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.

There have been 31 school bus cancellations across three Wellington County divisions this year – more than double the av...
02/27/2026

There have been 31 school bus cancellations across three Wellington County divisions this year – more than double the average of 14 from 2019 to 2025. https://ow.ly/1QYs50YnbPK

Centre Wellington council has essentially asked a developer to go back to the drawing board on its proposal to build 192...
02/27/2026

Centre Wellington council has essentially asked a developer to go back to the drawing board on its proposal to build 192 townhouses on Victoria Terrace in Fergus. https://ow.ly/uWZ250Yn9Jg

The county's free recycling collection service for businesses is set to expand this spring.
02/27/2026

The county's free recycling collection service for businesses is set to expand this spring.

Fourteen villages, towns will receive services – not just downtown areas

A proposed three-storey residential apartment building in Palmerston is one step closer to reality. https://ow.ly/hnYv50...
02/26/2026

A proposed three-storey residential apartment building in Palmerston is one step closer to reality. https://ow.ly/hnYv50YmHss

After two major delays, the Elora Waste Facility will finally reopen next week.
02/26/2026

After two major delays, the Elora Waste Facility will finally reopen next week.

Revamped Elora site finally reopening after various delays

Proposed short-term rental bylaw in Centre Wellington would impose cap of 265 units.
02/26/2026

Proposed short-term rental bylaw in Centre Wellington would impose cap of 265 units.

Public meeting set for March 23 to consider altered bylaw

'You can feel very alone': Elora family learns importance of Rare Diseases Month after daughter diagnosed with CASK.
02/26/2026

'You can feel very alone': Elora family learns importance of Rare Diseases Month after daughter diagnosed with CASK.

Feb. 28 is Rare Diseases Day and the Kalinowskis want people with rare diseases to know there are supports available

Residents on the 10th Line in Erin have banded together in an effort to stop constant littering on their road – an issue...
02/25/2026

Residents on the 10th Line in Erin have banded together in an effort to stop constant littering on their road – an issue they say the town is not taking seriously. https://ow.ly/esum50YlXVC

As several developers take Centre Wellington to the Ontario Land Tribunal, one resident has started a petition objecting...
02/25/2026

As several developers take Centre Wellington to the Ontario Land Tribunal, one resident has started a petition objecting to developers trying to run roughshod over local planning decisions. https://ow.ly/xFWU50YlXNy

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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.