LOCAL HEADLINES

With new builds and home renovations on the rise in the Tavistock area, demand for skilled painters has never been higher. One local company, Birk Painting, continues to meet that demand.

Less than 10 days after the Tavistock Men’s Club sold its last bag of sauerkraut from 2024, the Tavistock Cabbage Patch Boys were back at work Monday morning, turning 1,200 cabbages into the tangy local favourite.

This year’s New Hamburg Fall Fair runs from Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 14, with the theme of “Cultivating Community Connections” at its core.

Hundreds of visitors attended an open house at Neeb Haven Farms in North Easthope Township last week to see the newest technology in pullet raising.

Hundreds of constituents showed up for a free breakfast at Oxford MP Arpan Khanna’s constituency office on Saturday, where crime and bail reform were the hot topics.

The 2026 budget process hasn’t started yet, but a pair of Wilmot Township councillors are getting a jump on it.

Hundreds of residents turned out Saturday, many dressed in pink, to support the Touch-a-Truck fundraiser at B-W Feed on the western edge of New Hamburg.

The 42nd annual Baby Show at the Tavistock Fall Fair was held on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. and the littlest members of our community brought plenty of smiles to the crowd.

Wilmot council will likely disband the volunteer-based committee that has organized and run the annual Wilmot Canada Day event for the past two years in favour of a staff-led approach.

Speed-camera programs are stirring controversy across Ontario, with Premier Doug Ford threatening to scrap them entirely and a growing wave of vandalism targeting the devices.

Wilmot Mayor Natasha Salonen has asked township staff to prepare a policy that would, if approved by council, have the township undertake regular reviews of council pay and benefits once during each term of council.

The 2025 ball season and, to a certain extent, an era, has come to an end for the U23 Tavistock Merchants.

The New Hamburg Firebirds reached the final four of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) playoffs last season, and while no one would argue the feat will be difficult to duplicate, it would be wrong to rule it out.

The Tavistock Fall Fair has long relied on the dedication of countless volunteers, and few have given more to the event than Ken (Butch) Mogk.

Oxford Tourism is attempting to make planning a trip to Oxford County easier with the newly revamped Tour Oxford website.

East Zorra-Tavistock’s mayor and councillors are no longer required to attend township meetings in person after changes to a Procedural By-Law were approved at Wednesday morning’s regular meeting.

The New Hamburg Fall Fair is set for Sept. 11-14, and one of the signature events is the ambassador competition. Five young Wilmot Township residents have put their names forward in hopes of winning the prestigious title. 

Members of Wilmot Township council received a staff report at Monday night’s council meeting highlighting an estimated cost of $78,000 to install nine statues on township grounds in Baden.

Anyone found to be setting off fireworks in Wilmot Township outside of newly prescribed days and times will soon face fines of as high as $1,000.

The development of a new official plan for the Township of Wellesley is officially underway.