WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County OPP officers, along with uniform and civilian counterparts across the province, ratified a four-year collective agreement on July 18 making its members the highest paid police force in the province.
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Mount Forest residents make waves at council meeting over pool closure
KENILWORTH – Council for the Township of Wellington North unanimously supported a motion to expedite the tendering process for demolition of Mount Forest’s outdoor swimming pool, despite a vocal contingent of community members who attended the July 22 council meeting to speak out in favour of saving
Eramosa 4-H Dairy Club members prep for upcoming shows and fairs
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Members of the 2024 Eramosa 4-H Dairy Club have wrapped up a season of meetings and have moved on to training their calves for upcoming shows.
Drinking and driving
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continue to lay drinking and driving charges throughout the county.
Upcoming conference focuses on grief in the workplace
WATERLOO – Dealing with bereavement and loss in the workplace is the subject of the Grief at Work conference being hosted this fall by Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region (BFO-MR).
Province, feds expanding mental health supports to farm workers
TORONTO – The federal and provincial governments are investing up to $538,000 through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to expand the Farmer Wellness Initiative to Ontario farm workers.
Ballantyne honoured for influence in municipal government
WELLINGTON COUNTY – County councillor Diane Ballantyne has been recognized for her contributions to local government with an honourable mention in the 2024 Women of Influence in Local Government Awards.
Horses’ eyes, ears, tails say a lot about how they feel
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Understanding how horses are feeling can go a long way to improve equine welfare, increase safety for horses and the people around them, and foster stronger relationships between horses and people.
Outstanding in the fields
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Farmer Luke Hartung shared the wisdom of his experience with members of the West Luther Field Crops 4-H Club when he hosted the club’s most recent meeting at his property, Harwill Farms, on July 16.
Wellington library programming is ‘out of this world’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Participation in this year’s TD Summer Reading Club has us over the moon!