Mount Forest

WELLINGTON NORTH – A Mount Forest dairy farm was convicted in a Guelph court earlier this year and ordered to pay $62,505 after liquid manure from the farm washed into a ditch, and eventually into Bethel Creek.

MOUNT FOREST - The Mount Forest Business Improvement Association wants crosswalk infrastructure installed at the Main Street South (Highway 6) and King Street East intersection in Mount Forest to make crossing the roadway safer for pedestrians.

MOUNT FOREST - Wellington North council has approved the first Community Improvement Program grant of the year with $1,300 go toward a new sign at the recently-opened Blonde Design Co., located at 121 Main Street North.

KENILWORTH – Wellington North council will consider declaring township-owned property along Highway 6 surplus and entering a purchase and sale agreement on Feb. 21. The land has recently been rezoned to permit commercial agricultural and rural industrial uses.

KENILWORTH – Following three delegations and much discussion, Wellington North council has approved the rezoning of land in Mount Forest, allowing a proposed 18-unit cluster townhouse project to proceed.

KENILWORTH– Wellington North council has given a partial nod to next steps in the design process for a proposed outdoor pool in Mount Forest that would replace the Lion Roy Grant pool.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – More county residents are accessing support from local food banks this season, with all locations across the county reporting increased demand. 

WELLINGTON NORTH – One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 6, just south of Mount Forest, on Monday morning.

WELLINGTON NORTH – An application by St. John’s Evangelical-Lutheran Church to part ways with under an acre of their property reappeared before council here on Nov. 7.

MOUNT FOREST – Police are reminding pet owners to be vigilant about spotting hazards after someone found meat in downtown Mount Forest that appeared to be laced with rat poison.

WELLINGTON NORTH - The Wellington North Fire Service experienced a rise in calls over the summertime — but not to fires.

WELLINGTON NORTH - The township’s budget is “favourable” overall when it comes to revenue and variances, according to a year-to-date report from finance director Farhad Hossain and included in council’s Sept. 26 meeting agenda.

MOUNT FOREST - In 2020, the old Mount Royal Hotel building came under new ownership and the restaurant within changed names to the Mount Forest Tavern. A little over two years later, the iconic restaurant was shut down and the building sold once again.

MOUNT FOREST – Former Mount Forest resident André Forget has been longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Award for his novel debut 'In the City of Pigs.'

WELLINGTON NORTH – Council approved a change to Wellington North's zoning bylaw, allowing for a new septic system to be installed on agricultural land adjacent to, and benefiting, the Spring Valley RV park.