MOUNT FOREST – The main hall at the Mount Forest and District Sportsplex was alive with the…
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Reflections: Season of hope
It’s that time of year when Christmas preparations are getting into full swing – families and companies are hosting Christmas parties, friends are planning gift exchanges, and children everywhere are compiling their Christmas wish list – and for some, this can be a hard season.
Union Civil War veterans homesteaded in Minto
Thanks to the biography that “Tot” Whitten Tate wrote about her mother, Rachel Marion Gibson Whitten, we now know a relatively detailed history of our Gibson family.
Stop 23 honours donation pledge to Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation
Platinum sponsor – Santa came a little early to the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation, when foundation development officer Dale Franklin stopped in to see the folks at Stop 23 in Listowel.
First Meagan Byers Memorial Tournament features 35 teams
MOUNT FOREST – The first annual Meagan Byers Memorial Tournament was held Dec. 9 to 11, with 36 girls’ hockey teams competing in age categories from U9 to U15.
Minto Mad Dogs U14 Rep win Palmerston tournament in OT
Tourney winners – The Minto Mad Dogs U15 Rep team won a tournament in Palmerston on Dec. 4…
Maryborough Public School team winner of North Wellington volleyball tournament
Tournament champions – The Maryborough Public School team won the North Wellington school volleyball tournament on Dec. 7 at Victoria Cross Public School in Mount Forest.
Application period open for 2023 Canada Summer Jobs program
STRATFORD - Perth-Wellington MP John Nater, recently announced the employer application process for funding under the Canada Summer Jobs 2023 program is now open.
Harriston lights up for season
Lighting it up – Harriston Rising’s Let’s Light it Up event on Dec. 10 drew a crowd downtown for a festive evening.
Well test results provide promise for new drinking water source in Arthur
KENILWORTH – A small test well drilled north of Domville Street in Arthur in 2021 has Wellington North’s water department talking about the potential for a new drinking water source following a recent report from R.J. Burnside and Associates on test findings.
Mapleton hires public works director
MAPLETON – The township’s new public works director, Jamie Morgan, was introduced at the Nov. 22 council meeting.
Minto residents on stage for HCP production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver!
HANOVER – The Hanover Community Players’ (HCP) current production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! Features a large cast including several Minto residents.
Christmas day dinner returns
MINTO – The seventh annual Andersons’ Community Christmas Dinner will be held on Dec. 25.
Minto bench boss named OMHA Coach of the Month
MINTO – A local minor hockey coach was selected as November’s Coach of the Month through an Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) recognition program.
HHW depot moves to Riverstown
RIVERSTOWN – Wellington County’s mobile household hazardous waste (HHW) depot is moving…