Almost 70 kids and their families attended the Moorefield Optimists Kids Fishing Derby on May 25 at Cosens’ Farm, and participants caught a total of nearly 100 rainbow trout.
Community News
Mapleton supports Glen Allan severance
MAPLETON – Council here voted unanimously in support of a farm severance south of Conestogo Lake.
Council approves $2.45-million road work tender
PALMERSTON – Minto council has approved a tender of $2.45 million for Derby Street reconstruction in Palmerston.
Free feminine hygiene products in Arthur
ARTHUR – On May 17, Kay Ayres and Drew Nelson officially unveiled a free feminine hygiene product dispenser in the Arthur and Area Community Centre.
Walk for Alzheimer’s collects almost $13,000
MOUNT FOREST – The IG Wealth Management Walk is one of the largest fundraisers for Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias and took place in more than 150 communities across Canada this past weekend.
Horticultural society hosted successful plant sale
ARTHUR – The Arthur and District Horticultural Society held a successful plant sale on May 18, with over half the plants sold within the first hour.
Wellington North man fined, on probation for livestock bylaw offences
GUELPH – A Wellington North man must pay fines of over $3,000 after repeatedly allowing pigs to roam from his property, south of Conn.
Advertiser earns top honours in community newspaper competition
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Advertiser has won big for the fifth year in a row. On May 24 the local newspaper took first place in the General Excellence category of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association's 2023 Better Newspaper Competition.
Planning departments disagree on Mapleton trucking business
MAPLETON – “I love it when planners duke it out,” township councillor Michael Martin said with a laugh during a public meeting on May 14.
Emotions run high as group returns to council for answers on ‘neutrality’ bylaw
MINTO – A delegation returned to town council on Tuesday, as proponents of a petition pushed for answers regarding a requested “neutrality” bylaw.
Township shifting responsibility for tenant water utilities to landowners
KENILWORTH – Wellington North is putting landowners and landlords on the hook when tenants don’t pay utility bills for water and wastewater.
Abattoir owners hope to sever slaughterhouse from rest of property
MAPLETON – The owners of an abattoir a few kilometres west of Conestogo Lake are looking to sever the poultry processing facility from the rest of the farm.
Creative nonfiction book depicts childhood in 1950s Guelph
GUELPH – In the years following the Second World War lots of heroes were honoured – mostly men returning home, such as former military officer and then-future-president Dwight Eisenhower.
Starlight Gala aims to raise over $200,000 for hospital equipment
HARRISTON – The Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation holds its 21st annual Starlight Gala on May 25.
Canadian Blood Services comes to Palmerston
PALMERSTON – Canadian Blood Services came to the Palmerston and District Community Centre on May 9 to take blood and plasma donations.