DRAYTON – The Drayton and District Skating Club celebrated 50 years on March 23 with a carnival themed The Golden Gala.
Mapleton
Failure to land grant for PMD arena upgrades complicates development charge picture
MAPLETON – If the PMD Arena and Community Centre is to be expanded, residential development charges will have to grow, Mapleton council has learned.
Mapleton turned down for federal housing accelerator cash
MAPLETON – Council here has received word the township’s application for federal housing funding has been turned down.
Mapleton council approves agreement to stream events from PMD arena
MAPLETON – Local winter sports enthusiasts will soon be able to watch hockey, figure skating and other activities at the PMD arena through an online streaming service.
Consideration of benefit plan for council members referred to budget deliberations
MAPLETON – Council here will consider during 2025 budget deliberations a proposal to include the mayor and councillors in the township’s municipal employee benefit program.
Police beat: Break-in, stolen bike
MAPLETON – A London man has been charged in connection with a break-in at a rural home here last month,
Twenty-two dogs perish in kennel fire near Moorefield
MAPLETON – Twenty-two dogs died in a kennel fire near Moorefield on Friday morning. Mapleton deputy fire chief Tom Wood said the owners of the Concession 8 property called in the blaze just after 9am on March 15.
Source water protection committee raises alarm about proposal to end free private well testing
MINTO – A regional source water protection committee is sounding the alarm about a proposal to end free water testing for private wells in Ontario.
Minto approves plan to share fire services management team
MINTO – A fire service agreement that will see Minto, Wellington North and Mapleton sharing a fire services management team has been approved by council here.
County councillors balk at $1 million cost for upgrades to Rothsay Waste Transfer Station
GUELPH – Wellington County council will take another look at plans to upgrade the Rothsay Waste Transfer Station after some members balked at the $1-million price tag.