Wellington North

NORTH WELLINGTON – Volunteer Appreciation Week is back again, running April 14 to 20.

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Rams U11 Rep team brought its best to the OMHA Championships in Halton Hills over the Easter weekend (March 29-31), which saw eight teams in the U11 division competing for the coveted red hats.

MOUNT FOREST – An act of kindness can make an incredible difference in someone’s life. 

MOUNT FOREST – For the 10th time since last summer, the emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital is closing for a portion of the weekend. Due to a staffing shortage, the department will close on April 6 (Saturday) at 7pm and reopen on April 7 (Sunday) at 7am.

KENILWORTH – A new parochial school is proposed for a two-acre lot at the corner of Sideroad 6 East and Concession 4 North.

ARTHUR – The 2024 Ontario Vision Impaired Curling Championships were held at London’s Highland Golf and Country Club on March 16, and Arthur resident David Hodgkinson participated with the Kitchener-Waterloo (KW) Granite Club team.

KENILWORTH – Wellington North is applying to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for $200,000 to help fund improvements at Conn Community Park and Lion Merv Weber Playground.

KENILWORTH – James Martin of JM Lumber and Pallet is determined to rebuild a sawmill lost in a Feb. 29 fire.

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Thrift Shop was the setting for a $100,000 cheque presentation (pledged over two years) to support the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation’s MRI+ Campaign.

MOUNT FOREST – Students and teachers at Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest wore pink to school on Feb. 28 in recognition of Pink Shirt Day and to show solidarity against bullying.