WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two weeks after returning to class, eight schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region, including two in Wellington County, are reporting student COVID-19 cases.
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Forty-two new COVID-19 cases reported over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – New and active COVID-19 cases in the region have dropped to levels not seen here since early November. However, another Wellington County resident, the 32nd since the onset of the pandemic, has died with the virus.
WDGPH unveils region’s first mass vaccination centre in Fergus
FERGUS – The vaccination centre at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex opened at 10am on Feb. 19 and public health anticipated inoculating 300 people that day.
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.
COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic opens Feb. 19 at Fergus sportsplex
FERGUS – A COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic will open at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex here on Feb. 19. The site, which will initially vaccinate "high-risk" groups such as heath care workers, is one of three "hub clinics" that will be operated by WDGPH.
Twenty-one active COVID-19 cases at Cargill’s Watson Parkway plant in Guelph
GUELPH - The Cargill Canada operation on Watson Parkway in Guelph was reporting 21 active cases of COVID-19 among its staff on Feb. 18.
Wellington County OPP calls for service lower in 2020
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The number of calls for OPP assistance dropped substantially across Wellington County in 2020.
Big box safety blitz coming to this area Feb. 25 to 28
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A big box safety inspection blitz is scheduled for Feb. 25 to 28, in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph.
County museum, libraries reopening soon
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The reopenings are a response to the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region’s return this week to the red (control) level of the province’s COVID-19 alert system.
‘My heart aches every day. Is anyone listening?’
Submitted by Don Wildfong, Implementation facilitator, Waterloo Wellington Older Adult Strategy…
Minto re-opening Harriston arena, urging residents to limit contacts
MINTO - Officials here are urging local residents to continue limiting close contacts as the Town of Minto reenters the red zone on the provinces COVID-19 protocols this week.
Moorefield Optimist Club’s outdoor rink allows people ice-time
Staying sharp – With local arenas closed due to pandemic restrictions, area residents have…
Truth still exists
Many years from now, when historians look back at the COVID-19 pandemic, they will likely be puzzled by many things they read.