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Arthur Legion makes donations to two local hospitals
Legion aids hospitals – On May 18 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 226 of Arthur presented a…
Mount Forest Horticultural Society hosted annual plant sale
Plant sale – The Mount Forest Horticultural Society held its annual plant sale at Mount Forest Greenhouses on May 28.
Garden Festival, Firefighters breakfast in Harriston
MINTO - Visitors to the Harriston-Minto Community Centre this weekend can enjoy a hearty breakfast before heading outside to fill their spring gardening needs.
Fathers Day Social planned
MAPLETON – The Mapleton recreation department is hosting a Father’s Day Social on June 18 at the Alma Community Centre.
Waste facilities accepting brush from storm
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county’s solid waste division is offering a hand to help local…
Obstetrics services unavailable at hospitals in Palmerston, Mount Forest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Faced with a lack of nursing staff trained in obstetrics care, North Wellington Health Care is halting obstetrics services at hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest from June 6 to at least Sept. 1.
Wellington Heights student wins gold at CWOSSA tennis championships
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington Heights Secondary School student Victoria Herrington has recently won the gold medal at the CWOSSA Girls Singles Tennis championships.
UGDSB offering Personal Support Worker Program tuition-free
GUELPH – Thanks to a grant from the Ministry of Education, the Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) 2022 Personal Support Worker (PSW) Program is being offered tuition-free.
One person dead following Highway 89 crash in Minto
MINTO – One person is dead after an early morning crash here on Friday. Emergency crews responded to a serious collision on Highway 89, east of Harriston, on May 27 at about 6am.
Local group sets women’s team record with 12-hour burpee binge
MAPLETON – Two local women are part of a team that has set a new world record for the number of chest-to-ground burpees performed in a 12-hour period.
Drayton Entertainment artistic director Alex Mustakas awarded Meritorious Service Medal
DRAYTON – Alex Mustakas, founding and current artistic director of Drayton Entertainment, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division). Governor General Mary Simon presented Mustakas with the medal during a ceremony on May 26 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Silver Fox Distillery named Grand National Champion
ARTHUR - Silver Fox Distillery, owned and operated by Lisa and Mark Townsend, has been named the 2022 U.S. Open Spirits’ Grand National Champion as the recipient of six awards, including three golds.
Minto council approves $280,000 tender for Harriston pedestrian crossover project
MINTO – The Town of Minto has awarded a contract to construct a new pedestrian crossover at Elora Street South and Young Street in Harriston to a Cambridge firm.
No soft spot for feathered friends at Wellington North council
WELLINGTON NORTH – A petition from resident Mark Baldock to permit the keeping of backyard chickens in the township ruffled some feathers at a May 24 council meeting.