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 readership. 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.

Mapleton council approves rezoning to permit a new Mennonite school between Drayton and Alma.
09/12/2026

Mapleton council approves rezoning to permit a new Mennonite school between Drayton and Alma.

Some neighbours concerned about traffic, impacts on agriculture

A serious multi-vehicle crash at Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22 has closed the collision-prone intersection.
09/10/2026

A serious multi-vehicle crash at Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22 has closed the collision-prone intersection.

Crash-prone collision currently under construction to install roundabout

Second annual public health report on poverty finds 'living wage' and 'rental wage' both fall short of covering rental c...
09/09/2026

Second annual public health report on poverty finds 'living wage' and 'rental wage' both fall short of covering rental costs.

Actual rent exceeds affordability threshold

Owners terminate plans for Glen Allan subdivision.
09/09/2026

Owners terminate plans for Glen Allan subdivision.

MAPLETON – Plans will not be moving forward for an 11-house subdivision in Glen Allan. The owners of the two-hectare (five-acre) lot in the hamlet’s southwest corner intended to build 11 detached homes, a storm water management block and a park. When Mapleton held a public meeting

Women in Crisis to host first Take Back the Night event in Centre Wellington next week.
09/09/2026

Women in Crisis to host first Take Back the Night event in Centre Wellington next week.

'In rural communities these things do look a little different than in cities': Butler

Spur Innovation is kicking off a public relations campaign this month, insisting a data centre on its Gartshore Street p...
09/03/2026

Spur Innovation is kicking off a public relations campaign this month, insisting a data centre on its Gartshore Street property in Fergus is the right move. A petition signed by residents suggests otherwise.

Waterloo company planning door-to-door visits, public town hall, council appearance

Centre Wellington opts for in-house parking enforcement.
08/29/2026

Centre Wellington opts for in-house parking enforcement.

Program will roll out when parking strategy is finalized

Mount Forest resident and long-time Legion member Derek Moore elected Dominion Command vice president at Winnipeg conven...
08/29/2026

Mount Forest resident and long-time Legion member Derek Moore elected Dominion Command vice president at Winnipeg convention.

Long-time Legion member elected Dominion Command vice president at Winnipeg convention

Centre Wellington teens Lily Tunney and Blair Gray won silver, gold medals in basketball at the Ontario Summer Games.
08/28/2026

Centre Wellington teens Lily Tunney and Blair Gray won silver, gold medals in basketball at the Ontario Summer Games.

Centre Wellington teens Blair Gray and Lily Tunney competed with Tri-County basketball teams

Grassroots group plans to fight Geranium Homes' proposal for 446 homes between Fergus and Belwood.
08/28/2026

Grassroots group plans to fight Geranium Homes' proposal for 446 homes between Fergus and Belwood.

Fight 446 Homes expects the fight will go to the Ontario Land Tribunal

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905 Gartshore Street
Fergus, ON
N1M2W8

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