Community News

HARRISTON – The downtown area here will soon be getting  splash of colour courtesy of the local…

MAPLETON - The Township of Mapleton has cancelled its annual Canada Day celebration and fireworks display.

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest COVID-19 Assessment Centre saw a total of 73 people during its first week of operations, and tested 70 of those for the virus.

MOUNT FOREST - A staff member at Strathcona Long-Term Care has tested positive for COVID-19.

MINTO - Minto Mental Health (MMH) is offering a social check-in service to seniors living in the community.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Long-term care homes in north Wellington will receive iPads for use by residents and some local food banks will receive a boost through redirected funds from a federal New Horizons grant.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Two groups in north Wellington are hosting bottle drives on Saturday benefitting two food banks and a local hospital.

PALMERSTON - Across the county, local communities are using simple gestures to thank frontline health care workers for their extraordinary efforts and sacrifices.

WELLINGTON NORTH - Annual reserve capacity calculations for wastewater treatment plants in Arthur and Mount Forest show each community with some room for residential growth.

WELLINGTON NORTH –Wellington North councillors are hoping the county will be flexible in its collection of tax instalments, as lower tier municipalities defer tax payments and waive penalties and interest for local residents in response to the pandemic.

WELLINGTON NORTH -  Township council has endorsed waiver of penalties and interest on property taxes.

KENILWORTH – Wellington North will share nearly $35,000 among about 20 community groups through its Grants and Donations Community Development Program this year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - A Palmerston facility is now included on a list of nine ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks in the region.

Mini golf tourney – Harriston Legion Branch 296 held an indoor  mini-golf tournament at the…