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Community News
Local company fined $60,000 after worker injured in accident
DRAYTON – A local meat packing company has been fined $60,000 as the result of a workplace accident here more than a year ago.
Warden’s caucus chair meets with provincial ministers, MPPs
TORONTO – Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (WOWC) chair Glen McNeil participated in a series of meetings at Queen’s Park with provincial ministers and Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) on Nov. 20, to advance discussions on critical issues affecting small and rural municipalities in southwestern
Listowel Lightning Early Bird Tournament
NORWELL – The Norwell District Secondary School Varsity Girls hockey team started the season in the Listowel Lightning Early Bird Tournament on Nov. 15. The team played hard in game one to come back and defeat Listowel by a score of 2-1.
Moorefield Optimists host nighttime parade
MOOREFIELD – Santa will be coming to town a little later than usual here. The village’s 2023…
Mount Forest Lions donate to Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Lions recently presented Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation development officer Amy Van Huss, third from right, with a $5,700 donation.
Royal Terrace Long-Term Care welcomes Norwell District Secondary School students
PALMERSTON – Norwell District Secondary School students in teacher Jaime Cribbin’s cosmetology class recently visited residents at Royal Terrace Long-Term Care and Residential Living in Palmerston.
Minto Students receive accolades and scholarships
Eliana Marshall was one of two winners of the Henry Reed McCullough and Margaret McCullough scholarships.
Mount Forest Curling Club installs new ‘state-of-the-art’ ice refrigeration plant
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Curling Club officially unveiled its new “state- of-the-art” ice refrigeration plant installation and start-up last week.
Council considers support for battery energy storage at Harriston facility
MINTO – A company planning to redevelop an energy storage facility in the Harriston Industrial Park is seeking a motion of support from Minto town council.
Minto wants to keep expanded Clifford urban boundary in place
MINTO – The Town of Minto will ask the Ontario government to leave a recent expansion of the Clifford Urban boundary in place.
Minto prepares for future water/wastewater system needs
MINTO – Water and sewage system capacity in some areas of Minto may not be sufficient to handle rapid growth without future upgrades, council here has learned.
Harriston hosts annual Christmas parade
HARRISTON - The Santa Claus parade lit up the night in the community’s downtown on Nov. 18.
Wellington Heights to launch new cosmetology program next year
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest has announced a new cosmetology program will be launched at the school beginning in September 2024.
Parent council raises money to build new playground
PALMERSTON – Palmerston Public School (PPS) has had a long-standing vision of a new playground for its school yard. The old playground was in need of an upgrade.