MAPLETON – Local organizations are making steps towards meeting the significant need for rural health care staff.
Student paintings displayed at Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex
FERGUS – Wearing paint-splattered aprons and looks of concentration, five Centre Wellington District High School students quickly created quality paintings set on a circle of easels in the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on May 2.
Highway 7 fire destroys garage, damages home
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A fire at a Guelph/Eramosa home this afternoon engulfed a garage and started spreading into the house before firefighters could stop it.
Local physicians call for humanitarian support for Palestine
WELLINGTON COUNTY – They want increased aid, tighter arms restrictions, and an end to “the silencing and targeting of healthcare workers who are speaking out for Palestinian human rights.”
Bradley Hale to perform at Rockmosa Enabling Garden
ROCKWOOD – The Rockmosa Older Adult Centre (ROAC) has arranged for Bradley Hale to perform in the Rockmosa Enabling Garden, as part of its Music in the Garden program, from 7 to 9pm on June 20.
Rockwood author’s book celebrates solar eclipse
ROCKWOOD – Vanessa Ireson’s newest picture book, When Sun Met Moon, explores how the solar eclipse affected creatures in nature.
Partial lockdowns at Fergus schools on April 29
FERGUS – Centre Wellington District High School and JD Hogarth Public School were placed under a "hold and secure" protocol for part of the day on Monday.
Province ‘cracking down’ on phone use, vaping at school: Lecce
ONTARIO – On April 28 the province announced a new policy restricting student cell phone use, vaping and smoking.
Battle of the bands brought crowd to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School
GUELPH – The Wellington Catholic District School Board’s second annual Battle of the Bands brought over 100 enthusiastic students, parents and teachers to Our Lady of Lourdes on April 24.
Catholic school board welcomes over 100 visiting Mexican students
GUELPH – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) welcomed over 100 students to Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School and St. Michael, St. Paul, Mary Phelan and St. Ignatious of Loyola Catholic elementary schools.
Mapleton council supports surplus farm dwelling severance applications
MAPLETON – Council here received two farm severance applications – at 6540 Sideroad 16 and 6852 Sideroad 15 – during the regular meeting of council on April 9.
Council receives Moorefield property rezoning application
MAPLETON – Council here held a public meeting on April 9 to discuss the rezoning of a vacant lot in Moorefield’s urban centre.
Snowmobilers want on Mapleton list of clubs that contribute to community
MAPLETON – The Lake Conestogo Snowmobilers Club would like Mapleton Township to recognize its contributions to the local community by offering hall rentals free of charge.
Minto council approves historical mural in Teviotdale
MINTO – The heritage and history of Teviotdale is of interest to a group of Minto citizens, who contacted Minto council about the possibility of honouring the hamlet with a marker or sign.
Experts say biosecurity measures reduce risk of strangles
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Strangles is a respiratory disease that has for centuries spread fear throughout equine communities across the globe.