BRUCEDALE – Guelph/Eramosa council sat for a brief meeting on Feb. 5.
Wellington Catholic school events, initiatives highlighted
GUELPH – Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustees and senior administrators attended their monthly board meeting on Feb. 5.
UGDSB approves updated policies
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) approved two revised policies, pertaining to student fees and Indigenous education, during the board meeting on Jan. 30.
Encampment in county courtyard a ‘civil protest’ to advocate for homeless community
GUELPH – While Wellington County and City of Guelph officials gathered with service providers at the Delta hotel for a symposium about health care and housing, members of the local homeless community pitched tents in a county courtyard downtown.
Cancer is leading cause of line-of-duty deaths for firefighters
ROCKWOOD – About 94 per cent of line-of-duty deaths among professional Canadian firefighters are caused by occupational cancers, according to the International Association of F
Waterloo-Wellington Eating Disorders Coalition hosts 20th annual Faces of Recovery event
GUELPH – From Feb. 1 to 7 Guelph’s city hall will be illuminated with purple lights to recognize Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Creative Youth Competition returns for Black History Month
ARTHUR – The Wellington County Learning Centre invites youth aged 12 to 18 to participate in its Black History Month Creative Youth Competition.
Ministry of Education releases high school graduation rates
GUELPH – Between 82 and 91 per cent of students from local school boards graduate high school within four years of starting Grade 9.
Break-in, theft at Mount Forest crystal store
MOUNT FOREST – Leanne Clark felt devastated when she found out her store, Art Arrows, was broken into.
Block Parent group coming to Centre Wellington
FERGUS – A group of parents in Centre Wellington is banding together to form a local chapter of the Block Parent Program of Canada.
From Seed to Plate community fridge coming to Erin
ERIN – A community fridge and freezer will soon be installed in front of Centre 2000, offering a place for people to pick up fresh food 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
UGDSB has limited data on hate-motivated harm against 2SLGBTQIA+ students, staff
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has official records of less than 60 incidents of hate directed against 2SLGBTQIA+ students and staff from November 2022 to December 2023, but UGDSB spokesperson said most incidents are going unreported.
Bishop Macdonell’s International Baccalaureate students graduate with two diplomas
GUELPH – Students who graduate from the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program at Bishop Macdonell receive two diplomas: a regular Ontario Secondary School Diploma as well as a globally recognized IB diploma.
‘Pick Up the Tab’ initiative supports Elora Legion’s Tabs 4 Wheelchairs project
GUELPH – The Elora Legion is once again partnering with Sleeman Breweries, the Guelph Storm Hockey Club, and the Guelph Community Foundation to collect aluminium tabs.
Grade 12 students raised $133,000 at Beyond Borders gala
GUELPH – Sixty students in the Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) Beyond Borders program organized the gala at the Guelph River Run Centre on Jan. 20 that the students estimate raised a whopping $133,000.