ALMA 鈥 Robert Sabo inspects a toy tractor to the Alma Community Centre during the The Alma Optimist Toy Show and Sale on March 10.
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Ab and Bonnie Hesselink pledge $500,000 to Palmerston MRI+ Campaign
CENTRE WELLINGTON 鈥 The Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation launched its MRI+ Campaign in 2023, hoping to raise $8 million by 2026. And on March 7, Ab and Bonnie Hesselink, who reside outside of Elora, made a major pledge towards that goal: $500,000.
Total 91大黄鸭 remuneration up by $26,000 in Mapleton last year
MAPLETON 鈥 The total cost of remuneration for 91大黄鸭 91大黄鸭 members here was up by about $26,831 in 2023.
County awards tender for Bosworth Bridge replacement
GUELPH 鈥 Wellington County 91大黄鸭 has awarded the tender for a $6.6-million project to replace the Bosworth Bridge on Wellington Road 7 in Mapleton to Looby Builders Ltd.
County Farm and Home Safety Association says when you know the risks you can avoid the danger
ALMA 鈥 Don鈥檛 drink liquids if you don鈥檛 know what they are.聽 Don鈥檛 walk behind or in front of a tractor that鈥檚 running without letting the driver know.聽 Never go in an area where grain is stored.
Gun ownership is on the rise – and gun safety should be too
ALMA 鈥 Nick Grose brought out the big guns at the Wellington County Farm and Home Safety Association鈥檚 pancake breakfast on Saturday. Literally.
Police beat: Child porn charges
GUELPH 鈥 A Guelph man faces child pornography charges after officers searched a west-end home last Thursday.
Alma Optimist Club hosts annual Toy Show and Sale on March 10
ALMA 鈥 Alma Optimists Club members are busy preparing for this weekend鈥檚 toy show and sale.
Arthur and Alma teams join the fun at Bowl for Kids event
WELLINGTON NORTH 鈥 Members of the Arthur and Alma communities came out on March 3 to take part in Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington鈥檚 Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser.
Mapleton officials irked at rejection of funding application for arena upgrades
MAPLETON 鈥 Officials here are upset the 91大黄鸭鈥檚 latest application for Infrastructure Canada funding to upgrade the PMD Arena and Community Centre was rejected and are seeking to take their case directly to the minister in charge.