WELLINGTON COUNTY – The decision by municipal councils in Minto and Wellington North to share a fire department management team, while approved at separate May 19 video-conference meetings, sparked considerable discussion in both municipalities and was not unanimous in either.
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Longtime firefighters Bramhill and Geiger retire from Minto Fire
MINTO – Two longtime firefighters have recently retired from the Town of Minto’s fire…
Local business donates $30,000 to local hospitals for COVID-19 relief efforts
ELMIRA – Elmira Pet Products has made financial donations to COVID-19 projects in the communities…
Minto, Wellington North to share fire department management team
MINTO - Current Minto Fire Chief Chris Harrow has been appointed as the new Director of Fire Services for both municipalities.
Clifford native leads New Zealand’s first satellite launch effort
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - Jim Hefkey has followed a winding life path from a small Wellington County village to Auckland, New Zealand, where his class at the University of Auckland is about to launch that country’s first space satellite.
Woman sent to hospital after serious crash in Minto
MINTO - A Brussels woman has been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious crash between a car and transport trailer.
Palmerston residents organize bottle drive in support of local food bank and hospital
Supporting the community – A bottle drive organized by a group of Palmerston residents last month raised $3,600 for the Palmerston Food Bank and the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation.
New bench decorates downtown
CLIFFORD – Clifford, the Big Red Dog is a popular series of children’s books authored by…
Harriston Preschool bottle drive raised over $1,200
Preschool fundraiser – A bottle drive to benefit Harriston Preschool on May 2 raised over…
County’s yard waste collection begins in north Wellington on Monday
NORTH WELLINGTON – Wellington County’s interim yard waste collection program begins May 11 in Mapleton, Minto and Wellington North.