ARTHUR - The Arthur Snowblazers are set to hold their first meeting of the year.
Community News
Haunting on Main event brought Halloween to town
Haunting images – A Haunting on Main, the first Halloween event organized by Mount Forest…
Good neighbours
I live in a neighbourhood where the people are friendly enough to wave a greeting across the street…
Festive tree lighting to take place in Mount Forest on Nov. 12
MOUNT FOREST – The Christmas lights have been strung and are ready to bring some Christmas…
United Church supports Operation Christmas Child
PALMERSTON - Palmerston United Church is once again providing shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child.
Optimists host takeout barbecue
ALMA – The Optimist Club of Alma is hosting a takeout beef barbecue on Nov. 26.
Mount Forest church hosting series on death, dying, grief
MOUNT FOREST - An educational series addressing death, dying and grief titled “The Necessary Journey: An Orientation to Death, Dying and Grief” and led by the Mount Forest United Church begins this month.
Mapleton mayor urges township residents to get vaccinated
MAPLETON – Mayor Gregg Davidson opened the Nov. 9 council meeting with a pitch for township residents to get vaccinated in light of rising COVID-19 case numbers and low vaccination rates in the community.
Small-town infrastructure doesn’t mean small-town money for Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH - An asset management plan presented to council here suggests an additional $4.9 million in average yearly spending is needed to address infrastructure demands in the decade ahead.
Clinic scheduled in response to surge in cases, low vaccination rate in Mapleton
MAPLETON – Numerous area families currently isolating due to multiple cases of COVID-19 at local schools.
Minto council approves upgrades to audio-visual equipment
MINTO – Town council has approved a $30,000 expenditure to upgrade audio-visual equipment for the council chambers here.
Minto invites community groups to apply for COVID-19 relief funding
MINTO – Municipal staff here will put out a call to community groups to submit requests for a share of the town’s allotment of COVID-19 relief funding by Dec. 1.
Minto Refugee Settlement Committee bringing another Syrian family to Harriston
HARRISTON – Minto’s small Syrian community is set to grow as the families of two brothers will reunite here later this month.
Arthur man charged after hit-and-run crash
GUELPH – An Arthur man faces several charges after a hit-and-run collision here. "The collision caused significant damage to the two involved vehicles, one of which fled the scene," Guelph Police stated in a Nov. 4 press release.
Wellington County, Minto employees bear consequences of vaccination policies
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The employment-related consequences of refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are starting to be felt by Wellington County and the Town of Minto workers.