Wellington North

MOUNT FOREST – A 14-year-old based in London, England and a comics illustrator from Mount Forest have recently collaborated on a graphic novel.

WELLINGTON NORTH – The cost of insuring the township has been rising year-over-year since 2019, when the market began trending above the rate of inflation – and this year is no exception, with no end in sight.

WELLINGTON NORTH - The Wellington North Farmers Market is making plans to open for its ninth season on June 25.

MOUNT FOREST – A local man has been charged with arson in connection with a suspicious house fire here last year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – All library branches across the county will reopen on Feb. 14. Officials closed the branches on Dec. 1 in response to rising cases of COVID-19 in the community.

OTTAWA – Perth-Wellington MP John Nater recently paid tribute to a Mount Forest youth who lost a lengthy battle with brain cancer, calling him a “superhero” who put others ahead of himself.

GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health wants parents of children in Grades 7, 8 and 9 to know their child’s vaccination series might not be complete.

GUELPH – In the absence of PCR tests and therefore accurate case counts, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is trying to figure out how to know when we’re on the other side of this Omicron wave.

WELLINGTON NORTH - Council approved a new bylaw on Jan. 24 requiring developers to hand over a portion of development lands to the township for parkland and recreation space or face a fee.

WELLINGTON NORTH – The building department in Wellington North issued nearly one building permit per day last year, generating around $2 million in development charges and $619,157 in permit fees.