ROTHSAY – Wellington County’s mobile household hazardous waste depot is moving from the Belwood Waste Facility to the Rothsay Waste Facility, and will be there for the month of February.
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Wellington North Farmers’ Market set to open for ninth season in June
WELLINGTON NORTH - The Wellington North Farmers Market is making plans to open for its ninth season on June 25.
Redefining resiliency: panelists discuss connections, community, reducing barriers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Youth engagement, creating space and building connections through community were the common themes of a webinar Thursday evening.
Nater pays tribute to courageous Mount Forest youth
OTTAWA – Perth-Wellington MP John Nater recently paid tribute to a Mount Forest youth who lost a lengthy battle with brain cancer, calling him a “superhero” who put others ahead of himself.
‘Building bridges’ the goal for new day program for developmentally-delayed adults
PALMERSTON – Renovations are complete and the finishing touches added with only four weeks remaining before the March 7 opening of the Building Bridges Adult Day Program, a new business providing services to adults with developmental delays.
Minto celebrates Black Heritage Month
MINTO - For the month of February Tannery Park in Harriston will be lit up in celebration with yellow, red and green, the colours of the African Nova Scotia flag.
Wellington North council passes new parkland dedication bylaw
WELLINGTON NORTH - Council approved a new bylaw on Jan. 24 requiring developers to hand over a portion of development lands to the township for parkland and recreation space or face a fee.
Minto awards $3.6-million contract for clarifier at pollution control plant
MINTO – A $3.67-million tender for the construction of a new secondary clarifier at the Palmerston Pollution Control Plan has been approved by town council.
Construction activity in Wellington North in 2021 surpassed previous years
WELLINGTON NORTH – The building department in Wellington North issued nearly one building permit per day last year, generating around $2 million in development charges and $619,157 in permit fees.
Contract awarded for White’s Road reconstruction
MINTO - Moorefield Excavating Ltd. has been awarded the contract for a $2.6-million reconstruction project on White’s Road (Wellington Road 5).
UGDSB to continue remote learning option for elementary students next year
GUELPH – A remote learning option for elementary students could become the status quo in the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB).
Brown Insurance Brokers 2021 recipient of Crime Stoppers Cornerstone Award
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Brown Insurance Brokers has been presented with the Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) Cornerstone Award for 2021.
Ottawa protest unlikely to end well
As the ironically named “Freedom Convoy” wound its way across the country to inflict a lockdown on the City of Ottawa it became, somewhere along the way, one of the most counter-intuitive efforts of its kind ever.
Arthur Animal Rescue receives over $4,000 in honour of actress Betty White
ARTHUR - The cats are in luck at Arthur Animal Rescue Cooperative after the community came together to honour the late actress Betty White.
Shed fire causes $400,000 damage
NORTH PERTH – Minto firefighters responded to a fire which destroyed a drive shed on Line 89 in North Perth on Jan. 26.