GUELPH – February marks Equine Guelph’s Colic Prevention Education Month, colic being the number one killer of horses worldwide.
Wellington County
Horse racing icons lead charge at O’Brien Awards
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Horse racing enthusiasts and industry aficionados converged at the Delta Hotel in Charlottetown, PEI on Feb. 3
Experts offer tips to manage muddy paddocks
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A mild winter means many equine professionals are grappling with how to manage mud.
Local farmers, politicians calling for carbon tax relief on propane, natural gas
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Bill C-234 was aimed at carving out exemptions to carbon tax charged on propane and natural gas used by farmers to dry grain and heat/cool buildings, but farmers will have to wait even longer to see what comes of it following changes to the bill in the Red Chamber.
Advertiser, Community News nominated for provincial awards
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Advertiser and North Wellington Community News have both been nominated for multiple provincial newspaper awards.
Robert McKim established hamlet of Parker in 1860s
A while back I offered a brief survey of Bosworth, the long-vanished hamlet on Wellington Road 7, on the Peel/Maryborough border.
Spectacle
Four-eyes. Remember when that was the kind of insult that burned?
You have arrived
As the GPS, standard in most cars and smart phones completes its directions and a vehicle pulls up to the address a cheery maiden announces, “You have arrived.”
Police beat: Local teen charged with selling cannabis at high school
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Police have charged a Centre Wellington teen in connection with cannabis trafficking at a local high school.