QUEBEC – The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, informed the chief agent of Free Party Canada that the party was to be deregistered effective Dec. 31.
Fergus man charged with assault, mischief
FERGUS – A Fergus man is facing assault and mischief charges following an incident here last week.
OPP investigating crash that claimed life of Centre Wellington teen
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A local teen is dead following a two-vehicle crash north of Inverhaugh on Tuesday morning.
Maryborough Public School raised $3,000 in donations for local food bank
DRAYTON – Twenty-eight Grade 6 students from Maryborough Public School participated in a “Shop with a cop and a firefighter” event on Dec. 19 at the Drayton Freshmart, raising $3,000 in donations for the local food bank.
Hanover Community Players upcoming shows
HANOVER – After seven shows, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music closed with sell-out audiences over its final weekend despite the weather, construction and washroom problems.
Police beat: Mapleton man charged with assault with a weapon
PALMERSTON – A Mapleton man was charged with assault following a recent incident at a local park.
Mount Forest Legion pledges $2,500 towards new pool
MOUNT FOREST – The Fred Campbell VC Royal Canadian Legion Branch 134 has pledged to donate $2,500 over the next five years toward a new outdoor pool for Mount Forest.
Ken Thompson becomes a lifetime member
Wellington North – Mount Forest Legion past president Ken Thompson, left, is officially a lifetime member. The honour was presented recently by current Mount Forest Branch 134 president George Gerrard, right.
Chalmers Fuels pledged $100,000 to Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation’s MRI+ Campaign
PALMERSTON – Chalmers Fuels has added to its $25,000 donation from last Christmas with a pledge for $100,000 to the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation’s MRI+ Campaign.
Holiday light contest winners
MOUNT FOREST – Three winners have been chosen for the “Turn On Your Lights” holiday decorating competition.
Dozens of cows perish in Sunday morning barn fire near Drayton
MAPLETON – Firefighters were called to the blaze, near the intersection of 14th Line and Sideroad 17 in Mapleton Township, just before 9am on Dec. 29. No one was injured but about 40 cows died in the fire.
Township signs agreement for trail use, maintenance with snowmobile club
KENILWORTH – Wellington North has signed a memorandum of understanding with a local snowmobile club to allow the club to use a piece of township-owned land for a snowmobile trail.
UGDSB hosted its first Grade 9 Climate Showdown
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) held its first “Grade 9 Climate Showdown” at the University of Guelph Arboretum on Dec. 17.
Experimental Acres program a finalist for Economic Developers Council award
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A county program that offers micro-grants to farmers to test out regenerative agricultural practices is up for an award from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario.
Township returns splash pad surplus funds to Arthur Optimist Club
KENILWORTH – The Arthur Optimist Club is getting nearly $12,000 back from Wellington North Township – funds that were left over after a new splash pad was built on Domville Street in Arthur.