WELLINGTON COUNTY – The province is backing away from a proposed policy change that would have opened Ontario’s prime agricultural land to housing development.
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Arthur Animal Rescue Cooperative ‘will never leave a cat to suffer’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Arthur Animal Rescue Cooperative (AARC) has rescued more than 1,200 cats since launching in 2015 – plus a horse, a beaver, a dog, and a few rabbits and squirrels.
County celebrates Public Works Week
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The County of Wellington engineering services department, which consists of roads and solid waste services, celebrated National Public Works Week (NPWW) May 21 to 27.
Farmers’ Market Box Series returns
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local farmers’ markets have teamed up to bring the award-winning Market Box Series and the Taste Real Farmers’ Market Trail back to Wellington County and promote area markets as destinations for outstanding local food.
Davidson elected to FCM board
TORONTO – Mapleton Mayor Gregg Davidson has been re-elected to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities board of directors for the 2023-24 term. Davidson is one of 16 members representing the Ontario Caucus.
Drayton Entertainment brings courtroom drama A Few Good Men to life
CAMBRIDGE – Can audiences “handle the truth?” That is the pivotal question at the centre of the famed legal drama A Few Good Men, which will take the stage this summer at the Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge.
Road Safety Week results
LONDON – West Region OPP officers laid over 2,600 charges during the Canada Road Safety Week campaign May 16 to 22.
Palmerston man sentenced to house arrest for sexual assaults, indecent acts
GUELPH – Palmerston resident Michael Hurst was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation following convictions for sexual assaults and indecent acts involving five women between 2007 and 2015.
Rockwood ‘Cops for Cancer’ fundraiser a resounding success
ROCKWOOD – Sporting a clean-shaven head is certainly convenient given the weather lately, but for Nicole Rog, her new look means so much more than staying cool.
Wellington County OPP raises flag for Pride month
ABOYNE – A Pride flag is flying above the OPP station in Aboyne – a symbol to residents and visitors alike that Wellington County is caring, inclusive, accepting of all, and won’t stand for intolerance or hate.