Community News

Moorefield United Church – Local resident Grant Schieck is seeking help with identifying some…

WELLINGTON NORTH – Township council has approved a zoning change to allow construction of a six-unit cluster townhouse on Cork Street in Mount Forest.

NORTH PERTH – Emergency crews responded on Aug. 10 at about 6pm to the collision at Perth Road 140 and Perth Line 91 in Wallace Township, located roughly between Moorefield and Palmerston.

MINTO – Members of the town’s economic development team were recently featured on a podcast about community revitalization.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has approved an interest-free loan of $10,000 to the Arthur BIA as well as two Community Improvement Plan grants totalling over $4,200.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Township council here has confirmed its support for continued efforts to work with other Wellington County municipalities to seek efficiencies.

HARRISTON – A Rural Economic Development (RED) grant for downtown beautification projects in the Town of Minto was officially announced here on July 27.

Mural Mania in Minto – Mural Mania in Harriston wraps up this coming weekend. The public art…

MAPLETON – A proposal that would have seen the township outsource construction and operation of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure has been scrapped and council will instead look at borrowing against its own reserves to finance the project.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Councillors here are considering changes to the township’s procedural bylaw to allow council to maintain the option of continuing with electronic meetings.

DRAYTON - 2020 has been full of changes, and  the Drayton Terry Fox Run is no exception.

MINTO – The business count in town is on the rise. With numerous new business openings in recent weeks, local officials have been busy attending grand openings in Clifford, Harriston and Palmerston.

WELLINGTON NORTH – A bylaw authorizing a zoning amendment to permit a six-unit townhouse development on Cork Street in Mount Forest will be considered at the next township council meeting on Aug. 10.

DRAYTON – Small-town fairs are a traditional source of small-town fun, but the fair won’t be happening this year in Drayton, not unlike many other towns in the province.