Chris Daponte

FERGUS – A Fergus woman has been charged with assaulting one of the paramedics dispatched to help her.

GUELPH – Public health officials are hopeful that by the end of this week, they will be able to offer COVID-19 vaccinations for residents at long-term care homes in the region.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Despite a province-wide lockdown imposed on Dec. 26, the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region continues to set records for new and active cases of COVID-19.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – An 89-year-old man from Centre Wellington, a long-term care resident at Caressant Care Arthur since 2019, got sick on Dec. 26 and passed away on Jan. 5 from the virus.

FERGUS – The Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse Association (CWMLA) has decided to drop its Mohawks moniker and logo and will seek input from the public on rebranding the team.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The number of new COVID-19 cases reported each weekend continues to grow in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region.

GUELPH – The first COVID-19 vaccinations in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region will be delayed by several days.

GUELPH – Public health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Royal Terrace Long-Term and Residential Care facility in Palmerston.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – A woman in her 80s from Wellington County has died due to COVID-19.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The region's top doctor says public health can start vaccinating residents within 24 hours of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from the province.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – What little hope remained for a traditional holiday season was quashed on Dec. 21. That afternoon Premier Doug Ford announced a province-wide lock down, starting in Dec. 26, to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – With a province-wide shutdown looming, public health is again reporting more than 100 new weekend cases of COVID-19 in the region.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The latest weekend report from public health shows a 23% weekly increase in active COVID-19 cases, while the number hospitalized with the virus is up from 11 to 16.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local politicians and health officials warned for weeks that it could happen - and now it has. On Dec. 11, the province announced it is moving the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region into the red (control) level of its COVID-19 alert system, effective Dec. 14.