ABOYNE – Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home management is planning for the day changes to provincial directions allow for relaxation of strict safety measures currently in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
County reopens transfer sites, on schedule to roll out green bin collection
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The COVID-19 pandemic won’t prevent the rollout of enhanced solid waste services here.
Mapleton approves return to work practices, protocols
Council has approved a series of health and safety measures and a set of COVID-19 protocols in preparation for the eventual return of employees to the township administration centre.
Mayor urges residents to wear masks in public
MINTO - Minto Mayor George Bridge is encouraging local residents to wear masks in public to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Township endorses COVID-19 workplace policy
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here has endorsed a COVID-19 policy that includes “guiding principles for a safe workplace” and a “planned, progressive return to work approach” as pandemic restrictions are lifted.
Kayakers enjoy the Maitland River
Harriston by kayak – The section of Maitland River that runs through Harriston isn’t…
Connecting Link project expected to continue until October 2020
Connecting Link project – Reconstruction of the Arthur Street East (Highway 89) Connecting…
Pandemic impact pegged as factor in rural job declines
GUELPH-ERMAOSA – A new Rural Ontario Institute fact sheet on the economic consequences of the pandemic shutdown paints a stark picture of the local employment scene.
Wellington North prepared to host COVID-19 Assessment Centre long term
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North council is willing to provide accommodations for a local COVID-19 Assessment Centre as long as one is needed. However councillors agreed the centre is likely to be eventually moved from its current location at the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex.
Town making plans for reopening office, restarting some programs
MINTO – Town staff is starting to make plans for the eventual re-opening of the municipal office and other facilities largely shuttered under emergency orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minto not far off first-quarter budget projections
MINTO – It’s still too early to tell much about the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on municipal finances here, says treasurer Gordon Duff.
Several councillors opposed to shared fire department management team
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The decision by municipal councils in Minto and Wellington North to share a fire department management team, while approved at separate May 19 video-conference meetings, sparked considerable discussion in both municipalities and was not unanimous in either.
No swimming, day camps in Wellington North this summer
WELLINGTON NORTH – Summer day camps and activities at outdoor pools in both Arthur and Mount Forest have been cancelled for the summer, the township has announced.
Clifford native leads New Zealand’s first satellite launch effort
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - Jim Hefkey has followed a winding life path from a small Wellington County village to Auckland, New Zealand, where his class at the University of Auckland is about to launch that country’s first space satellite.
Mapleton building activity down in April but year-to-date value higher
MAPLETON – Construction in Mapleton was down in April, compared to the same month the previous yea