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.

'Princess and Superhero Bash' to support Elora girl with rare genetic disorder.
04/15/2026

'Princess and Superhero Bash' to support Elora girl with rare genetic disorder.

Intensive therapy and advances in gene therapy leave family hopeful Lily's condition can be improved if not cured

ICYMI: Jason Benn named new Centre Wellington fire chief.
04/15/2026

ICYMI: Jason Benn named new Centre Wellington fire chief.

Former deputy fire chief takes over from Tom Mulvey

'I looked at that ... and I wanted to cry': Town of Erin exceeded 2025 budget by $1 million. https://ow.ly/4qxW50YJXx3
04/15/2026

'I looked at that ... and I wanted to cry': Town of Erin exceeded 2025 budget by $1 million. https://ow.ly/4qxW50YJXx3

Educators and unions oppose province's plan to ‘significantly’ reduce trustees’ power, change how high school students a...
04/15/2026

Educators and unions oppose province's plan to ‘significantly’ reduce trustees’ power, change how high school students are graded.

Educators, unions ‘sounding the alarm’ against province's plan to 'give itself more power, create more bureaucracy, cut resources'

A woman was seriously injured and her dog is dead after they were hit by a transport truck in downtown Arthur earlier to...
04/09/2026

A woman was seriously injured and her dog is dead after they were hit by a transport truck in downtown Arthur earlier today.

Arthur woman, 77, was airlifted to trauma centre

'Exceptional commitment to public safety and the community': Ron Cousins retires after 40 years as a firefighter in Elor...
04/09/2026

'Exceptional commitment to public safety and the community': Ron Cousins retires after 40 years as a firefighter in Elora.

Hired pre-amalgamation, Cousins has seen change, built great friendships with Elora detachment

Gaza-bound Fergus doctor Hassan Kapasi was turned back at the border by Israeli soldiers. But he says his service overse...
04/09/2026

Gaza-bound Fergus doctor Hassan Kapasi was turned back at the border by Israeli soldiers. But he says his service overseas isn’t over – he’ll go wherever there’s a need.

Kapasi says his service overseas isn’t over – he’ll go wherever there’s need

Arthur resident starts petition seeking to reverse backyard chicken ban in Wellington North.
04/08/2026

Arthur resident starts petition seeking to reverse backyard chicken ban in Wellington North.

Previous attempts at convincing Wellington North council to change zoning bylaw have been unsuccessful

No one was injured in a vehicle fire yesterday in a parking lot on Scotland Street in Fergus.
04/08/2026

No one was injured in a vehicle fire yesterday in a parking lot on Scotland Street in Fergus.

One SUV destroyed, two other vehicles damaged in April 7 fire

Centre Wellington council allocates $25,000 to study future use of historic Gartshore farmhouse.
04/08/2026

Centre Wellington council allocates $25,000 to study future use of historic Gartshore farmhouse.

Study will inform whether house should be used as office space or community space

Erin councillors concerned by loss of farmland. Agricultural census shows decrease from 36,000 to 16,000 acres since 201...
04/08/2026

Erin councillors concerned by loss of farmland. Agricultural census shows decrease from 36,000 to 16,000 acres since 2011.

Census shows decrease from 36,000 to 16,000 acres since 2011

'Very high and concerning': almost $600,000 worth of vaccines was wasted at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health las...
04/08/2026

'Very high and concerning': almost $600,000 worth of vaccines was wasted at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health last year.

Wastage numbers ‘very high and concerning:’ Isley

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Fergus, ON
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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.