MOUNT FOREST – Remembrance Day will be marked at schools across Wellington County.
Community News
Hockey game raises $16,000 for local child awaiting kidney transplant
PALMERSTON – A hockey tournament at the Palmerston arena on Nov. 5 raised $16,000 for Ken and Carolyn Brubacher as their 12-year-old son Trevor awaits a kidney transplant. Innovative, Whispering Meadows Family Farms and Martin’s Family Fruit Farm sponsored the event.
Palmerston Community Food Bank accepting gift cards for Christmas
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Community Foodbank is seeking donations for its Christmas gift card program.
Minto Selects win World Broomball Championship
MINTO – The Minto Selects are on top of the broomball world. The team won the Men’s division at the World Broomball Championships held in Kingston from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5.
Jeff McKee, Emma Smyth receive second Arthur Chamber Citizen of Year awards
ARTHUR – The Arthur Chamber of Commerce presented its 2022 community awards to recipients at the Arthur Legion on Oct. 19.
Harriston provides fresh start for family escaping Syrian civil war
HARRISTON - Harriston is a long way from the refugee camps of Turkey, crammed with displaced Syrians, and farther away still from Aleppo’s embattled streets. But for Obid Almohamed and his family, the small community of Harriston, with less than 2,000 inhabitants, is now home.
Newly unveiled street signs commemorate families’ war sacrifice
PALMERSTON - Town of Minto unveils newly installed street signs commemorating local residents' service in First and Second World Wars.
Remembrance ceremony held in Clifford
Remembrance service – Harriston Royal Canadian Legion Branch 296 held a Remembrance ceremony at…
Haunting on Main brought out the characters
Haunting on Main – Local residents were out in force, and in costume, for the Haunting on Main…
Palmerston speeding concerns continue as town staff seek solutions
MINTO – Traffic safety issues in the town of Palmerston continue to be a concern for Minto council as it awaits a staff report on the situation.
Blessings Thrift and Gift Store makes donations to two local groups
Providing resources – Donors, volunteers and shoppers have made it possible for the Palmerston…
Wellington Heights Secondary School took part in Terry Fox Run
Terry Fox Run – The entire Wolverine community participated in the annual Terry Fox Run held at…
Local resident pens poem of Remembrance
Note: The following poem of Remembrance was submitted to the North Wellington Community News by…
MooreBand performed in Harriston
MooreBand in concert – The first installment in a concert series featuring popular local…
Reflections: Demonstrating faith
Demonstrating faith There’s a line in the familiar hymn I will sing of the mercies of the Lord…