Mount Forest

MOUNT FOREST – A fire on the morning of Jan. 25 has closed St. Mary Catholic School in Mount Forest. Nobody was injured in the fire that is estimated to have caused over $4 million in damage. Fire officials say the fire is not considered suspicious.

GUELPH – A ruling in the four-day December trial of Mount Forest resident Rodney Grubb is expected in February. Grubb is accused of starting a fire in the basement unit of his home in September of 2021.

GUELPH – Former Mount Forest resident Chester Lewis, 21, was handed jail sentences on five counts of arson, two vehicle thefts, and one count of assault with a weapon. Eight additional charges were dropped.

MOUNT FOREST – The local  Turn On Your Lights contest was again sponsored by Royal LePage RCR Mount Forest.

PALMERSTON – One hundred pouches of soup from The Raw Carrot Soup Enterprise in Mount Forest were recently placed in Palmerston Food Bank Christmas Hampers.

HANOVER – Lita Ernest, a young member of 1st Hanover Guides, worked hard this season to organize the packing of Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shoe box gifts with her troop.

DRAYTON – There were 60 north Wellington seniors who conquered a steep learning cuve and ovecame tech hurdles to master digital devices as part of a seniors training and support program that ran for its second year in 2023.

KENILWORTH – Wellington North council approved the 2024 budget at a Dec. 11 meeting.

GUELPH – A Mount Forest man charged with driving offences that resulted in the February death of Sharmila Jeyaruban has been handed a fine and a two-year driving prohibition following a joint Crown-defence sentencing recommendation.

HARRISTON – The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild is bringing a heartwarming Christmas comedy, set to seasonal music, to the stage at the Harriston Town Hall Theatre.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two local hospital foundations have received over $220,000 thus far from donors to the 22nd Annual CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon.

MOUNT FOREST – A modest-sized group gathered at the base of the water tower here on Oct. 13 to celebrate the completion of the three-month refurbishment project.

MOUNT FOREST – A grand opening was held on Oct. 14 for the Imagination Space in Mount Forest.

KENILWORTH – Brad Wilson is seeking township and county approval to move forward with a proposed 28-unit stacked townhouse development on 1.38 acres of land in Mount Forest, including an increase in density and a reduction in lot sizes.