Wellington North

Christmas spirit – Students at St. John Catholic School in Arthur are getting in the Christmas…

WELLINGTON NORTH – A local resident was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after crashing an ATV here on the weekend.

MOUNT FOREST – The Warm Winter Wishes campaign will once again spread Christmas Joy through this community.

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.

WELLINGTON NORTH – The province's Special Investigations Unit is now investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 47-year-old man here last weekend. Wellington County OPP officials say police officers responded to "a disturbance" call at a property on Conc. 7, near Kenilworth.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) allocations to local municipalities will decrease by a combined total of just over $100,000 next year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Provincial policy dictating how agricultural land is used in Ontario allows for secondary on-farm uses, but local land use policy and zoning bylaws can get in the way, preventing farmers from diversifying on-farm income sources.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – In recent weeks there has been a rash of thefts from car washes throughout Wellington County. Thieves often don't get away with a lot of money, but they are causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage with each theft.

All fired up – There were no chestnuts to roast over an open fire, but there were plenty of…