MOOREFIELD – Youth engagement, public transportation and progress on a circular food economy were among the topics on the agenda for a northern Wellington economic development meeting here on Sept. 18.
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Drayton’s Heidi Frey crowned Queen of the Furrow at IPM 2019
VERNER – Heidi Frey is the new Ontario Queen of the Furrow.
PPC replaces Perth-Wellington candidate
PERTH-WELLINGTON – The People’s Party of Canada has once again replaced its candidate for this riding in the Oct. 21 federal election.
Copernicus donates wetland in Mapleton to Escarpment Biosphere
MAPLETON - Copernicus Educational Products announced Sept. 17 that 50 acres of reforested land here, containing provincially significant wetland and two ponds, is now designated as a nature reserve.
Matadors and Gators earn the hardware at Mapleton Ladies Slo-Pitch year-end tournament
Tourney champs - The teams in the Mapleton Ladies Slo-Pitch League battled hard last weekend in their year-end tournament through some rainy conditions Friday night and tough competition.
Federal all-candidates meetings in Minto, Mapleton
PERTH-WELLINGTON - There are three upcoming Perth-Wellington federal all-candidates debates planned in Mapleton and Minto.
Construction begins on seniors residential building
DRAYTON - Township councillors, residents and developers celebrated the second phase of a seniors’ retirement residential community, Village on the Ridge, with a ribbon cutting and sod turning ceremony here on Sept. 21.
Second Drayton Cruise night draws 90 vehicles from wide region
DRAYTON - The Rotary Club of Drayton sponsored another successful cruise night on Sept. 9, with 90 vehicles in attendance.
Mapleton Council awards tender for local drain improvement project
MAPLETON - Council awarded a tender to upgrade a municipal drain south of Moorefield to Marquardt Farm Drainage on Sept. 10.
Drayton’s Heidi Frey named Ontario Queen of the Furrow
VERNER - Heidi Frey is the new Ontario Queen of the Furrow. The 20-year-old Drayton resident was selected on Sept. 20 during the 2019 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) in Verner, West Nipissing, located between North Bay and Sudbury.
