Minto

MINTO – Water and sewage system capacity in some areas of Minto may not be sufficient to handle rapid growth without future upgrades, council here has learned.

CLIFFORD – The Clifford Connects Christmas in the Street event, from 5 to 7pm, will lead into the village’s annual Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 25. 

MISSISSAUGA – The province's Special Investigations Unit has opened an investigation after a Wellington County OPP officer reportedly fired a weapon during an incident in Harriston on Nov. 21.

MINTO – Façade improvement grants have been approved by town council for two buildings in downtown Harriston. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Compass Community Services is ending its 2SLGBTQIA+ distress text line on Nov. 19 but the phone line remains open.

PALMERSTON – Police have charged a Scarborough man with close to a dozen human trafficking and assault charges in relation to an incident here this summer.

MINTO – Police have charged two people in connection with the death of Jason John Brown, who was last seen alive in Harriston over four years ago. Joshua Alexander Drumond of Edmonton and Steven Jon Walsom-Gerigs of Brantford have been arrested and charged with kidnapping and first degree murder.

MINTO – Town council has been presented with a proposed 2024 budget projecting a 4.39 per cent increase in the local levy and a tax rate increase of 1.74%.