Survivor games – Students from all grades dressed up to participate in the Wellington Heights District Secondary School “Survivor” activities held on the school grounds during the afternoon of Sept. 29.
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Snow machines take to the turf for Optimist grass drags
No snow required – The engines were revving and the mud was flying at the third annual Moorefield Optimists Grass Drags on Oct. 15 at Driscoll Farms in Mapleton.
Staffing shortage blamed for early Monday closure of Arthur community centre
ARTHUR – The Arthur and Area Community Centre will be closed to the public on Oct. 17 at 4:30pm and reopen the following morning (Oct. 18) at 8am.
Meat laced with rat poison found in Mount Forest: OPP
MOUNT FOREST – Police are reminding pet owners to be vigilant about spotting hazards after someone found meat in downtown Mount Forest that appeared to be laced with rat poison.
Before-and-after-school programs at Maryborough PS on brink of cancellation
MAPLETON – Barring a last-minute influx of participants, the township will soon wind down its before-and-after-school care program at Maryborough Public School in Moorefield.
Mapleton council endorses report on employee attraction, retention
MAPLETON – Council here has endorsed a staff report recommending the township develop an “updated work culture,” by enhancing benefits and working conditions, to attract and retain employees.
Hockey tournament to benefit local family on organ transplant journey
WELLINGTON NORTH – A hockey tournament at the Palmerston Arena on Nov. 5 will raise money for Ken and Carolyn Brubacher as their 12-year-old son Trevor awaits a kidney transplant.
Ontarians aged 12 and up now eligible for COVID-19 bivalent booster shot
TORONTO – Ontarians aged 12 and up will be eligible for a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster dose starting on Oct. 17. The province made the announcement on Oct. 13, following Health Canada's approval of the Pfizer bivalent vaccine on Oct. 7.
Chong holds onto critic post; Nater replaced in shadow cabinet
WELLINGTON COUNTY – One of Wellington County’s two Members of Parliament has retained his position in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s new shadow cabinet, while the other has been replaced.
Halloween Haunt happening in Harriston
HARRISTON – Downtown Harriston will soon be haunted with spooky games, ‘fang-tastic’ food trucks, and tricks and treats for all ages at various businesses.
Three area churches combine to form new Hope Springs United
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Hope Springs United Church launches on Nov. 1.
Wellington Heights students experience Grade 9 Camp
Grade 9 camp – Eighty-one Grade 9 students from Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount…
Reflections: To Simply Be
As I am writing this reflection I am currently sitting in the Halifax airport awaiting my flight…
Webinar provides tips on TikTok
A free webinar on Oct. 18 from 7 to 8:30pm will explore how to use TikTok to engage with customers or clients.
Mount Forest Lions make donation to Food and Friends program
Nutrition donation – Bobbi Turner, right, the Student Nutrition Program manager from Children’s…