Nine days after issuing a county-wide fire ban, officials have called off the prohibition.…
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New Bell tower to improve local service
The township is in favour of erecting a Bell Mobility tower north of Alma to help improve cell…
Township happy with new truck purchase
“Yes, it is red,” Larry Lynch said with a smile on July 19. Mapleton’s Public…
Gravel pit expansion bylaw coming forward to council on Aug. 16
Local councillors will consider at their next meeting later this month a bylaw approving the…
Successful tree establishment takes much advance planning
Someone said, “I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than…
Daylily guru reveals history to horticultural society
Those tall orange lilies found in roadside ditches have a remarkable history. They resemble others…
Register for Youth Outdoors Day in September by Aug. 15
The 10th annual Youth Outdoors Day will be held here on Sept. 10. Students are encouraged to…
Studio Tour preview on until Aug. 30
Wellington Artists’ Gallery and Art Centre, on County Road 29 in Fergus, is hosting a…
Another 44,000 trees taking root
Another planting season has successfully finished for the Trees for Mapleton program. Over 44,000…
Curry: Residents hardly ever informed of complaint resolutions
When it comes to complaints filed by residents, often the perception is that township staff has…
International blacksmith artists met in town
CanIron VIII was held in Fergus over the long weekend – and it attracted a wide variety of…
New Mennonite Church approved but cemetery proposal rejected
A new Mennonite church in the former Maryborough township is one step closer to reality, but that…
Arnott: GTA West corridor study should be suspended
Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott is calling upon the provincial Liberal government to…
OMAFRA Report
A weekly press release prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural…
Improvement of rural infrastructure is a right
A choice to live and work in rural Ontario should not limit our access to the same range and level…