Donation – Two Arthur service clubs set aside their friendly rivalry as Arthur’s Lions and Optimist clubs posed for a photo at the Brent Barnes Memorial Skatepark on Oct. 11, officially commemorating a $15,000 donation from the Optimists to the Lions for the skatepark.
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Alltreat Farms and Arthur Horticultural Society plant 800 tulip bulbs at Arthur Cenotaph
Tulip planting – Alltreat Farms volunteers and Arthur Horticultural Society members planted 800…
Mount Forest and District Chamber of Commerce honoured 2022 Excellence Award recipients
Chamber awards – The Mount Forest and District Chamber of Commerce presented in-person awards to…
Seniors for Excellence hosted a Neighbourhood Fall Bazaar
Community connections – Helen Edwards, left, and Glynis Belec, both with the Seniors Centre for…
Wellington Heights hosts Survivor Games
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.
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.