Mapleton

DRAYTON –  A new retail space and small hobby farm may be coming to the outskirts of Drayton. 

MAPLETON – Council here is considering making big changes to its land use control system.  Permits are currently approved through a committee of adjustment, but council is considering scrapping this committee and instead moving to a community planning permit (CPP) system. 

DRAYTON – Next year will mark 150 years since Drayton’s incorporation as a village, and locals are planning to celebrate with a big birthday bash.

MOOREFIELD – Snowy weather created a magical scene in Moorefield on Dec. 7 as the community welcomed Santa to its annual parade. 

MAPLETON – Drayton’s downtown streets were lined with happy, smiling faces during the annual Santa Claus parade on a snowy Dec. 6. Festively adorned floats, sparkling lit-up trucks and tractors, and cheerful performers made the seasonal spectacle not only merry, but very bright.

MINTO – Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones joined MPP for Perth-Wellington Matthew Rae in Palmerston to announce the addition of 100 new family doctors coming to serve rural and northern communities starting in 2025.  

MAPLETON – For more than seven decades, Eileen Downey has lived and worked on her Mapleton farm.