HARRISTON – The Saugeen Hospice board of directors updated Minto residents about its mission, goals and next steps at an Aug. 14 meeting. Construction of the six-bed facility is expected to begin in 2028.
Vol 58 Issue 34
Councillor concerned about ‘nightmare’ parking in new Rockwood subdivision
BRUCEDALE – A Guelph/Eramosa councillor is concerned about potential parking problems at the new Bonarrow subdivision in Rockwood, located off Wellington Road 27.
Canadian youth facing difficulties in the job market, local youth also feeling the burn
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Local youth are feeling the pressure without available entry-level jobs amid a nation-wide decline in youth unemployment.
Lives lost to drug poisoning remembered in Mount Forest
MOUNT FOREST – People gathered in Mount Forest Aug. 21 to remember lives lost from drug poisoning and substance abuse.
Palmerston Grove Hub popular spot for Mapleton youth
MAPLETON – The Grove Hub in Palmerston is a popular place for Mapleton teens with almost 20,000 visits to the location reported in 2024-25.
Wellington North resident loses $500,000 in online investment scam
WELLINGTON NORTH - Wellington County OPP are again warning residents about online fraud after an Arthur resident lost $500,000 falling victim to an online investment scam.
John Campbell hangs up his kilt after 58 years with Scottish festival
FERGUS - Long-time volunteer John Campbell is calling this year’s 80th anniversary of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland games his last. He started volunteering with what was then just the Fergus Highland Games in 1967, previously a one-day event that drew thousands to Victoria Park.
Alma business appealing Mapleton’s refusal of zoning amendment
MAPLETON – Local business owners wanting to operate a construction company from a rural property near Alma aren't taking no for an answer.
Local family offers shelter from soggy weather at Drayton ball diamonds
MAPLETON – Local baseball families struggled this season with rain-soaked equipment and soggy paperwork, but one couple behind a construction company has a solution to shelter teams from the storm.
Volunteers celebrate success of Mount Forest Community Garden
MOUNT FOREST – Local green thumbs gathered despite heavy rain and mud to celebrate the success of a community garden that brings people together and helps to support social causes.
Plaques commemorating agriculture, volunteers stolen from Arthur fairgrounds
ARTHUR – Bronze plaques honouring a century of service by the Arthur Agricultural Society have been stolen from the Arthur fairgrounds, a month after another went missing from a Mapleton park.
New group encourages affordable rentals with on-site care
GUELPH – A small group of Guelph and Wellington County residents concerned about rising rates of homelessness have banded together with hopes of working towards a solution.
Harriston’s downtown set to be ‘beautified’ with painted alleyway
MINTO – The grassroots, community-led Harriston Rising movement is “beautifying” downtown Harriston once again.
Wellington North council worries lot line change wastes too much prime agricultural land
KENILWORTH – When properties are severed or lot lines adjusted, it’s important to Wellington North councillors that the changes have the smallest possible impact on farmlands.
Learn to make sourdough bread at the Harriston Library
HARRISTON – The smell of sourdough bread will be wafting through the Harriston Library on Aug. 28.