MOUNT FOREST – A new weekly group here provides a place for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their allies to offer each other support.
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Wellington Rural Water Quality Program celebrates 25th anniversary
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Rural Water Quality Program, which was launched in 1999, offers grant money as well as technical assistance to farmers and landowners to implement a variety of different types of projects that improve and protect water quality.
Legions to host remembrance services across county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Remembrance services will be held throughout the county, both on and leading up to Nov. 11.
Arthur Optimists Club hosts 365 Pro Wrestling
WELLINGTON NORTH – The Arthur Optimists Club presented 365 Pro Wrestling at the Arthur Community Centre on Nov. 2.
Wellington Heights hosts Special Olympics soccer tournament
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington Heights kicked off the Special Olympics season on Oct. 25 by hosting a soccer tournament for schools from across Wellington and Waterloo counties.
$11,300 raised for Victim Services Wellington
ARTHUR – 100 Women Who Care, Rural Wellington held their last meeting on Sept. 16 in Arthur.
Arthur Citizen of the Year ‘humbled’ by award
ARTHUR – Arthur resident Laird More was named citizen of the year at the Arthur Chamber of Commerce Community awards ceremony Oct. 23.
Women Memorial Workers, mourning mothers behind Arthur cenotaph
ARTHUR – The Arthur Cenotaph has stood at the corner of George and Frederick streets in Arthur since 1923, thanks to the hard work of a group of locals known as the Women Memorial Workers.
Wellington Heights student takes the cake in college baking competition
WATERLOO – Mount Forest teen Brodie Oliver is thanking his grandmother for the inspiration after he was part of a team that won a baking competition at Conestoga College that comes with a prize of free tuition.
Township to partner with Arthur Curling Club for provincial funding
KENILWORTH – Wellington North council has agreed to partner with the Arthur Curling Club to apply for provincial funding to help the club replace its floor.