• COVID-19
  • Local
    • Centre Wellington
    • Erin
    • Guelph Eramosa
    • Mapleton
    • Minto
    • Puslinch
    • Wellington North
    • Wellington County
    • Community News
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Police
  • Sports
    • Submit Sports
  • A&E
  • Rural
  • Obituaries
    • Submit a Family Ad
  • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
  • Events
    • Submit an Event
  • Auctions
    • Submit an Auction
  • Digital Publications

Your browser is not supported

Your browser is too old. To use this website, please use Chrome or Firefox.

×
Login
  • COVID-19
  • Local
    • Centre Wellington
    • Erin
    • Guelph Eramosa
    • Mapleton
    • Minto
    • Puslinch
    • Wellington North
    • Wellington County
    • Community News
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Police
  • Sports
    • Submit Sports
  • A&E
  • Rural
  • Business
  • Obituaries
    • Submit a Family Ad
  • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
  • Events
    • Submit an Event
  • Auctions
    • Submit an Auction
Community News
Wellington Advertiser Logo
  • Submit News + Ads
  • Subscribe
  • Contribute
  • Sections
  • Search
  • Submit News + Ads
  • Subscribe
  • Contribute
  • Login
 
Wellington Advertiser Logo

Sunday, June 20, 2021 | Vol 54 Issue 24

Community News
  • COVID-19
  • Local
    • Centre Wellington
    • Erin
    • Guelph Eramosa
    • Mapleton
    • Minto
    • Puslinch
    • Wellington North
    • Wellington County
    • Community News
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Police
  • Sports
    • Submit Sports
  • A&E
  • Rural
  • Business
  • Obituaries
    • Submit a Family Ad
  • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
  • Events
    • Submit an Event
  • Auctions
    • Submit an Auction
  • Wellington Advertiser Logo
  • COVID-19
  • Local
    • Centre Wellington
    • Erin
    • Guelph Eramosa
    • Mapleton
    • Minto
    • Puslinch
    • Wellington North
    • Wellington County
    • Community News
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Police
  • Sports
    • Submit Sports
  • A&E
  • Rural
  • Business
  • Obituaries
    • Submit a Family Ad
  • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
  • Events
    • Submit an Event
  • Auctions
    • Submit an Auction

Arts & Entertainment

Apple Butter and Cheese Festival Sept. 26

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Rain or shine, the annual Apple Butter and Cheese Festival here will take place on Sept 26. …

Guelph Dance Festival set

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Organizers of the 16th annual Guelph Dance Festival are getting ready for four days of contemporary…

Paranormal investigators present findings at Ghosts of Minto Past

Advertiser Staff ArchivedArts & Entertainment

Initial results of a local investigation by a group of Wellington County ghost hunters were among…

Panto extended by popular demand

Advertiser Staff December 13, 2016Arts & Entertainment

WATERLOO REGION – Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, more panto dates extend the fun. Ticket sales for Jack and…

  • «
  • 1
  • …
  • 588
  • 589
  • 590
  • 591
  • 592
  • 593

Select Your Region

Construction on Wellington Road 18 will require closures

CENTRE WELLINGTON - Construction work set to begin on Wellington Road 18 on June 21 will require two road closures for culvert installations and paving operations.

Don Vallery named Citizen of the Year in Centre Wellington

CENTRE WELLINGTON – After years of service with numerous organizations, Don Vallery has received the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award.

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

Erin council to reconsider off-road vehicle policy

ERIN – Mayor Allan Alls has put forward a notice of motion for the town to reconsider a policy to permit off-road vehicles on public roads.

Erin requests five-year permit renewal for BlueTriton well near Hillsburgh

Council reviewed the renewal of an existing water application for a permit to take water from a drilled well located in the Town of Erin near Hillsburgh, requesting an amendment to restrict the proposed 10-year contract to five years.

See all Erin area articles.

Fund set up for family of Arthur woman who died in crash

ARTHUR – A fundraiser for the family of a local woman who lost her life in a tragic car crash has already raised over $73,000.

Michelle Hanson trial moved to Guelph

ORANGEVILLE - Michelle Hanson, the mother charged in the death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, will have her criminal trial held in a Guelph courtroom in March. 

See all Grand Valley area articles.

‘Significant amount’ of vaccine appointments available for June 19 clinic: public health

ORANGEVILLE – Public health officials say there is "a significant amount" of appointments available for a Saturday clinic for those looking to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

SPCAs, humane societies form Ontario Animal Welfare Network

GUELPH – Eleven humane societies and SPCAs across the province have formed the Ontario Animal Welfare Network.

