MAPLETON – Skyrocketing prices for materials have driven up the cost of constructing a water tower in Drayton. Township council has awarded a contract to Landmark Structure Co. to put up an elevated tank in Drayton.
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Township to proceed with application for PMD arena upgrades
MAPLETON – Council here directed staff to move forward with an application to Infrastructure Canada’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Fund to cover most of the cost of proposed upgrades to the PMD arena.
New infrastructure upgrades coming across Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY - New sidewalks, generators and air purification systems are some of the infrastructure upgrades coming this year to communities in Wellington County.
Mapleton officials hand out ‘Canada Day bags’
MAPLETON – Officials from Mapleton Township and Mapleton Fire Rescue teamed up to offer Canada Day Bags for the July 1 holiday.
Area hospitals ease visitor restrictions as province enters step two of reopening plan
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As the province enters step two of its reopening plan, the three hospitals in Wellington County are easing restrictions on visitors.
Citizens’ group to raise objections over truck bypass around Fergus
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A group of concerned citizens is planning to bring their objections about a new Fergus truck bypass to the county. Group says "absence of communication, consultation and notification to any impacted residents and businesses is unacceptable."
Take a Hike and get complimentary forest bath
It seems as though nature is good for you. Science has been investigating the positive effects of forest bathing for some time. Japanese medicine has been using forest bathing as an integral part of preventative health care and healing since the 1980s.
Mapleton Farmers Market opened for the season on June 16
Market opens – The first Mapleton Farmers Market of the season opened on June 16. Future…
‘Nothing is a done deal:’ county hosts public meeting on road master plan
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Residents voiced concerns at a June 17 public meeting about speed management and diverting trucks through Alma along a county bypass around Fergus.
Mapleton man dead after tractor rollover
MAPLETON – A Mapleton man is dead following a tractor rollover here on the weekend. Wellington County OPP officials say the operator of the tractor was cutting grass in the ditch along the 14th Line "when it rolled down the steep embankment and pinned [him] underneath."