MOUNT FOREST – Adell Mueller has literally cut, curled, coloured and styled the hair of hundreds of Mount Forest and area residents. The popular hairstylist has sold Adell’s Beauty Salon and is retiring after 50 years.
Community News
More downtown murals planned in Town of Minto
MINTO – New murals will be added to the streetscape in both Harriston and Palmerston this year. Business and economic manager Belinda Wick Graham told Minto council on April 20 about plans for murals at Harriston Foodland and on the town-owned Lions Club shed in Heritage Park in Palmerston.
UGDSB announces 2020-21 ‘Everyday Heroes’
GUELPH – Over the past year, many Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) staff, students, community members and volunteers continued to go above and beyond to support local schools and communities.
Lennox encouraged by ‘slow, steady progress’ on rollout of vaccinations
WELLINGTON NORTH – Though active cases of COVID-19 in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region recently hit a record high, Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox is encouraged by local progress on vaccinations.
Earth Day cleanup held in Clifford
CLIFFORD - Earth Day on April 22 is recognized in the village of Clifford by the Clifford and District Horticultural Society.
Hutton is DUC Ontario volunteer of year
MINTO - Daryl Hutton’s passion for bird habitat began when he was a boy growing up on his family’s farm near Hanover.
Minto council briefs: Regional unemployment rate rises but jobs still available in Minto
MINTO – Rising unemployment rates across the region don’t seem to reflect the situation in Minto, says economic development manager Belinda Wick-Graham.
Arthur Chamber of Commerce hosted a Community Easter Egg Hunt
Egg hunters - The Arthur Chamber of Commerce hosted a Community Easter Egg Hunt from April 2 to 4.
Student program, Digital Main Street, jobs/housing website initiatives moving forward
WELLINGTON NORTH – This township’s economic development department is carrying on with its work, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional unemployment rate rises but jobs still available in Minto
MINTO – Unemployment rates are on the rise across the region.
Harriston residents request new pedestrian crossings
MINTO – A group of Harriston residents is asking for two new pedestrian crossings to be installed in the community.
Local hospitals to take patients from other hospitals as COVID-19 patients fill ICUs
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The three hospitals in Wellington County are bracing for the third wave of COVID-19 and, as of April 19, are taking patients from outside the region.
Temporary-use clause considered to facilitate rezoning application
MAPLETON – Township council will consider a bylaw to rezone a property on Wellington Road 7 at its next meeting, but wants to ensure a business on a newly-created residential lot is moved within two years.
MP John Nater opens debate on bill to protect vulnerable Canadians
OTTAWA – The bill, originally introduced by Nater in January 2019 and re-introduced in February 2020, proposes to enhance protections from sexual exploitation for young people and Canadians living with disabilities.
Wellington County approves funding for LaunchIt operation
MINTO – Wellington County council has approved a $20,000 allocation from the county’s Business Retention and Expansion Municipal Implementation Fund to assist the Town of Minto with operation of the LaunchIt Business Exploration Centre in Harriston.