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 for clues after a copper wire theft near Guelph left some residents without internet service last wee...
07/29/2026

Police are looking for clues after a copper wire theft near Guelph left some residents without internet service last weekend. https://ow.ly/FNyy50ZuscC

Stephen Kitras enters Centre Wellington mayoral race. Other candidates include Shawn Watters, Kelly Linton, Neil Dunsmor...
07/28/2026

Stephen Kitras enters Centre Wellington mayoral race. Other candidates include Shawn Watters, Kelly Linton, Neil Dunsmore, Bronwynne Wilton.

Other candidates include Shawn Watters, Kelly Linton, Neil Dunsmore, Bronwynne Wilton

Resident raises concerns about speeding on Victoria Road South in Puslinch.
07/22/2026

Resident raises concerns about speeding on Victoria Road South in Puslinch.

ABERFOLYE – Puslinch Council will consider including speed mitigation measures on Victoria Road in the 2027 budget after a resident made an impassioned plea on July 15. Paul Martin, who lives on Victoria Road South between Wellington Road 34 and Gilmour Road, said Black Cat data collected in 2023 ...

Residents of Fergus, Rockwood among those taking part in equine competition in Germany as part of Canadian Warmblood You...
07/16/2026

Residents of Fergus, Rockwood among those taking part in equine competition in Germany as part of Canadian Warmblood Young Breeders team. https://ow.ly/Ew2y50ZojTU

A former Fergus resident twice busted by the cops for arranging to have s*x with children has been granted day parole.
07/14/2026

A former Fergus resident twice busted by the cops for arranging to have s*x with children has been granted day parole.

Wilfred Thyssen granted six-months at halfway house

The UGDSB is removing 21 of its 225 custodial and maintenance positions. Board officials say the reductions reflect redu...
07/10/2026

The UGDSB is removing 21 of its 225 custodial and maintenance positions. Board officials say the reductions reflect reduced needs, not financial savings; union president says 'cuts are unacceptable and don't reflect the realities in our schools'
https://ow.ly/cQ9e50ZmqSB

The Guelph Fire Department’s water rescue team retrieved 10 people from Guelph Lake yesterday after a sudden and severe ...
07/02/2026

The Guelph Fire Department’s water rescue team retrieved 10 people from Guelph Lake yesterday after a sudden and severe storm.

Canada Day storm came in fast, 'created dangerous conditions'

Centre Wellington will have a four-way race for mayor this fall after current Ward 5 councillor Bronwynne Wilton announc...
07/02/2026

Centre Wellington will have a four-way race for mayor this fall after current Ward 5 councillor Bronwynne Wilton announced she intends to run for the top spot on council.

Centre Wellington will see four familiar faces on ballot for mayor

Minto residents hear early pitch for possible wind and solar projects.
07/02/2026

Minto residents hear early pitch for possible wind and solar projects.

'We don’t have a plan, we just have a potential vision': Prowind official

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Fergus, ON
N1M2W8

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