DRAYTON – Mapleton’s Township’s newest park will benefit from a $50,000 donation from a local business owner.
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Preliminary budget draft projects 3.8% increase in county tax rate
GUELPH – A preliminary draft of the 2023 county budget and 10-year plan includes a proposed 3.8 per cent increase in the tax rate next year. However, some members of Wellington County council are pushing for a lower rate hike.
Total OMPF allocation to Wellington County municipalities down $109,000 in 2023
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) allocations to local municipalities will decrease by a combined total of just over $100,000 next year.
Speeder of the Week
MAPLETON – On Nov. 23 at about 1:15pm, a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on…
Fireside fun coming up at local libraries
Did you know that all of the branches listed below in Wellington County Library have fireplaces?
Mapleton budget draft includes levy increase near 7%
MAPLETON – A first draft of the township’s 2023 budget shows a tax levy increase of nearly seven per cent is required to cover anticipated expenditures.
Lennox elected warden of Wellington County
GUELPH – Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox was elected warden at the inaugural meeting of Wellington County council on Nov. 25.
Cambridge Fashion Museum presented to Seniors’ Centre for Excellence
Victorian garb – The Seniors’ Centre for Excellence hosted Rachel Behling and Sarah Verrault…
Craft show a Drayton tradition
DRAYTON – Drayton’s Christmas Craft Show was originally the brainchild of well known local crafter Barb Dickieson.
Santa Claus on way to Mapleton for annual parades
MAPLETON – Santa Claus is coming to Mapleton, twice in one weekend.