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Community News
CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon hits airwaves Oct. 16
MOUNT FOREST - CKNX AM920 will be hosting the 20th Annual CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon on Oct. 16 to help raise funds for 12 area hospital foundations, including North Wellington Health Care’s Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation and Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation.
Alma citizens lobby for crosswalk on Wellington Road 17
ALMA – Mapleton council has directed staff to look into requirements for installation of a crosswalk on Wellington Road 17 at the entrance to Wallace Cumming Park here.
Ice time bookings lost due to vaccination passport mandate
MINTO – Between 20 and 25 per cent of anticipated ice time bookings in local arenas were lost after a vaccination mandate was imposed on indoor recreational facilities by the province.
Local women join select ranks of gold Discovery Award recipients
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two northern Wellington women are now among a handful of Canadians who have attained a gold level Discovery Award. Rose van Sickle of Harriston and Penny Rankin of Mount Forest recently became the third and fourth Canadian recipients of gold badges through the program.
Minto council wants more information before considering rainbow crosswalks
MINTO – Town council wants more information before considering a request from the local Pride committee to install rainbow crosswalks in the town’s three urban centres.
Wellington North Fire Services modernizing equipment, digital tools
WELLINGTON NORTH - Mount Forest and Arthur residents will be better served as the Wellington North Fire Services works to modernize its equipment and software.
‘Wellington County has lost a great man’: Advertiser founder Bill Adsett dies at 86
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Residents here and across Wellington County have lost one of their community’s greatest ambassadors. William Hugh Adsett, known to most simply as Bill, died on Oct. 5 at Caressant Care in Arthur after a brief illness and following a battle with dementia.
Mapleton council approves bylaw cutting speed limit near rural schools
MAPLETON – A bylaw implementing a 60 kilometre per hour speed limit in school zones in rural areas of the township was approved by council on Sept. 29.
Grey Wellington Theatre Guild hosted youth theatre games night
Theatre games – The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild hosted a youth theatre games night at Mill…
Tri-County Ag Machines and Memories Tour held Oct. 2
Machines and memories – The Palmerston Agricultural Society’s Tri-County Ag Machines and…
Wellington Heights plans in-person commencement
MOUNT FOREST – Staff at Wellington Heights Secondary School are hard at work arranging for a memorable and safe in-person commencement ceremony on Oct. 15.
Minto Arts Gallery stages new exhibit from KW arts society
HARRISTON – The Minto Arts Council is currently hosting an exhibit from the Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists (KWSA).
Minto fertile ground for pumpkins
MINTO - Council members here grow great pumpkins.
Road closures approved for events
MINTO – Town council has approved temporary road closures to facilitate upcoming community events in Harriston and Palmerston.