Community News

There is both encouraging and unsettling news in a recent statement from our local health unit.

DRAYTON - Drayton Pharmasave is now on the list of pharmacies able to provide the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Optimist donation – The Arthur Optimist Club recently donated $1,000 to Big Brothers/Big…

MAPLETON – The township will review regulations on use of shipping containers and seacans on local properties as part of an upcoming housekeeping amendment to the local zoning bylaw.

CLIFFORD - The Clifford Rotary Club is planning a drive-through chicken dinner on June 4.

MOUNT FOREST – Firefighters from the Arthur and Mount Forest fire stations responded to a structure fire call in the area of Albert and Church Streets at around 10:30am on April 27..

MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North councillors are concerned a proposed grocery store in the north end of Mount Forest could exacerbate existing traffic issues in the area. 

MAPLETON – The township will review regulations on use of shipping containers and seacans on local properties as part of an upcoming housekeeping amendment to the local zoning bylaw.

TORONTO – The Advertiser won first place in the General Excellence category (circulation between 22,500 and 44,999), beating out 18 other entries, including fellow finalists Niagara This Week and Whitby This Week.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Northern Wellington Economic Development Partnership (NWEDP) has launched a new Northern Wellington Jobs and Housing Portal, nwjobsandhousing.ca.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Installation of the booms/buoys, which warn paddlers, anglers and boaters to stay away from dams, is an annual safety procedure used by the GRCA to reduce the risk for people enjoying local reservoirs and waterways.

MINTO – “Our goal and our hope is that we will be opening our farmers' market on June 5,” economic and business manager Belinda Wick-Graham told Minto council on April 20.

MOUNT FOREST – Adell Mueller has literally cut, curled, coloured and styled the hair of hundreds of Mount Forest and area residents. The popular hairstylist has sold Adell’s Beauty Salon and is retiring after 50 years.

MINTO – New murals will be added to the streetscape in both Harriston and Palmerston this year. Business and economic manager Belinda Wick Graham told Minto council on April 20 about plans for murals at Harriston Foodland and on the town-owned Lions Club shed in Heritage Park in Palmerston.

GUELPH – Over the past year, many Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) staff, students, community members and volunteers continued to go above and beyond to support local schools and communities.