Mapleton

MAPLETON - Township finance director John Morrison spoke to councillors on Aug. 10 about the township's financial health and infrastructure funding challenges.

CAPE BRETON – Statistics show that one in five Canadian children under the age of 18 will experience the death of someone close to them.

MAPLETON - The second Shine Your Light Sunflower Tour held on Aug. 14 raised at least $20,450 for the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation.

MAPLETON - Council here as approved the initial application stage of a long-term provincial loan to cover a portion of the cost for a new water tower in Drayton.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a federal election this fall and voters will cast their ballots on Sept. 20. Here’s a look at the local candidates thus far.

MAPLETON - New telecommunications tower providing high speed internet is expected for 2021-22 in Mapleton after township agrees on tower location and impact.

DRAYTON – Drayton Entertainment is opening a new Youth Academy in Waterloo that officials say “will serve as a hub for the company’s expanding arts education initiatives.”

MAPLETON - Council here is exploring additional voting options, including phone and internet-based voting, for the 2022 municipal election.

PERTH–WELLINGTON – The Liberal Party has announced its candidate for the Perth-Wellington riding in the next federal election will be Brendan Knight.

MAPLETON - Council here has approved using the remainder of its 2021 "50/50" fund to cover nearly half the cost of ice board dividers for Drayton Minor Hockey.