Wellington North

WELLINGTON NORTH – A community survey has concluded the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival is considered to be Wellington North’s top tangible cultural asset.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two Erin men are among three people charged following a large drug bust involving multiple locations in Wellington County, Brampton and Georgetown.

HOLSTEIN – Holstein General Store is celebrating its grand reopening on Aug. 14 from 4 to 8pm.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Two new telecommunications towers could be coming to Wellington North.

PERTH–WELLINGTON – The Liberal Party has announced its candidate for the Perth-Wellington riding in the next federal election will be Brendan Knight.

Helping out - Blessings to You co-chairs Linda Wright and Deanna Martin present a cheque for $2,000 to Heather Bults, president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington (BBBSNW).

WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has rejected a company’s proposal to operate a cannabis facility in Arthur. At an Aug. 9 meeting, council rejected CCR Holdings Wells St. Inc.’s proposal to rezone its 5.14-acre property in Arthur to permit indoor cultivation and processing of cannabis.

MAPLETON – The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 had an immediate and lasting impact on operations of the local Seniors Centre for Excellence, says program coordinator Helen Edwards.