Basketball action – The Wellington Heights Wolverines Junior and Senior girls basketball teams travelled to Centre Dufferin on Dec. 13 for the District 4 playoffs.
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Mapleton snowmobile club reaches trail agreement with GRCA
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A two-year impasse between the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs and the Grand River Conservation Authority has come to an end – at least in part. The GRCA and the Lake Conestoga Snowmobilers have signed an agreement for 13km of trails in Mapleton Township.
‘Kids always came first’: Mount Forest teacher taking ‘high road’ after going against the grain
MOUNT FOREST - Local resident and longtime Wellington Heights Secondary School teacher Dave Griffiths has retired after decades of putting kids first in experiential education.
Recreation facilities closing for 11 days in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH - The Arthur and Area Community Centre, Damascus Hall and Mount Forest and District Sports Complex will be closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3.
Mount Forest resident bids final farewell to community with Christmas giveaway event
MOUNT FOREST – Longtime resident and community advocate Stuart Husk bid a final farewell to Mount Forest with a Christmas giveaway on Dec. 18. The event, which Husk labelled the Mount Forest Christmas Giveaway, saw nearly 150 people in attendance.
Wellington North budget nearing completion with anticipated 2% levy increase
WELLINGTON NORTH - Township staff have managed to keep capital projects on the books using reserve funds and Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund dollars while maintaining a moderate increase to property taxes for 2022.
Employer application period now open for Canada Summer Jobs program
OTTAWA –The employer application process for funding under the Canada Summer Jobs 2022 program is now open, says Perth-Wellington MP John Nater.
Wellington North council considering development charge increases
WELLINGTON NORTH - Recent changes to provincial legislation has kickstarted the process to draft and pass a new development charges bylaw before next September.
New proof of vaccination requirements coming to Wellington North facilities
WELLINGTON NORTH - Updates to the province's proof of vaccination requirements, announced on Dec. 10, will impact the Arthur and Area Community Centre, Mount Forest and District Sports Complex, Damascus Community Hall and the Arthur Seniors Centre.
Wellington Heights junior boys volleyball win gold in District 4 championship
District champions – The Wellington Heights Secondary School (WHSS) junior boys volleyball…