Wellington North

ARTHUR – Pam Woodhouse, a Grade 3 teacher at St. John Catholic school in Arthur, is this year’s recipient of the AgScape Teaching Excellence in Agriculture and Food Education Award.

ARTHUR – The 19th annual Warden’s Tree Planting, organized by the county’s Green Legacy program, saw approximately 900 trees and shrubs of 36 different varieties planted over the course of a couple of hours on Oct. 2.

MOUNT FOREST – A local woman is turning to the community for support in the wake of an accident involving her son during the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival.

METZ – Giant pumpkins were the star attractions at Pumpkin Fest on Sept. 28 in the hamlet of Metz, which is on the border of Wellington North and Centre Wellington.

MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North is preparing for the next phase of the Fergus Street North reconstruction project, and is collecting community feedback on its plans.

MOUNT FOREST – Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) board members, friends of Crime Stoppers and Wasteco Canada staff teamed up to raise $3,250 at the Sept. 14 Mount Forest shredding event.

WELLINGTON NORTH – As the weather turns colder in the coming months, it is important to remember the threat of residential fires. 

WELLINGTON NORTH – Wellington North deputy fire chief Marco Guidotti warns e-bike users against battery modifications. He says modifying these batteries can have dangerous consequences.

LISTOWEL – Perth-Wellington MP John Nater presented King Charles III Coronation Medals to 20 residents from Perth County and northern Wellington County at the Listowel Legion on Sept. 29.