time of new life, a time of resurrection, a time of celebrating that God’s love conquers all, even death.
Blessings to You Centre makes donation to Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington
Boost for youth – A $10,000 donation to the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington was made recently by the Blessings to You Centre in Palmerston.
Harriston Rising volunteers hosted Easter events
Volunteers from across the north Wellington area hosted Easter events this past weekend.
Good Friday Easter Eggstravaganza held in Alma
Members of the Alma Optimist Club hosted an Easter Egg-stravaganza on April 15 at the Alma…
Drayton U11 Local League Black team won the WOAA Maroon Division
Division winners – The Drayton U11 Local League Black team won the WOAA Maroon Division title.…
U9 Rep Mount Forest Rams are WOAA Hodges division champs
Division champs – The U9 Rep Mount Forest Rams, WOAA Hodges division champs. Front row, from…
‘Volunteering is Empathy in Action’ theme of National Volunteer Week
“Volunteering Is Empathy In Action” is the National Volunteer Week theme for 2022.
No objections to new telecom tower coming to Kenilworth
WELLINGTON NORTH – Shared Tower Inc. intends to build a 70-metre, self-supporting telecom tower at 6832 Wellington Road 109 targeting Teviotdale and surrounding areas to the north and west of Wellington Road 109.
‘Difficult decisions’: public forum highlights Arthur’s coming growing pains
ARTHUR – There’s no denying Wellington North will experience its fair share of growing pains in the coming decades, as officials spur on economic growth and the housing to support it.
Kay Ayres named Wellington North’s senior of the year
MOUNT FOREST – Resident Kay Ayres was recognized for her dedication and volunteerism as the 2022 Wellington North senior of the year award recipient.
Warning booms and buoys being installed at GRCA dams
CAMBRIDGE – The Grand River Conservation Authority is preparing for its annual installation of warning booms or white buoys to warn paddlers, anglers and boaters to stay away from dams.
Minto midwife experiences life in northern community
MINTO – “It's baffling to imagine anyone ever settling there. I mean the environment is so incredibly hostile,” said Minto midwife Amy Sjaarda, who recently returned from a nine-week stint helping expectant mothers in the northern Quebec community of Puvirnituq.
UGDSB encouraging school community to continue to wear masks
GUELPH – As the province enters the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) are encouraging everyone in the school community to continue to wear masks when indoors.