The following tips will help reduce fire risk during a power outage. Make sure your home has…
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Fire safety tips for a safe Halloween
Follow the tips below to make sure everyone stays safe while celebrating Halloween. Choose safer…
The Upper Canada Two Cylinder Club donates $1,000 to Minto Fire’s Palmerston station
PALMERSTON – The Upper Canada Two Cylinder Club (UCTCC) donated $1,000 to the Minto Fire’s Palmerston station on Sept. 28.
Simple tips for preventing fire
MAPLETON – Mapleton Fire Rescue offers these four simple tips for preventing fires at home:…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington seeking new mentors
MOUNT FOREST – Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington (BBBSNW) has put out an urgent call for Big Brothers and In-School Mentors.
Peter’s No Frills boosts Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation with $5,300 gift
MOUNT FOREST – Oct. 21 marks the 22nd Annual Health Care Heroes Radiothon, an all-day fundraiser supporting eight area hospital foundations, including Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation (LMHF) in Mount Forest.
Be safe when using heating equipment in your home
There is something about the fall and winter months and curling up with a good book by the…
If you smoke, practice safety
The place where we feel safest – at home – is where most smoking-materials structure fires,…
WHSS hosts mini-tourney
Wellington Heights Secondary School (WHSS) hosted a mini field hockey tournament on Sept. 15.
Junior Girls basketball at Wellington Heights Secondary School begins season
MOUNT FOREST – The Junior Girls basketball team at Wellington Heights Secondary School recently began play this season.
Wellington Heights Secondary School recognizes National Truth and Reconciliation Day
MOUNT FOREST – Students and staff at Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest recognized National Truth and Reconciliation Day or “Orange Shirt Day” on Sept. 29.
Harriston Kinsmen host fall Minto Tuff Truck competition
MINTO – Harriston Kinsmen hosted their fall Minto Tuff Truck competition at the local community centre grounds on Sept. 30.
Minto proclaims November Falls Prevention Month
MINTO – Town council approved a motion proclaiming November to be Falls Prevention Month. The…
Fundraising hockey tournament returns to Palmerston in support of Mapleton family
PALMERSTON - Six-year old Mya Martin may be confined to a wheelchair, but that won’t stop her from being on the ice at the Palmerston sports complex for an Oct. 21 puckdrop.
WFA urges county to consider impact of agriculture in policy decisions
GUELPH – With Ontario losing 318 acres of farmland per day to development, the province is on pace to lose half its prime agricultural land by 2051.