WELLINGTON COUNTY - The deadline to file nomination papers to run for a seat on local councils or school boards in the Oct. 24 municipal election is Aug. 19.
Wellington North
Police beat: Assault charge
Assault charge CENTRE WELLINGTON – On Aug. 7 at about 4:30am, Wellington County OPP responded to…
Seniors Centre for Excellence hosts series of exercise classes
MAPLETON – The Seniors Centre for Excellence is offering a series of exercise classes and free walking programs during the month of August.
Wellington County fair ambassadors vying for crown at CNE contest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Four ambassadors from Wellington County are going to the 2022 CNE’s annual Ambassadors of the Fairs competition.
Family displaced by fire
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North Fire Services’ Mount Forest and Arthur stations responded to a report of a house fire on Forest Glen Drive here on Aug. 3.
‘Stop the Stigma’ rally will focus on lives lost to overdose crisis
MOUNT FOREST - International Overdose Awareness Day is Aug. 31 and a Stop the Stigma rally will take place in Mount Forest on Aug. 24 to mark the sombre occasion.
WDG Public Health confirms first rabid bat of 2022
MELANCTHON – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health received notification of a positive rabies test in a bat on Aug. 10. There were two human exposures to the animal. Both individuals have begun a treatment protocol.
Motus O Dance Theatre to present Carmina Burana in September
MOUNT FOREST – Motus O Dance Theatre will stage a Carmina Burana show next month.
Equipment in place for Campbell DeVore playground in Mount Forest
Trying it out – New playground equipment at the Campbell DeVore Park in Mount Forest was officially put in play on Aug. 5.
Police beat: Another motorcycle crash
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The driver of a motorcycle was transported to a trauma centre with serious…