MINTO – Mayor George Bridge and CAO Derrick Thomson will be conducting interactive Facebook sessions every Thursday at 11am to address local COVID-19 concerns.
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Local youths donate newspaper route pay to hospital
ARTHUR – Four local newspaper carriers are donating their paycheque to the Groves Hospital Foundation as a personal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Caressant Care directs all staff to wear surgical masks on the job
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes Ltd. is now requiring all staff to wear surgical masks.
First responders pay tribute to health care workers in Palmerston
PALMERSTON - First responders saluted local health care workers here on April 3 with a drive-by tribute.
Remote Wellington North council meetings will be publicly accessible
WELLINGTON NORTH – Mayor Andy Lennox says Wellington North council meetings will continue to be…
Mapleton extends facility closures to April 30
MAPLETON - The Township of Mapleton has extended the closure of all municipal facilities until April 30.
Fire destroys Mapleton restaurant
MAPLETON – Fire destroyed a rural restaurant and gift shop here in the early morning hours of March 30.
Wellington County hospitals brace for spike in local COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The three hospitals in Wellington County have cancelled elective surgery and closed some clinics in order to free up space and staff as they prepare for a spike in numbers of COVID-19 cases.
‘Ripples can turn into waves’: Businessman donates face shields for frontline workers
GUELPH - When Darren Devine saw a news clip about how a Kitchener-based technology company was changing operations to make equipment for health workers and emergency responders, he felt compelled to get involved.
Minto company producing temporary walls for hospitals during pandemic
PALMERSTON – A Minto company has developed a new product to help hospitals cope with the COVID-19 crisis.
Minto Farmers Market offers live online trivia contest
MINTO – The Minto Farmers Market is taking their regular trivia night online. “Have some social…
Businesses offered webinar on ‘staying afloat’ through COVID-19 crisis
WELLINGTON COUNTY – North Wellington municipalities and business organizations are offering a free webinar on “staying afloat” during the COVID-19 crisis.
Chamber shows appreciation for essential workers
HARRISTON - On March 24 the Minto Chamber of Commerce purchased lunch for some of Minto's essential service workers at Harriston Foodland, Acheson Pharmasave and local nursing homes.
Wellington North to held special meeting of council via teleconference
KENILWORTH - Wellington North council will be holding a special meeting at 7pm on March 25 via teleconference.
Large fire destroys part of building in downtown Arthur
ARTHUR - Firefighters tried to save the Labelle Flowers building on George Street in downtown Arthur on Tuesday night, but by the time they arrived it was already too late.