MOUNT FOREST – Mount Forest Legion Branch 134 recently presented a cheque for $1,500 to the Mount Forest Minor Ball Association from the branch’s Catch the Ace fund.
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You don’t know what you don’t know
Sometimes it’s best to listen before offering up opinions and reacting to things.
The bunny
The Easter Bunny lives with us. It turns out he lives in a den beneath the deck that was the former residence of the groundhog, also known as Winston the Whistle Pig, who had zero consideration for my morning meditations on the patio last summer. What a racket.
Riverfest Elora announces 2024 lineup
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Riverfest Elora is coming back to Centre Wellington for its 14th anniversary on Aug. 16, 17 and 18.
Local man charged after drug bust in Arthur
ARTHUR – A Wellington North man is among three people charged after a drug bust this week in three different communities.
Failure to land grant for PMD arena upgrades complicates development charge picture
MAPLETON – If the PMD Arena and Community Centre is to be expanded, residential development charges will have to grow, Mapleton council has learned.
Police looking to identify three suspects in Walmart theft
FERGUS – Police are asking for help to identify three men responsible for stealing 32 Apple watches valued at over $16,000 from the Walmart here last week.
Mapleton turned down for federal housing accelerator cash
MAPLETON – Council here has received word the township’s application for federal housing funding has been turned down.
Enbridge Gas upgrading gas mains; roadwork on St. David Street begins this spring
FERGUS – While work hasn’t officially begun on St. David Street North (Highway 6) in Fergus, the pre-work has and it offers a glimpse of what the summer will look like in terms of traffic.
Tense exchange in Puslinch council chamber over Boreham Park
PUSLINCH – What began as a peaceful delegation ended with a member of the gallery being asked to leave – upon threat of calling the OPP – at a Puslinch council meeting on March 20.
Pet cats die in fire at Erin house with no smoke alarms
ERIN – Volunteer firefighters from Erin and Hillsburgh stations responded to a 4th Line house fire minutes before 8am on March 18.
Mapleton council approves agreement to stream events from PMD arena
MAPLETON – Local winter sports enthusiasts will soon be able to watch hockey, figure skating and other activities at the PMD arena through an online streaming service.
Consideration of benefit plan for council members referred to budget deliberations
MAPLETON – Council here will consider during 2025 budget deliberations a proposal to include the mayor and councillors in the township’s municipal employee benefit program.
SIU: no grounds to charge OPP officer who shot anti-riot weapon at Harriston brothers
MISSISSAUGA – An OPP officer won’t face criminal charges for firing an Anti-riot Weapon Enfield gun at two Harriston brothers, and striking them with less-lethal impact rounds.