DUFFERIN COUNTY – An Arthur resident has died following a three-vehicle crash here on Monday.
Nineteen schools in region reporting active COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Nineteen schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region, including two in Wellington County, are reporting active COVID-19 cases.
SIU: no grounds to charge officer after woman injured during arrest
MISSISSAUGA – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has ruled “there are no reasonable grounds to believe” an OPP officer committed a criminal offence during an arrest that led to a woman breaking her arm about five months ago in Rockwood.
Four recent overdose deaths reported in Guelph, Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Four overdose deaths have been reported over the last week in the Guelph, Rockwood, Elora and Arthur areas. Fentanyl is believed to be involved these deaths, which may suggest a stronger than normal substance is circulating in the community, public health officials stated.
Erin Seedy Saturday event goes virtual
ERIN – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Erin Seedy Saturday has gone virtual. Organizer Jen Edwards has been busy collecting, sorting and organizing seeds since last fall.
Groups partner on eCommerce programs to assist Mapleton businesses
MAPLETON – Innovation Guelph recently announced a Community Collaboration Project, through the Digital Main Street project, with the Mapleton Chamber of Commerce.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Wellington Terrace after caregiver tests positive
ABOYNE – A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home after an essential caregiver for a resident tested positive for the virus. County officials say the individual, last in the building on Feb. 21, is asymptomatic and in isolation at home.
OPP unsure how much was stolen during mailbox break-ins, thefts
PUSLINCH – Police are looking to the person(s) responsible for breaking into mailboxes near Puslinch Lake and stealing mail.
Twenty-four active COVID-19 cases at Cargill’s Watson Parkway plant in Guelph
GUELPH – The Cargill Canada operation on Watson Parkway in Guelph was reporting 24 active cases of COVID-19 among its staff on Feb. 23.
Police beat: Snowmobile crash on trail near Hillsburgh
Snowmobile crash ERIN – On Feb. 19 at about 7:50pm Wellington County OPP responded to a…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at JD Hogarth Public School in Fergus
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Six schools in the WDGPH region, including two in Wellington County, were reporting COVID-19 cases.
Who can get the vaccine right now?
WELLINGTON COUNTY - With the opening of the region's first mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Fergus sportsplex, the question of the day is "who can get the vaccine?" or "when will it be my turn?"
Vaccination clinic at sportsplex impacts reopening plans
FERGUS – The opening of a mass vaccination centre at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex here will alter reopening plans for that facility as well as others in the township.
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Palmerston hospital
PALMERSTON – First declared on Jan. 28, the outbreak affected six residents, including five deaths, and five staff members over three weeks.
WDGPH now reporting workplace outbreaks of COVID-19
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has started reporting workplace COVID-19 outbreaks on its website.