Rural

Pumpkin challenge – The 2021 Metz Community Giant Pumpkin and Zucchini challenge wrapped up with a weigh-in celebration on Sept. 25.

Harvest Festival – The Mapleton Drayton Agricultural Society’s Harvest Festival brought the…

Scholarships – Shayna Morphy, left, and Nina Hiddema each won a $1,000 academic scholarship…

Who let the cows out? - A Who Let the Cows Out? Town Tour was among the events at the Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society’s modified fall fair. For a donation to the fair participants could have a herd of cows planted on a someone’s lawn

British-style, sport-club tradition mixed with a little Canadian horse fun is the best way to describe the Wellington-Waterloo Hunter Pace event.

Lynn Smillie and her husband Peter Creighton have a passion for horses and a real talent for fundraising.  For the fourth consecutive year, Lynn and her team of hard-working volunteers are hosting Hooves for Hospice, a horsey fundraiser in support of Hospice Wellington. 

For many horse people, getting their horse or pony ready for the local fair is a special tradition.  It holds a certain nostalgia and often is connected to memories of past fairs, meeting up with old friends or proudly bringing home that red ribbon

DRAYTON – Some may consider it bizarre to quit more than a decade into a stable, secure job. And yet, that’s exactly what Stacey Bowles did.

Alpaca farm – Michael and Anna Dehn hosted an open house Aug. 5 at their alpaca farm in…

ABERFOYLE – It won’t be the same as its normal fall fair, but the Aberfoyle Agricultural Society is organizing a half-day event this year it hopes will come close.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington County's roads committee will soon table a report exploring off-road vehicle use on county-owned roads and local off-roaders are sharing their perspective.