MAPLETON – Sweet Rose Accounting recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new business located at 25 Drayton Industrial Dr., Unit E, in Drayton.
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Vaulting gains traction in Ontario as equestrian sport
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hold your horses, because there’s a new sport taking the equestrian world by storm.
Puslinch vows to buy Canadian
PUSLINCH – In the face of looming U.S. tariffs, Puslinch council has agreed to prioritize buying Canadian.
OPINION: Support Ontario by buying local
ONTARIO – Buying local has always been an important part of our agriculture and food production system.
Remembrance Day poster and literary contest winners
FERGUS – Awards were presented at the February meeting at Fergus Legion Br. 275 to the Remembrance Day poster and literary contest winners from Fergus area schools.
Mapleton chicken barn destroyed by fire
MAPLETON – Deputy fire chief Callise Loos said four stations responded to the blaze, on Concession 8 northwest of Moorefield, on Feb. 25 at about 10:30am. There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters and the barn was empty at the time.
Mapleton officials disappointed after rejection of four funding applications
MAPLETON – Staff and council here have expended “a significant amount of time, effort and resources” applying for provincial and federal funding for housing development and community growth over the last two years, but all four of the applications the township submitted were unsuccessful.
Puslinch Township vows to buy Canadian
PUSLINCH – In the face of looming U.S. tariffs, Puslinch council has agreed to prioritize buying Canadian.
SIU investigating incident involving Wellington County OPP
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating after a person arrested by local police reported an injury while in custody.
Abandoned building collapses in Elora
ELORA – Centre Wellington deputy fire chief Jonathan Karn told the Advertiser a building adjacent to the Gorge Cinema collapsed, likely due to the weight of snow.
Health care, roads, voter turnout, local knowledge dominate discussion at Aberfoyle debate
ABERFOYLE – The debate hosted by the Optimist Club of Puslinch on Feb. 20 gave voters the opportunity to ask their own questions.
Guelph high school closed on Monday due to bomb threat
GUELPH – A Guelph teenager has been charged in connection with a bomb threat that closed John F. Ross high school on Monday. Upper Grand District School Board officials say they notified police about an emailed threat shortly after 6am on Feb. 24.
Perth-Wellington candidates debate tariff response, farming issues, health care
PALMERSTON – Candidates shared strong opinions about public concerns during Perth-Wellington's first 2025 provincial debate at the Norgan Theatre on Feb. 19.
Local man charged, $85,000 in drugs seized in Fergus bust
FERGUS – A local man is facing charges after police seized about $85,000 in ecstasy and other property during a drug bust in Fergus this week.