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Palmerston Lions plan bottle drive July 25
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Lions Club will be holding a returnable bottle and can drive next…
Foundation provides grant to help health team reach Mennonite, Amish populations
WELLINGTON NORTH – The Mount Forest Family Health Team (MFFHT) has received a grant to help it provide virtual support to area Mennonite and Amish residents.
Mapleton to reopen playgrounds, buildings to coincide with province’s reopening plan
MAPLETON - Playgrounds and facilities in Mapleton Township will reopen within days, four months after closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgina Street reconstruction set to begin in Arthur
WELLINGTON NORTH – Reconstruction of Georgina Street in Arthur is set to get underway Monday.
Water conservation urged throughout Grand River watershed
CAMBRIDGE - Water users throughout the Grand River watershed are being asked to cut their consumption by 10 per cent, because of the hot, dry weather.
Registrations open for Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament
MINTO – Organizers of the annual Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament here are taking registrations and seeking sponsors for the 2020 event.
Hazardous household waste depot set up in Riverstown
WELLINGTON NORTH – Wellington County’s mobile household hazardous waste (HHW) depot is moving…
Serving up refreshments on Canada Day
Ice tea entrepreneurs – With the mercury climbing on Canada Day, July 1, Maya Polyzotis and…
Wellington County municipalities make individual decisions about fire bans
WELLINGTON COUNTY – With hot, dry weather forecasted for the coming days municipalities throughout Wellington County are making individual decisions about fire bans.
Lennox questions conservation authority governance model
WELLINGTON NORTH – A resolution expressing support for area conservation authorities sparked discussion on their role and governance during the June 22 township council meeting here.
Wellington North to move to phase one of graduated reopening plan
KENILWORTH - Wellington North will move to phase one of the township’s graduated reopening plan on July 6.
Mapleton’s Brent Pederson re-signs With AHL’s Manitoba Moose
MAPLETON – Whenever the 2020-21 hockey season gets rolling for the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Manitoba Moose, Mapleton’s Brent Pederson will be a part of the action.
Pools, splashpad in Minto set to open July 6
MINTO – Swimming pools and the splash pad in this municipality will be open by July 6, with measures in place to promote physical distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mapleton bringing back burn ban
MAPLETON - Township of Mapleton Fire Chief Rick Richardson has declared an open-air fire ban in Mapleton due to lack of significant rainfall and forecasted hot dry conditions. Effective July 6 there will be no open-air burning permitted in the township until further notice.