MAPLETON – Numerous area families currently isolating due to multiple cases of COVID-19 at local schools.
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Minto council approves upgrades to audio-visual equipment
MINTO – Town council has approved a $30,000 expenditure to upgrade audio-visual equipment for the council chambers here.
Minto invites community groups to apply for COVID-19 relief funding
MINTO – Municipal staff here will put out a call to community groups to submit requests for a share of the town’s allotment of COVID-19 relief funding by Dec. 1.
Minto Refugee Settlement Committee bringing another Syrian family to Harriston
HARRISTON – Minto’s small Syrian community is set to grow as the families of two brothers will reunite here later this month.
Arthur man charged after hit-and-run crash
GUELPH – An Arthur man faces several charges after a hit-and-run collision here. "The collision caused significant damage to the two involved vehicles, one of which fled the scene," Guelph Police stated in a Nov. 4 press release.
Wellington County, Minto employees bear consequences of vaccination policies
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The employment-related consequences of refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are starting to be felt by Wellington County and the Town of Minto workers.
Modernization funds allocated by Wellington North council
WELLINGTON NORTH - Council here has approved a staff recommendation to spend $406,781 in grant funds for 10 projects aimed at modernizing delivery of township services.
Palmerston Food Bank seeking gift card donations
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Food Bank has changed the way it sponsors its Christmas clients due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Halloween Haunt brought out the fun
Halloween haunters – All dressed up and ready for the Halloween Haunt in Harriston on Oct. 29…
Mapleton council ponders changes to township’s procedural bylaw
MAPLETON – A provision to allow citizens to address council in timely fashion regarding items on their meeting agenda could be part of a revised procedural bylaw in the works for the township.
Lions donate $2,500 to Christmas Bureau program
Lions donation – Mount Forest Lions Club president Vern Job presented the Christmas…
Arthur Chamber of Commerce announces 2021 community award winners
Arthur Community Awards – The Arthur Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2021 community…
Local resident promotes War Amps legacy
KENILWORTH – As Remembrance Day approaches Lucas Beatty, 27, of Kenilworth, recently paused for a moment of silence at a local cenotaph to commemorate the veteran members of The War Amps.
A debt that can never be repaid
Nov. 11 is a solemn day in Canada and around the world. Every year since that day in 1918 we have remembered those who served and those who lost their lives in the Great War, and the wars that have followed.
