HEADLINE NEWS

Friday, May 09th, 2008

By Karen Idzik

Members of the Arthur Pentecostal Assembly went hungry for 30 hours last Friday and Saturday and raised $2,170.70 for World Vision in its annual 30-Hour Famine. The eight youth, along with youth pastor Adam Witson and his wife Beth, raised money for...

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An area tree planting program has received almost $15,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The grant was presented to Trees for Mapleton Chair Paul Day by Perth Wellington MPP John Wilkinson during the annual Drayton Farm Show. The funding will...

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By Kris Svela
Municipal officials have received the green light for what has become known as “the big dig” through Mount Forest’s business core. With recent announcements by the provincial government of some $1 billion in municipal infrastructure spending, the...

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By Lori Blair
Thanks to an outpouring of support from Arthur residents, Habitat for Humanity will be building a “simple, decent, affordable” home in Arthur. Twice as many people attended the Habitat for Humanity meeting last Wednesday as attended the initial...

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Ground breaking ceremonies were held Friday to celebrate construction of a library/medical dual purpose facility in Arthur and a new library in Drayton. The County of Wellington, along with the Townships of Mapleton and Wellington North held the ceremonies. The...

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