ARTHUR – Kelsey Lennox has been crowned the 2022-23 Arthur Fall Fair ambassador.
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Political butterfly effect
Among my favorite movies is The Butterfly Effect. The 2004 film features Ashton Kutcher as a troubled time traveller who discovers, to his chagrin, that attempts to correct mistakes in the past can generate unintended consequences for the future.
In-person Terry Fox Run planned in Drayton
WELLINGTON COUNTY - After two years of being held virtually, the in-person Drayton Terry Fox Run is back on.
Fall Tuff Truck event set for Oct. 1
HARRISTON – The Harriston Kinsmen are hosting the Minto Tuff Truck 2022 fall event on Oct. 1 at the Harriston arena fair grounds.
Drayton Kinsmen donate $2,800 to Shine Your Light Sunflower Tour
Kinsmen contribution – The Drayton Kinsmen Club recently donated $2,800 to the Palmerston and…
Legal Clinic of Guelph-Wellington planning celebration for 20th year
GUELPH – The Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington is celebrating its 20-year anniversary with events in Guelph and Arthur.
Tiny Trains Travel the Town event in Palmerston on Sept. 24
PALMERSTON - All Aboard Palmerston is bringing a new twist to the group’s annual September Tiny Trains event.
Letterbreen United Church marking 145th anniversary
WELLINGTON NORTH – Letterbreen United Church, located on Highway 6 north of Mount Forest, is marking its 145th anniversary on Sept. 18.
Mary Lynne Forrest Golf Tournament raises $62,000 for Louise Marshall Hospital
MOUNT FOREST -The 18th annual Mary Lynne Forrest Golf Tournament, held each summer in support of North Wellington Health Care, raised nearly double its 2022 fundraising goal.
Reflections: “Kennebec Potatoes”
We grew potatoes on my parent’s farm. We harvested the winter Kennebec crop just before the first…
Fall in Love with Maple event encourages sugarbush visits
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (OMSPA) has announced the return of Fall in Love with Maple for its second year.
Zoning bylaw exception permits future hog barn in Minto
MINTO – Minto council granted a variance to the town’s zoning bylaw on Sept. 6, permitting a 13,000-square-foot pig barn on the 12th Line.
Minto council awards contract for janitorial services
MINTO – A three-year contract for cleaning services in Minto, valued at $68,400 was awarded to Mississauga-based Green Maples Environmental by council at a Sept. 6 meeting.
Minto council denies company’s request for building permit extension
MINTO – A request by Golden Canadian Homes for a 15-month extension to prepare for development of a Palmerston Industrial Park property has been denied by council here.
Council rezones agricultural land for RV park septic system
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council approved a change to Wellington North's zoning bylaw, allowing for a new septic system to be installed on agricultural land adjacent to, and benefiting, the Spring Valley RV park.