Mapleton

Messages of hope – A home on the 20th Side Road in Alma has a message of hope for passersby.…

MAPLETON – Township council will consider a bylaw to rezone a property on Wellington Road 7 at its next meeting, but wants to ensure a business on a newly-created residential lot is moved within two years.

MAPLETON – Township council will consider a bylaw at an upcoming meeting to rezone a nearly five-acre parcel of land to allow the construction of a new 26,000 square foot facility for the sale and manufacturing of farm equipment.

Volunteers persevere - Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, volunteers across the north Wellington region found ways to aid community causes.

DRAYTON – Police are looking for help to identify two people who stole power tools from a business here.

MINTO – Town councillor Jean Anderson gave a shout out to the local Seniors Centre for Excellence at the April 4 Minto council meeting.

MAPLETON - For the second year in a row the Drayton Fair is cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, officials note, many of the society’s traditional events will still take place.

MAPLETON – Township council has approved a plan to apply for $7,100 in provincial funding to assist with training firefighters in a pandemic environment.

MAPLETON – Council has authorized staff to respond to a Request for Proposals to operate a before and after school program in Upper Grand District School Board facilities within the township.