WELLINGTON NORTH - Council here has approved a staff recommendation to spend $406,781 in grant funds for 10 projects aimed at modernizing delivery of township services.
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Palmerston Food Bank seeking gift card donations
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Food Bank has changed the way it sponsors its Christmas clients due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Halloween Haunt brought out the fun
Halloween haunters – All dressed up and ready for the Halloween Haunt in Harriston on Oct. 29…
Mapleton council ponders changes to township’s procedural bylaw
MAPLETON – A provision to allow citizens to address council in timely fashion regarding items on their meeting agenda could be part of a revised procedural bylaw in the works for the township.
Lions donate $2,500 to Christmas Bureau program
Lions donation – Mount Forest Lions Club president Vern Job presented the Christmas…
Arthur Chamber of Commerce announces 2021 community award winners
Arthur Community Awards – The Arthur Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2021 community…
Local resident promotes War Amps legacy
KENILWORTH – As Remembrance Day approaches Lucas Beatty, 27, of Kenilworth, recently paused for a moment of silence at a local cenotaph to commemorate the veteran members of The War Amps.
A debt that can never be repaid
Nov. 11 is a solemn day in Canada and around the world. Every year since that day in 1918 we have remembered those who served and those who lost their lives in the Great War, and the wars that have followed.
Everyone to whom much is given
It has become somewhat of a popular avocation to comment on the immense wealth of fabulously…
Pedestrian bridge reopened in Palmerston park
PALMERSTON – The pedestrian bridge in the Lions Heritage Park in Palmerston has officially reopened.
‘An angel that walks among us’: Arthur woman embodies power of one
ARTHUR - Myrna Hutchison has been recognized with the Neil Dunsmore Here4Hope Power of One Award for her work to raise funds for suicide awareness training and her advocacy for youth mental health.
Students, staff transplant 80 trees on high school property
MOUNT FOREST – Students and staff at Wellington Heights Secondary School (WHSS) have transplanted 80 red pine trees along the perimeter of the school property.
County council members pay tribute to former warden Bill Adsett
GUELPH – The passing of former Wellington County warden Bill Adsett was recognized with tributes from current Warden Kelly Linton and councillor Doug Breen at the Oct. 28 county council meeting.
Deanna Wiley receives Luella Logan Scholarship for 2021
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Deanna Wiley of Guelph/Eramosa is this year’s recipient of the Luella Logan Scholarship.