MAPLETON – Work on the 2026 budget is underway in Mapleton, and finance director Patrick Kelly launched the budget process during a regular meeting of council on Sept. 8.
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Wellington’s Nina Hiddema makes top five in Ontario’s Queen of the Furrow
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington’s Queen of the Furrow Nina Hiddema made top five in the competition to be crowned Ontario’s Queen of the Furrow during last week’s International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Grassie, Ontario.
Minto DEI committee hosts community clothing swap
HARRISTON – A community clothing swap will be held by the Town of Minto’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) committee on Oct. 18 from 10:30am to 2pm at the Harriston-Minto Community Centre (111 George St. S.).
County’s home energy tool kit expands nationwide through CHBA collaboration
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county is collaborating with the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) to make its Home Energy Tool Kits available to other municipalities and Home Builders’ Associations across Canada.
Committee of adjustment member vacancy
ROCKWOOD – A spot on the Guelph/Eramosa Committee of Adjustment will be opening up at the end of the year after the resignation of one of the committee’s members.
Fun Run/Walk for Haiti
FERGUS – The HEARTS committee of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is once again holding its five kilometre Fun Run/Walk for Haiti on Oct. 18.
Wyandot Public School opened in January 1959
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
UGDSB Black Parents Council presents ‘Keeping our Kids Safe: Education without Policing’
GUELPH – “Police-in-schools programs endanger Black and racialized children.”
Palmerston Terry Fox Run raises over $7,000
PALMERSTON – Sisters Delaney and Mackenzie Norman organized their third Palmerston Terry Fox Run, raising just under $7,500.
OPINION: Rural theft is on the rise – here’s how to protect yourself
ONTARIO – It’s a sinking feeling you don’t forget. And it’s one that more and more Ontarians, including in rural communities, are experiencing: finding yourself the victim of theft.
UGDSB to host virtual series for caregivers: Creating Connection and Supporting Transitions
GUELPH – Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) families of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorder are invited to an upcoming virtual series – Creating Connection and Supporting Transitions.
County staff, volunteers plant 850 trees at Valentino Park
ROCKWOOD – The annual Warden’s Tree Planting event took place at Valentino Park in Rockwood on Sept. 23.
Erin announces fall 2025 recreation programs
ERIN – The Town of Erin’s fall recreation programs are open for registration.
Playful Fox Productions presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
FERGUS – Playful Fox Productions brought its version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Sept. 20.
Governments spending on farmland improvements
ONTARIO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are spending up to $14.6 million through the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) to help farmers make improvements to their farmland.