If the verbiage in this space appears somewhat rust-tainted this week, it’s perhaps because your…
COVID-19
Kinettes plan Reverse Trick-or-Treating for Halloween
MAPLETON – With COVID-19 concerns raising questions about the viability of traditional trick or…
TD Smith makes major donation to Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation
Major donation to foundation – In a long-awaited cheque presentation, Louise Marshall…
Graduation ceremonies cancelled for Class of 2019-2020
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2020 have been cancelled at both…
OPP stepping up enforcement of COVID-19 gathering limits
ORILLIA – OPP officials are reminding Ontarians that police will be enforcing gathering limits to…
Champion the truth
If there ever was a time when truth was under fire, it most surely is in 2020.
OPINION: Readers can handle the truth
Journalists know one thing for certain: readers can handle the truth. The first principle of…
Fergus Scottish Festival grateful for community support
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The 2020 Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games was cancelled and…
Sunrise hosts a socially distanced, masked, regulated outdoor Memorial and ‘In Honour’ Ceremony
PUSLINCH – A socially distanced, masked and strictly-regulated outdoor Memorial and “In…
Erin Fall Fair announces winners of giant vegetable contest
ERIN – In the spring, as one fair after another made the tough decision to announce…
Poll: Premier riding high on pandemic performance
VANCOUVER – Premier Doug Ford’s change in tone has been a significant undercurrent in the story…
Foundation takes part in second round of Emergency Community Support Fund
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Centre Wellington Community Foundation (CWCF) is providing $58,000 to…
Erin 242 Air Cadets are ramping up with some new safety protocols
ERIN – COVID-19 has affected the whole world in a variety of ways. It has changed how…
Public health: limit Thanksgiving gatherings to one household
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Public health officials are recommending that local residents limit Thanksgiving celebrations to those within their own household.
Flu vaccine to be administered by appointment this year
WELLINGTON COUNTY – It’s flu season and there’s still COVID-19, so this will be a tricky season to administer the flu vaccine. But doctors, pharmacies and the public health unit are encouraging everyone to get the shot if they can.