MAPLETON – The total cost of remuneration for township council members here was down by about $23,000 in 2020.
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Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic held at the PMD Arena on March 16
Vaccination in Mapleton – A pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic was held at the PMD Arena in…
Signs of spring in a stream in Mapleton
Signs of spring – A flock of geese in a stream along Mapleton’s 16th Line on March…
Jake’s Take: Video and Editing Services puts families, businesses in the picture
MINTO – Harriston native Jake Bieman recently opened a new business here, offering video and editing services for both business and personal needs.
Skating trail built at Wallace Cumming Park
ALMA – Out-door skating is a popular winter activity and one of the few allowable under COVID-19 pandemic restrictions this winter.
Health Canada: modified COVID-19 vaccines for variants coming
OTTAWA - Health Canada announced on March 4 that vaccine modifications that respond to new variants of COVID-19 will be made available to Canadians quickly without compromising safety, efficacy or quality.
A year in
Looking back, it has been a monumental year.
Meditation
I am a recent convert to the benefits of daily meditation practice.
Local man finds Ford Model TT a great fix-it-up project
GUELPH-ERAMOSA - Scott McLaren likes a puzzle. Part engineer and part “MacGyver,” McLaren likes to tinker and figure out what is needed to get things working again.
Edward Johnson sponsored music festival in 1929
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Kids Help Line ‘Free from hunger’ campaign open for donations
GUELPH - The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington has launched its annual campaign, Help Kids Live Free from Hunger.
New vaccination centre opens at West End Community Centre in Guelph
GUELPH – Beginning March 16, the vaccine clinic at the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health…
Protect yourself from scams and fraud
OTTAWA - Scammers can target any Canadian. Here are some tips and tricks from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to protect yourself from scams and fraud.
Canadians believe government action could have reduced COVID-19 LTC death toll
TORONTO - The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has released the findings of an online national survey gauging the perspectives of 2,005 Canadians on how the second wave of the pandemic has impacted the state of Canada’s long-term care (LTC) systems.