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.

Police are looking to identify a suspect after a hit-and-run late last night near the Fergus sportsplex that left a pede...
05/31/2026

Police are looking to identify a suspect after a hit-and-run late last night near the Fergus sportsplex that left a pedestrian with serious injuries. https://ow.ly/THJv50Z5Wm3

Wellington County is switching to recycling carts in August. Residents have until June 12 to request a smaller cart, as ...
05/29/2026

Wellington County is switching to recycling carts in August. Residents have until June 12 to request a smaller cart, as carts start to arrive in July.

Residents have until June 12 to request smaller cart

A new daycare centre that would accommodate 52 children could be coming to Aberfoyle.
05/29/2026

A new daycare centre that would accommodate 52 children could be coming to Aberfoyle.

A few procedural changes needed before shovels hit the ground

A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field along Beatty Line outside of Fergus on Tuesday after the plan...
05/28/2026

A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field along Beatty Line outside of Fergus on Tuesday after the plane's engine malfunctioned.

Transport Canada gathering information about incident

A Markdale man has been charged in a collision last month that sent an Arthur woman to hospital and killed her guide dog...
05/28/2026

A Markdale man has been charged in a collision last month that sent an Arthur woman to hospital and killed her guide dog.

Markham man charged with careless driving, failing to yield to pedestrian

Residents request removal of Watson Road speed humps in Arkell.
05/28/2026

Residents request removal of Watson Road speed humps in Arkell.

They say humps are in wrong location, create noise and dust issues

Crosswalks honouring veterans coming to Arthur, Mount Forest.
05/27/2026

Crosswalks honouring veterans coming to Arthur, Mount Forest.

Staff advised against them due to concerns about maintenance, safety, accessibility, vandalism

Declan Lisk, a Grade 10 student at Wellington Heights Secondary School, won first place in the Junior Boys 100m hurdles ...
05/27/2026

Declan Lisk, a Grade 10 student at Wellington Heights Secondary School, won first place in the Junior Boys 100m hurdles at the CWOSSA championships last week. He moves on to the OFSAA championships tomorrow.

Declan Lisk moves on to OFSAA championships May 28-29

Speed limit on all Rockwood streets likely to be reduced to 40km/h.
05/27/2026

Speed limit on all Rockwood streets likely to be reduced to 40km/h.

Decision will return to council for final approval

Centre Wellington transit study indicates expanded service could begin next year.
05/27/2026

Centre Wellington transit study indicates expanded service could begin next year.

Consultant recommends a phased approach

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905 Gartshore Street
Fergus, ON
N1M2W8

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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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