MAPLETON – Township council has directed staff to take action to reduce the municipality’s climate impact and adapt to environmental changes.
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Wellington North purchases grader, sidewalk machine within budget
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has approved the purchase of a new sidewalk machine from Premier Equipment Ltd. and a new grader from Brandt Tractor Ltd.
Highway 89 (Queen Street East) project moving forward at $4.08-million cost
WELLINGTON NORTH – Cox Construction has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to complete the much-anticipated Highway 89 (Queen Street East) reconstruction project in Mount Forest.
Reduced asphalt program frees $1.07 million for over-budget Highway 89 project
WELLINGTON NORTH – Township staff presented an amended asphalt program recommendation to council, trimming $1.07 million from the program after receiving an over-budget tender for the Highway 89 reconstruction project.
Community needs to begin transitioning its pandemic mentality: Tenenbaum
GUELPH – As most COVID-19 restrictions and measures have been lifted across the province, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) associate medical officer of health Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum says “we need to transition our approach to COVID-19.”
Expansion to municipal office in Mapleton proposed
MAPLETON – Council here has approved a proposal to call for design tenders for an addition to the municipal office to house the township’s building department.
Minto Optimists plan Easter egg hunts
MINTO - The Town of Minto Optimist Club is planning to hold Easter egg hunts in three locations on April 16.
Area farm cooperative members set to vote on amalgamation recommendation
HARRISTON – A merger between two local farm co-operatives is being recommended to members by the board of directors of both companies.
UGDSB trustees frustrated with lack of legal authority to impose mask mandates
GUELPH – Trustees at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) are frustrated with the board’s lack of legal authority to impose a mask mandate.
Mapleton businesses challenged to donate to Ukraine
MAPLETON – Businesses here are participating in a community challenge and working together to send help to the people of war-torn Ukraine.
Wellington North searching for new CAO following resignation of Mike Givens
WELLINGTON NORTH – This township is on the lookout for another senior level staffer following CAO Mike Givens’ resignation, announced publicly on March 23.
Council supports moves to facilitate construction on lot in Palmerston
PALMERSTON – The Town of Minto has approved a minor variance and is supporting a severance application to facilitate the construction of a semi-detached residence on a Yonge Street property here.
Local youth athletes recognized
Bursaries – Mapleton Township recently awarded $250 bursaries to three local youth involved in elite-level athletics.
Let it Grow program offered for Minto youth in Grades 1 to 6
CLIFFORD – Budding youth gardeners here can join a free six-week program for children in Grades 1 to 6.
Water tower cake post leads to opening invite
MAPLETON - Funding and building a water tower is no piece of cake, but a local family has made it look like one.