Community

FERGUS – About 40 people were on hand at Pierpoint Park last Saturday for a celebration of the “significance and uniqueness” of the parkland to the local community.

ELORA – On May 20 Knox Presbyterian Church in Elora dished out breakfast for a free will offering in the church basement.

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Horticultural Society is coming out of the pandemic with guns…

MINTO – The Town of Minto will provide a grant of $14,800 from a pool of COVID-19 relief funding to the Minto Minor Hockey Association.

MAPLETON – The township will apply for about $1.4 million in federal disaster mitigation/adaptation funding to assist with the $3.6-million cost of upgrading the Drayton Pumping Station.

MINTO - The Minto Youth Action Council (MYAC) is planning a Halloween Costume Swap on Oct. 23. The event will take place from 1pm to 3pm at the youth group’s meeting space, The Grove Palmerston.

HARRISTON – A Halloween Haunt is happening here. Hosted by Harriston Rising, the 2021 Haunt is set to take place on Oct. 29 from 6 to 8pm. Harriston’s main street will be closed through the downtown area for the event.

DRAYTON – A partnership with the Drayton Rotary Club to create a new nature-focused, accessible, multi-use park here has been approved by Mapleton council.

ALMA – Mapleton council has directed staff to look into requirements for installation of a crosswalk on Wellington Road 17 at the entrance to Wallace Cumming Park here.

ELORA – For the second year, Portage Ontario will be holding its Pedal for Portage event virtually – “hopefully for the last time,” said Ashley-Ann Maginnis, manager of development at Portage Ontario.

MAPLETON - The second Shine Your Light Sunflower Tour held on Aug. 14 raised at least $20,450 for the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Groves Hospital Foundation has announced the 10 staff recipients of their…