See all Guelph area articles.

Rockwood child actor wins Empower Girl of the Year award

ROCKWOOD – Fourteen-year-old Ashley Taylor, a child actor based out of Rockwood, has been selected as the 2020-21 Empower Girl of the Year, an award recognizing young girls making a difference in their communities.

Guelph/Eramosa considering body-worn cameras for bylaw, fire prevention officers

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Council here is expected to approve the use of body-worn cameras for the municipality's bylaw enforcement and fire prevention officers.

See all Guelph/Eramosa area articles.

Splash pad at ABC Park is the coolest spot in Drayton

The splash pad at ABC Park was a popular spot for cooling off during hot temperatures experienced…

Body of missing man at Conestogo Lake recovered by OPP divers

MAPLETON – Emergency services are searching the water at Conestogo Lake for the body of a missing man. Police say a man swimming with his family went under the water and did not resurface.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Minto Pride committee active in June

MINTO – The local Pride committee has been active throughout Pride Month.

Council approves agreements for industrial lots in Harriston, Palmerston

MINTO – Town council has approved the sale of the last remaining serviced lot in the Harriston Industrial Park. Council also approved a purchase option agreement for two lots in the industrial park in Palmerston at the June 15 meeting.

See all Minto area articles.

‘Significant amount’ of vaccine appointments available for June 19 clinic: public health

ORANGEVILLE – Public health officials say there is "a significant amount" of appointments available for a Saturday clinic for those looking to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

UGDSB announces principal, vice principal transfers and appointments

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board has approved a number of principal and vice principal appointments and transfers at secondary schools, effective Sept. 1.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Puslinch council approves vote-by-mail option for 2022 municipal election

PUSLINCH – Council here has approved “on demand” mail-in voting as an alternative method of voting in the 2022 municipal election.

Puslinch wants BlueTriton water taking permit in Aberfoyle limited to five years

PUSLINCH – Council here is asking the province to limit BlueTriton’s water taking permit renewal in Aberfoyle to five years and is recommending the permit include limitations during droughts as well as mandatory annual reports. Company officials say the added requirements are unnecessary.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Construction on Wellington Road 18 will require closures

CENTRE WELLINGTON - Construction work set to begin on Wellington Road 18 on June 21 will require two road closures for culvert installations and paving operations.

‘Significant amount’ of vaccine appointments available for June 19 clinic: public health

ORANGEVILLE – Public health officials say there is "a significant amount" of appointments available for a Saturday clinic for those looking to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Township to proceed with aquatic, day camp programs

WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has voted to proceed with the township’s summer 2021 aquatic and summer day camp programs, in compliance with federal, provincial and local health unit guidelines and rules.

Mount Forest Lions donate $3,100 to WES for Youth Online

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Lions Club has donated $3,132 to Wellness and Emotional Support (WES) for Youth Online, a free virtual counselling service for Ontario youth aged 13 to 24.

See all Wellington North area articles.
Tweets by WellyAdvertiser

Editorial

Show of solidarity against hatred

Residents of Minto and across the region were shocked and dismayed last week as news surfaced that a Harriston resident had posted an online video reeking of racism and containing suggestions of violence.

PFDs

Rarely a fan of acronyms, this is one people need to know: PFD.

Oh, the humanity

The year was 1937 when Herbert Morrison was dispatched to cover the arrival of the Hindenburg in Manchester Township, New Jersey.

Columnists

Reflections: Preparing for summer

By Willard Metzger

“Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the Lord your God…

Dad’s day

By Kelly Waterhouse

It was a complicated question that generated a simple answer, but in doing so, uncovered a simple truth, even if the answer was a lie. Let me give you some context.

High school, waterworks were big Erin projects in 1954

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

  • News
    • Police
    • Sports
    • Rural
    • A&E
    • Business
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Community
    • Classifieds
    • Obituaries
    • Events
    • Auctions
    • Submit an Event
    • Family Ad Submission
  • More
    • Digital Publications
    • Sponsored
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Archives

Become a Member. Support Local News.

Get Started

Local news in your inbox, every week.

Subscribe

39,380 Audited Circulation

We Cover the County…
Connect with us
Contact Us
  • Contact
  • Our Team
  • Home Delivery Issues
  • Submit News

905 Gartshore Street, Fergus ON N1M 2W8. © All materials copyright Wellington Advertiser, 2006-2021. Photographs and text found here may not be used for any purpose whatsoever without express permission. If you need something, please ask. Your feedback is welcome. Please direct comments, questions or suggestions to editor@wellingtonadvertiser.com

  • Site Feedback
  • Terms of Use
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Advertising