MAPLETON – The cost of remuneration for Mapleton council members totalled $164,099 in 2024.
Fire bunker gear extractors purchased as part of cancer prevention program
MAPLETON – The fire department here is purchasing two bunker gear extractors for both its Drayton and Moorefield fire stations.
Mapleton, Wellington North apply for $32.5 million in funding for wastewater projects
MAPLETON – Mapleton and Wellington North are submitting a joint application for nearly $32.5 million in federal funding through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Funding (CHIF).
Mapleton Township remains unwilling host for more wind turbines
MAPLETON – Survey results are in, and council has unanimously agreed the township should continue to be unwilling to host new industrial wind turbine energy projects.
Sexual assault trial for Puslinch man to continue into summer
GUELPH – The trial for a Puslinch man who pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and gross indecency charges is set to continue at least until July.
Protestors call for immediate arms embargo between Canada, Israel
GUELPH – After a shaky ceasefire, Israel resumed air strikes on Gaza in the early hours of March 18, killing close to 800 within a week.
Bylaw change needed for metal fabrication business relocation
MAPLETON – The owners of a shop on their property in south Mapleton are hoping to repurpose it for their metal fabrication business.
Tender approved for $1.23-million asphalt program
KENILWORTH – Wellington North has awarded the tender for a significant asphalt program to Associated Paving.
Trial underway for Puslinch man charged in sexual assaults between 1986 and 1991
GUELPH – A Puslinch man has pleaded not guilty to two counts of gross indecency and four counts of sexual assault in connection with multiple incidents between 1986 and 1991 involving two victims.
Owners hope to sever Arthur lot, build new house
ARTHUR – Wellington North council is in support of a lot severance on Domville Street and the construction of a new home on the severed lot, as long as a number of conditions are met.
Volunteer Celebration and Newcomer Welcome event set for May 1 in Arthur
ARTHUR – Wellington North will host its annual spring Volunteer Celebration and Newcomer Welcome event on May 1 from 4:30 to 7pm at the Arthur and Area Community Centre (at 158 Domville St.).
High school students record vocals at Metalworks Studio
MISSISSAUGA – On May 5, Music Monday, high school students from the Upper Grand District School Board are set to perform live at Metalworks, a world renowned recording studio.
Local students show compost can be made in outer space
ELORA – Astronauts can compost biodegradable materials at the International Space Station (ISS). That’s what four local students learned from an experiment they created that spent about a month in outer space late last year.
Avian flu detected in local backyard flock
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A domestic bird in Wellington County has tested positive for avian influenza, according to a Feb. 21 notification from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Local farmers fear fallout of trade war with United States
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Drew Spoelstra said there will be “severe negative consequences for farmers and consumers on both sides of the border.”