Top monthly Advertiser X posts for 2024

By Advertiser staff

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The following is a list of articles that received the most engagement on the Wellington Advertiser’s X (formerly known as Twitter) account in 2024.

January 18

Freedom of information data obtained by the Advertiser shows UGDSB students with special education status are twice as likely to face expulsion/suspension.

February 28

Paid on-street parking is one of the solutions Centre Wellington council is considering to address parking woes in downtown Fergus and Elora. Change wouldn’t happen until at least 2025.

March 27

Joel Rumph of Mapleton Township took home the silver medal in U18 men’s high jump at the Athletics Canada Indoor National Championships last week in Montreal.

April 15

A Mount Forest teen and an Alma woman are dead following a serious three-vehicle crash in Mapleton Township last night.

May 25

For the fifth year in a row, the Wellington Advertiser has been recognized as the top community newspaper in its class in the province.

June 25

Centre Wellington has purchased 90 acres of land beside the Fergus sportsplex for $4.8 million. Mayor says move ‘will enhance opportunities to provide recreation for our growing community.’

July 17

ICYMI: The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team has officially opened its Harriston clinic.

August 7

The Fergus Agricultural Society has been able to upgrade equipment with the help of a $149,800 Ontario Trillium Foundation. The society used the funds to buy 14 sets of five-row bleachers, outdoor lighting, a small PA system and pipe and drape kits.

September 19

Ted Kent of Fergus, Jim McFarlane of Guelph-Eramosa and John Worton of Guelph have been named lifetime members of the Fergus Agricultural Society.

October 15

Longtime Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott will not seek re-election.

November 11

Researchers with Western University have confirmed that a weak tornado hit Fergus last night, with winds between 90 and 130 km/h.

December 17

Police are seeking help from the public to identify the person(s) who set fire to a train car in Lions Heritage Park in Palmerston on the weekend.