WELLINGTON NORTH – Dominion Voting Systems, with headquarters in Canada and the United States, will provide two optical scanning tabulators to the township for municipal elections slated to take place on Oct. 24 across the province.
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First Elora ice rink constructed in 1879
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Planning staff seek pause on severance for Mount Forest apartment building
WELLINGTON NORTH – A request to defer a land severance will go to the county’s land division committee following a Feb. 7 decision by Wellington North council to support a deferral.
Over 170 surgery patients on wait list in Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY - There are more than 15,000 patients in Waterloo Region, Guelph and Wellington County waiting on surgeries or procedures that have been postponed due to the pandemic.
Wellington North joins municipalities calling for insurance reform
WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here recently backed an Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) paper addressed to Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey in 2019, taking issue with how municipalities are tapped for reward payments in lawsuits involving liability.
Long-term care homes to receive additional staffing from pool of internationally educated nurses
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Long-term care homes in the county experiencing staffing shortages are expected to receive additional staffing support from the province.
Mount Forest resident and London-based writer collaborate on WWII-based graphic novel
MOUNT FOREST – A 14-year-old based in London, England and a comics illustrator from Mount Forest have recently collaborated on a graphic novel.
Township insurance premiums on the rise
WELLINGTON NORTH – The cost of insuring the township has been rising year-over-year since 2019, when the market began trending above the rate of inflation – and this year is no exception, with no end in sight.
Wellington North Farmers’ Market set to open for ninth season in June
WELLINGTON NORTH - The Wellington North Farmers Market is making plans to open for its ninth season on June 25.
Mount Forest man charged with arson in connection with September house fire
MOUNT FOREST – A local man has been charged with arson in connection with a suspicious house fire here last year.