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.

'We want to make sure our local hospital will be here for many generations after we’re long gone': Larry and Debbie Schi...
01/07/2025

'We want to make sure our local hospital will be here for many generations after we’re long gone': Larry and Debbie Schill of Mapleton have pledged $250,000 to the Palmerston hospital’s MRI campaign. https://ow.ly/ZalS50UB8FZ

A GoFundMe campaign for Nic Law, who died in a Dec. 31 crash near Elora, has exceeded $25,000. https://ow.ly/WzHK50Uzv2t
01/03/2025

A GoFundMe campaign for Nic Law, who died in a Dec. 31 crash near Elora, has exceeded $25,000. https://ow.ly/WzHK50Uzv2t

Palmerston native Leah Herrfort will join Canada’s women’s hockey team for a second time at the World University Games l...
01/03/2025

Palmerston native Leah Herrfort will join Canada’s women’s hockey team for a second time at the World University Games later this month for a chance to win another gold medal. https://ow.ly/aO4z50Uzsny

'We can’t sustain this': Upper Grand District School Board officials say staff absences are significantly impacting the ...
01/03/2025

'We can’t sustain this': Upper Grand District School Board officials say staff absences are significantly impacting the board's budget. https://ow.ly/QTHp50UziQ4

'I believe we would have had many more deaths without having some safety measures': medical officer of health reflects o...
01/02/2025

'I believe we would have had many more deaths without having some safety measures': medical officer of health reflects on COVID-19 pandemic five years after it began. https://ow.ly/y71450UyYxf

Discretionary spending at the Wellington Catholic District School Board totalled $51,000 in 2023-24. https://ow.ly/YUfs5...
01/02/2025

Discretionary spending at the Wellington Catholic District School Board totalled $51,000 in 2023-24. https://ow.ly/YUfs50UyYi3

Maeve Roberts is the first baby born in 2025 in Wellington County. Born on Jan. 1 at 6:18am at Groves hospital, she is t...
01/02/2025

Maeve Roberts is the first baby born in 2025 in Wellington County. Born on Jan. 1 at 6:18am at Groves hospital, she is the first child of parents Brittany Smeltzer and Jacob Roberts. https://ow.ly/k4Ac50UyUI0

Happy New Year, from all of us at the Wellington Advertiser! We hope you have a safe, joyful and wonderful 2025.
01/01/2025

Happy New Year, from all of us at the Wellington Advertiser! We hope you have a safe, joyful and wonderful 2025.

Wellington County council has approved a $2.9-million tender for improvements to the Elora waste transfer station. https...
12/31/2024

Wellington County council has approved a $2.9-million tender for improvements to the Elora waste transfer station. https://ow.ly/LcIR50Uymit

An 18-year-old Centre Wellington resident is dead following a two-vehicle crash north of Inverhaugh this morning. https:...
12/31/2024

An 18-year-old Centre Wellington resident is dead following a two-vehicle crash north of Inverhaugh this morning. https://ow.ly/ekCS50UylW7

Dean Wick remembered as ‘extraordinary leader’ as hundreds paid tribute to popular firefighter/paramedic at weekend memo...
12/30/2024

Dean Wick remembered as ‘extraordinary leader’ as hundreds paid tribute to popular firefighter/paramedic at weekend memorial service. https://ow.ly/fWFl50Uy4KJ

No one was injured but about 40 cows died in a barn fire this morning in Mapleton Township. The cause is undetermined an...
12/29/2024

No one was injured but about 40 cows died in a barn fire this morning in Mapleton Township. The cause is undetermined and the damage estimate is over $1 million. https://ow.ly/Cezr50UxJLK

Merry Christmas, from all of us at the Wellington Advertiser! We truly hope everyone has a safe, fun and happy holiday s...
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas, from all of us at the Wellington Advertiser! We truly hope everyone has a safe, fun and happy holiday season.

Wellington North has signed an agreement with a local snowmobile club to allow the club to use a piece of township-owned...
12/24/2024

Wellington North has signed an agreement with a local snowmobile club to allow the club to use a piece of township-owned land for a snowmobile trail. https://ow.ly/EPwF50Uw42L

Meadows Music Festival announces The Reklaws and The Glorious Sons will headline the 2025 festival in Fergus. https://ow...
12/24/2024

Meadows Music Festival announces The Reklaws and The Glorious Sons will headline the 2025 festival in Fergus. https://ow.ly/EbbZ50Uw2Py

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Fergus, ON
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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.