The Wellington Advertiser

The Wellington Advertiser The Wellington Advertiser is one of the largest independent newspapers in Southwestern Ontario. Welcome to our page. Thank you!

We are proud to cover Wellington County via our professional team of local journalists. We are a family-run, independent news source. We welcome your comments and input, but we respectfully ask that comments be free of profanity, racial or sexual discrimination, or remarks of personal attacks. We will moderate this page and reserve the right to remove any posts we deem inappropriate to our readers

hip. Our History:
In 1968, William Hugh Adsett (WHA) founded the Fergus and Area Shopping News and WHA Publications was born. William Adsett was the only employee. His office was the front seat of his 1965 Chevy Impala. The rest, as they say, is history. The newspaper grew and expanded to become The Wellington Advertiser and the one-man-show has grown to 48 staff members, and now includes a print division and sign shop. The Wellington Advertiser is currently one of the largest independent newspapers in Southwestern Ontario. The newspaper has a circulation of 39,362. In addition to The Wellington Advertiser, we produce The North Wellington Community News, which has served Mapleton Township since 1971 and has expanded to Minto and Wellington North townships. Its current circulation is 13,278.

- Three vans head out every Wednesday, delivering bundles of newspapers to rural drivers and foot carriers covering: Fergus, Guelph, Elora, Arthur, Conn, Mount Forest, Belwood, Erin and Hillsburgh; Alma, Harriston, Clifford, Listowel, Palmerston, Moorefield, Drayton and Rockwood areas.

- We proudly employ 150 newspaper (foot) carriers who deliver our newspaper door-to-door each week to 215 different routes.

- 19 Rural drivers deliver to 42 different rural routes.

- 17 Mail room/distribution employees handle anywhere from 250,000 to 600,000 flyers and papers per week, depending on the shopping season. For LOCAL community news and information each week, we are truly local. Local news, local journalists, local team and a local office. Ours is a history of a community we are proud to serve.

One person has been sent to hospital with a gunshot wound following a home invasion early this morning in Morriston. Pol...
11/16/2025

One person has been sent to hospital with a gunshot wound following a home invasion early this morning in Morriston. Police say they can not yet confirm the number of suspects involved nor provide a description. https://ow.ly/FuqS50Xsnqc

'This is not just a Fergus story ... It’s an international story': Township, working group unveil storyboard honouring R...
11/14/2025

'This is not just a Fergus story ... It’s an international story': Township, working group unveil storyboard honouring Richard Pierpoint at the Pierpoint Fly Fishing Nature Reserve in Fergus. https://ow.ly/Cb6W50XrTVU

Cecilia Marie Roberts has been named the inaugural recipient of the CMHA Workplace Wellness Champion award. https://ow.l...
11/13/2025

Cecilia Marie Roberts has been named the inaugural recipient of the CMHA Workplace Wellness Champion award. https://ow.ly/wQiG50Xrkqb

Centre Wellington residents can now have up to two additional residential units on their property. https://ow.ly/unlu50X...
11/13/2025

Centre Wellington residents can now have up to two additional residential units on their property. https://ow.ly/unlu50XrbOK

The Elora Centre for the Arts is inviting the community to a 'soft opening' celebration of its newly renovated gallery a...
11/12/2025

The Elora Centre for the Arts is inviting the community to a 'soft opening' celebration of its newly renovated gallery and atrium spaces this weekend. https://ow.ly/cRLf50XqGhP

Local MPs are split on the federal government's $141-billion budget – and particularly the $78-billion deficit. A final ...
11/12/2025

Local MPs are split on the federal government's $141-billion budget – and particularly the $78-billion deficit. A final vote on the budget will take place next Monday. https://ow.ly/RMuy50XqyYn

The local board of health has passed a $25-million budget, including a 2.9% cost increase for its three funding municipa...
11/07/2025

The local board of health has passed a $25-million budget, including a 2.9% cost increase for its three funding municipalities. Wellington County’s 2026 share will be just under $3.2 million. https://ow.ly/qMOp50XoGwO

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Welcome to our page. We are proud to cover Wellington County via our professional team of local journalists. We are a family-run, independent news source. We welcome your comments and input, but we respectfully ask that comments be free of profanity, racial or sexual discrimination, or remarks of personal attacks. We will moderate this page and reserve the right to remove any posts we deem inappropriate to our readership. Thank you! Our History: In 1968, William Hugh Adsett (WHA) founded the Fergus and Area Shopping News and WHA Publications was born. William Adsett was the only employee. His office was the front seat of his 1965 Chevy Impala. The rest, as they say, is history. The newspaper grew and expanded to become The Wellington Advertiser and the one-man-show has grown to 48 staff members, and now includes a print division and sign shop. The Wellington Advertiser is currently one of the largest independent newspapers in Southwestern Ontario. The newspaper has a verified circulation of 39,925. In addition to The Wellington Advertiser, we produce The Community News, which has served Mapleton Township since 1971. Its current circulation is 5,451. - Three vans head out every Wednesday, delivering bundles of newspapers to rural drivers and foot carriers covering: Fergus, Guelph, Elora, Arthur, Conn, Mount Forest, Belwood, Erin and Hillsburgh; Alma, Harriston, Clifford, Listowel, Palmerston, Moorefield, Drayton and Rockwood areas. - We proudly employ 150 newspaper (foot) carriers who deliver our newspaper door-to-door each week to 215 different routes. - 19 Rural drivers deliver to 42 different rural routes. - 17 Mail room/distribution employees handle anywhere from 250,000 to 600,000 flyers and papers per week, depending on the shopping season. For LOCAL community news and information each week, we are truly local. Local news, local journalists, local team and a local office. Ours is a history of a community we are proud to serve.