Community News

PALMERSTON – Two sisters are bringing the Terry Fox Run to Palmerston next month to continue honouring the unwavering determination of the late Canadian athlete, Terry Fox. 

KENILWORTH – Wellington North council has unanimously supported an application to sever an industrial lot in order to build a concrete plant in Arthur, despite concerns raised by a delegate to council.

KENILWORTH – Wellington North council has reaffirmed its plan to scrap the Mount Forest pool and build a new one in a new location, despite community objections to the plan.

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Leos will be at Foodland here from 11am until 7pm on Aug. 16, collecting donations to help ensure kids in the community have enough snacks for their school lunches.

PALMERSTON – All Aboard Palmerston is bringing a new twist to its annual September Tiny Trains event. 

OHIO – He shoots, he scores! 

PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Fair will be returning to the town for six days of fun. 

DRAYTON – The title of the latest show at the Drayton Festival Theatre is intriguing enough, and the concept is even better.

MAPLETON – Officials say last weekend’s 167th Drayton Fair was a “resounding success.” 

MAPLETON – “So many new things are going on” at the Drayton Fair this year.

MINTO – A start-up program aiming to help youth succeed, has granted 50 students the opportunity to enter the world of entrepreneurship this summer. 

MAPLETON – The Mapleton Sunflower Festival will take place on Aug. 17 and aims to raise enough money to purchase an electric stretcher for the Palmerston hospital.

ARTHUR – The volunteer-based group Arthur Animal Rescue is urging locals to adopt as it is “overflowing” with cats and kittens. 

MOUNT FOREST – A petition to save Mount Forest’s Lion Roy Grant Community Pool that has been circulating on social media platforms demands that Mayor Andy Lennox be “held accountable” for the decision to demolish the old swimming pool.