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.

The municipal office in Minto will be temporarily closing on Aug. 14 due to construction. The project, which involves ex...
07/21/2025

The municipal office in Minto will be temporarily closing on Aug. 14 due to construction. The project, which involves exterior work to improve drainage and replace sidewalks/stairs, is expected to take 3-5 weeks. https://ow.ly/w2em50WsTOp

Guelph/Eramosa officials held a ribbon cutting on Thursday to mark the official opening of six new beach volleyball cour...
07/19/2025

Guelph/Eramosa officials held a ribbon cutting on Thursday to mark the official opening of six new beach volleyball courts in Marden. https://ow.ly/biQO50Ws748

A $7-million lawsuit alleges Guelph residents Barry and Nancy Leidl diverted millions away from Jesuits Canada and into ...
07/18/2025

A $7-million lawsuit alleges Guelph residents Barry and Nancy Leidl diverted millions away from Jesuits Canada and into personal accounts, enriching themselves and others. https://ow.ly/aFcc50Ws67C

What began as a personal initiative of Dr. Raj Khanuja, who has clinics in Fergus and Hillsburgh, has blossomed into a n...
07/18/2025

What began as a personal initiative of Dr. Raj Khanuja, who has clinics in Fergus and Hillsburgh, has blossomed into a national initiative, where dentists offer free services to people in need. https://ow.ly/Vw9850WrSug

ICYMI: Guelph/Eramosa plans to host this year’s Warden’s Tree Planting event at Valentino Park in Rockwood later this ye...
07/17/2025

ICYMI: Guelph/Eramosa plans to host this year’s Warden’s Tree Planting event at Valentino Park in Rockwood later this year. https://ow.ly/I8Bo50WrwfS

Crossing guards will be added to four Centre Wellington intersections in September, in addition to other intersection im...
07/17/2025

Crossing guards will be added to four Centre Wellington intersections in September, in addition to other intersection improvements. https://ow.ly/Wj6X50WroAL

Police issue safety tips after a bear was spotted in a residential neighbourhood in Erin last night. https://ow.ly/pb4j5...
07/17/2025

Police issue safety tips after a bear was spotted in a residential neighbourhood in Erin last night. https://ow.ly/pb4j50WrqGP

Minto council has approved a new Harriston mural to replace the existing mural on the side of the REMAX building on Elor...
07/17/2025

Minto council has approved a new Harriston mural to replace the existing mural on the side of the REMAX building on Elora Street, which officials say is 'deteriorating.' https://ow.ly/7Vqz50WrlKn

A song that Fergus musician Mela Bee wrote in her pajamas at two in the morning has her off to Hollywood for an internat...
07/17/2025

A song that Fergus musician Mela Bee wrote in her pajamas at two in the morning has her off to Hollywood for an international awards show. https://ow.ly/sCXG50WqTEG

The Ministry of Environment has confirmed a spill of about 25 to 30 litres of synthetic oil in the Grand River in Fergus...
07/16/2025

The Ministry of Environment has confirmed a spill of about 25 to 30 litres of synthetic oil in the Grand River in Fergus last week. Officials say that due to 'its rapid dissipation' they do not anticipate any impacts to the river. https://ow.ly/jLuO50WqTpE

With the new $12.8-million Erin library branch set to open this fall, the old location will close on Aug. 1 to facilitat...
07/16/2025

With the new $12.8-million Erin library branch set to open this fall, the old location will close on Aug. 1 to facilitate inventory removal. The county will offer a curbside pick-up option for the month of August. https://ow.ly/Vqku50WqFh4

While there are currently no confirmed human cases in the region, public health officials are urging residents to take p...
07/16/2025

While there are currently no confirmed human cases in the region, public health officials are urging residents to take precautions to avoid mosquitoes after a dead bird in Guelph tested positive for West Nile virus. https://ow.ly/5f3E50WqGjP

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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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.