Mapleton

MINTO – Wounded Warriors Canada has announced a partnership with Mapleton Fire Rescue, Minto Fire and Wellington North Fire Service aimed at delivering mental health training and counselling services to firefighters and their families.

MAPLETON – Police are yet again warning residents to be wary of scams after a Mapleton senior was defrauded of a quarter of a million dollars over the course of a year.

ELORA – Astronauts can compost biodegradable materials at the International Space Station (ISS). That’s what four local students learned from an experiment they created that spent about a month in outer space late last year.  

Toy show – The Alma Optimists hosted their annual Toy Show and Sale on March 9 at the Alma Community Centre.

MAPLETON – Twins Morley and Murray Trask were born at a farmhouse in Alma on March 1, 1935.

MAPLETON – A farm emerges from the mist south of Goldstone on March 6 at about 5pm.

MAPLETON – A portion of Wellington Road 12 was closed on Thursday following three separate crashes near Glen Allan involving a total of eight vehicles.

MAPLETON – The go-ahead has been granted for a naturopath to move forward with plans to open a wellness retreat near Cumnock, between Fergus and Arthur.

MAPLETON – A “significant” asphalt failure on both sides of Bosworth Bridge on Wellington Road 7 led officials to close it at 5:30pm on Feb. 24.