HARRISTON – A new exhibit Visions, by the members of the Central Ontario Art Association (COAA), will be on display at the Minto Arts Gallery from April 24 to 26.
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Minto 81’s win inaugural OEHL title
PALMERSTON – The Minto 81’s have captured the inaugural Ontario Elite Hockey League Senior AA championship.
Patriots trail Barons in PJHL division final
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Patriots trail the Hanover Barons two games to one in their Provincial Junior Hockey League Pollock Division final playoff series.
Wellington North Cultural Roundtable celebrating 25 years with public art competition
KENILWORTH – It was 25 years ago, in 1999, when Mount Forest, Arthur and the townships of West Luther, Arthur, Peel and West Garafraxa amalgamated into Wellington North.
Wolverines teams enjoy successful season
MOUNT FOREST – The Wellington Heights Secondary School Senior Girls volleyball team, coached by Ms. Kosempel and Ms. Topham, had a very successful season, finishing fourth this year with six wins and four losses
‘Sunshine List’ includes 30% more municipal employees
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Salaries of Ontario’s publicly paid employees are published by the provincial government every March, in what’s officially called the Public Sector Salary Disclosure List, but more commonly known as the Sunshine List.
Provincial budget measure may fall short of municipalities’ needs: warden
WELLINGTON COUNTY – “Building a Better Ontario” is the theme of the 2024 budget released March 26 by provincial Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy. However, Wellington County Warden Andy Lennox says only time will tell if infrastructure funds made available will spark any actual building.
Province touts ‘prudent’ budget despite record spending
QUEEN’S PARK – Government officials say they are taking a “prudent” approach to the province’s finances in the 2024 Ontario budget. But despite a record $214 billion in spending and a $9.8-billion deficit, critics suggest the province is being overly frugal in key areas.
Second Wellington North man charged after drug bust in Arthur
ARTHUR – Police have charged a second local man in connection with a drug bust last week in Arthur, Kitchener and North Dumfries.
Police seek help to locate missing Palmerston man
PALMERSTON – Police are seeking help to locate a Palmerston man who was reported missing on Thursday.
Busy year for economic, community development in Minto in 2023
MINTO – It may be a small town, but Minto was bustling with community activity in 2023, according to a year-end report from the municipality’s economic and community development department. The department hosted or facilitated a total of 95 community events last year.
Erin looking to create transportation master plan following council concerns about effects of growth
ERIN – Council here wants to see a green light for a transportation master plan sooner than later, considering the ongoing development in the municipality.
Centre Wellington council approves county-wide noise bylaw
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Wellington County and the Wellington OPP want a consistent noise bylaw across the county. But at least one Elora resident didn’t think the draft bylaw goes far enough.
County must audit financials as province considers ‘third-party’ childcare providers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The province is requiring Wellington County to conduct a value-for-money audit of its directly operated child care programs.
Wellington County Library offering programs about solar eclipse
WELLINGTON COUNTY – On April 8 in the north Wellington region, 97% of the sun will be hidden by the eclipse by 3:18pm.