Wellington North

MOUNT FOREST – A Mount Forest organization that provides support for young mothers and their newborn babies when they have nowhere else to go was one of the beneficiaries of Adama Canada’s Stomping Grounds campaign, which supports community projects for positive change.

ARTHUR – Sterre Cafe and Gifts (222 George St., Arthur), under new ownership, held a ribbon cutting and grand reopening on July 13.

ROCKWOOD – The Special Investigations Unit has designated a "subject official" in Nathaniel Schofield's case, meaning an officer's conduct appears "to have been the cause of the incident" that led to his death.

MOUNT FOREST – North Wellington Health Care and the Mount Forest Family Health Team officially have a new doctor, though she is not new to the community.

KENILWORTH – Council for the Township of Wellington North unanimously supported a motion to expedite the tendering process for demolition of Mount Forest’s outdoor swimming pool, despite a vocal contingent of community members who attended the July 22 council meeting to speak out in favour of saving

MOUNT FOREST – The funds have been tallied, and the Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation gala can be officially declared a success.

MOUNT FOREST– The Mount Forest Fireworks Festival kicked off on July 18 with a rib competition in memory of Bill Walker.

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Fireworks Festival is back for its 22nd anniversary from July 18 to 21.