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.

‘Unimaginable tragedy’: Mennonite pastors reflect two months after Mapleton car crash that claimed lives of five childre...
08/25/2026

‘Unimaginable tragedy’: Mennonite pastors reflect two months after Mapleton car crash that claimed lives of five children.

Families’ pastor shares how Doerksens, Bartschs are getting by

The Guelph Black Heritage Society held a ceremony at Heritage Hall yesterday to mark Emancipation Month and to raise the...
08/21/2026

The Guelph Black Heritage Society held a ceremony at Heritage Hall yesterday to mark Emancipation Month and to raise the Emancipation flag.

'Emancipation Month a gift to people of African descent': Dewitt Lee

Two years after police were finally able to identify the remains of Tammy Eileen Penner, they are re-issuing a call for ...
08/21/2026

Two years after police were finally able to identify the remains of Tammy Eileen Penner, they are re-issuing a call for information that might help solve the BC woman's death and disappearance 21 years ago.

Police identified Penner's remains in 2024, nearly 20 years after her body was dumped in a rest area near Rockwood

The nomination period for this fall's municipal election is now closed. A final (unofficial) list of candidates is here:...
08/21/2026

The nomination period for this fall's municipal election is now closed. A final (unofficial) list of
candidates is here:

Municipal election is set for Oct. 26

Centre Wellington has purchased property on St. Andrew Street in Fergus for affordable housing. Most of the $1.1-million...
08/21/2026

Centre Wellington has purchased property on St. Andrew Street in Fergus for affordable housing. Most of the $1.1-million cost is covered by county funding.

Property at 350 St Andrew St. W. purchased for $1.13 million - most covered by county grant

Violent incident at Elora Gorge recently leaves family shaken.
08/20/2026

Violent incident at Elora Gorge recently leaves family shaken.

Grandfather needed hospital treatment after being spat on, punched in the face by armed man

'I feel I’m on the cusp of something': Elora runner Nicole McKenzie sets sights on 2028 Olympics.
08/19/2026

'I feel I’m on the cusp of something': Elora runner Nicole McKenzie sets sights on 2028 Olympics.

Nicole McKenzie hopes to race in the 2028 Olympics

The province's Special Investigations Unit has opened two investigations into separate incidents involving Wellington Co...
08/18/2026

The province's Special Investigations Unit has opened two investigations into separate incidents involving Wellington County OPP officers.

Separate investigations opened after injuries sustained in crash, arrest involving OPP

A Centre Wellington woman with a rare genetic bone disease is pleading for help to access a potentially life-changing bu...
08/11/2026

A Centre Wellington woman with a rare genetic bone disease is pleading for help to access a potentially life-changing but prohibitively expensive drug.

Lisa McColeman says time is running out as province refuses to fund only Health Canada-approved treatment for rare bone condition

Citizens group circulating petition, hopes township/county can stop proposed Lichty Pit near Ariss from moving forward.
08/05/2026

Citizens group circulating petition, hopes township/county can stop proposed Lichty Pit near Ariss from moving forward.

Group circulating petition, hopes township, county can stop the pit from moving forward

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905 Gartshore Street
Fergus, ON
N1M2W8

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

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