WELLINGTON COUNTY – Patios are bustling with life across Wellington County this weekend in a gradual and much-welcomed return to normalcy as the first step of the province’s reopening plan began on June 11.
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‘Let the people in’: local retail outlets embrace stage one reopening
WELLINGTON COUNTY – With June 11 being the first day they are allowed to open at limited capacity, some stores are hosting opening day celebrations and/or continuing online sales, while others are holding off on opening right away.
OPP charge four after massive marijuana seizure
ARTHUR – Four people from the Greater Toronto Area have been charged in connection with an illegal marijuana grow-op discovered here last week.
Four people from GTA charged in connection with Arthur grow-op
ARTHUR – Four people from the Greater Toronto Area have been charged in connection with an illegal marijuana grow-op here. Police say officers seized over 7,500 plants valued at over $6 million, as well as a large quantity of Canadian currency and marijuana processing equipment.
Neighbour helps raise $2,400 for fire victims in Mount Forest
MOUNT FOREST – A fire last month at an apartment building on John Street in Mount Forest destroyed the apartment of Lindsay Whiteman, Frank Warris and their three-year-old son, Forest. The family lost everything in the fire.
Arthur Opti-Mrs Playground re-opens after $120,000 upgrade
ARTHUR – The Opti-Mrs playground, located at 158 Domville Street by the Arthur arena, re-opened to the public on June 3 after undergoing $120,000 worth of upgrades.
Wellington OPP search warrant nets thousands of illegally-grown marijuana plants in Arthur
ARTHUR – County of Wellington OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit and uniform officers along with the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and Joint Force Cannabis Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant in Arthur on the morning of June 4.
Wellington North council approves future plans for new water towers
WELLINGTON NORTH – At a special meeting on June 2, council here approved plans to add a second water tower in Mount Forest, and to replace the two water towers in Arthur with a new tower.
Justice on wheels: law van rolling through Wellington County again
WELLINGTON COUNTY – After a pandemic year off following a successful 2019 pilot program, the Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington County’s law van is on the road again, announcing stops over social media.
Mount Forest Lions Club donates $2,150 to HOPE committee
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Lions Club has made a $2,150 donation to the Healthy Opportunities Promoting Empowerment (HOPE) committee.