Minto

HARRISTON - Harriston Rising hosted its annual chili cookoff at the Harriston Legion on March 1.

MAPLETON – Council here has agreed to share a fire services management team with two other north Wellington municipalities.

WELLINGTON COUNTY –  A mild winter means many equine professionals are grappling with how to manage mud.  

MINTO – Town council has adopted a strategic plan to guide the municipality through to 2028. Goals laid out in the plan focus on infrastructure maintenance, enhancing local quality of life, fostering an inclusive community and providing responsible government.

MINTO – Council here is considering a request to allow gun hunting on Sundays within the municipality. A delegation of area residents appeared at the Feb. 20 meeting to request council pass a resolution to implement the change.

HARRISTON – Local residents got their first look at a proposed master plan for the grounds surrounding the Harriston-Minto Community Complex on Feb. 20.

MINTO – Construction activity in Minto during 2023 was down significantly from the previous year, but statistics are comparable to other recent years, local building officials report.

MINTO – The Town of Minto is now asking the Ontario government to restore a reversed expansion of the Clifford urban boundary.

MINTO – A proposal for a 16-unit townhouse development on less than an acre of land in Clifford has raised concerns about density, parking, drainage, lot coverage and future infrastructure needs among neighbouring residents and about servicing costs from Minto staff.