GUELPH – Public health officials say children are doing a great job of following COVID-19 protocols. It’s the grown-ups who seem to be having trouble.
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Classy Farmer brings farmers’ market to your doorstep
DRAYTON - At the beginning of the pandemic, when lineups outside grocery stores were long and public health was recommending just one person per household attend the grocery store, Nadia Sommerville found herself travelling from farm to farm to buy her groceries.
Public health: COVID-19 outbreak over at Birmingham Retirement Community
GUELPH – A COVID-19 outbreak at Birmingham Retirement Community in Mount Forest has been declared over.
Local business offers gifts to health care workers at Groves Hospital
Healthcare workers deserve a treat – Peter Mohr, owner of Shoetopia in Fergus, is giving gift…
New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington
WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.
County libraries closed indefinitely due to increase in COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of Dec. 1, all Wellington County library branches will close in response to rising cases of COVID-19 in the community.
Public health reports 76 new COVID-19 cases in region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – For the second weekend in a row, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting over 70 new cases of COVID-19 in the region.
Old Order Mennonites feel ‘persecuted’ by orders that closed schools, churches
NORTH WELLINGTON – Members of the Old Order Mennonite community in northern Wellington County feel “persecuted” by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), which ordered their schools and churches closed on Nov. 12.
Wellington Terrace employee tests positive for COVID-19
ABOYNE – County officials announced in the evening on Nov. 28 that the employee, who tested positive earlier in the day, is experiencing mild to moderate symptoms and is recovering in isolation at home.
Outbreak to be declared over at Palmerston nursing home
GUELPH – Public health officials are expected to declare that a COVID-19 outbreak is over at the Royal Terrace Long-Term and Residential Care facility in Palmerston.
Danby ready to make hyper-cold medical freezers to store COVID-19 vaccine
GUELPH – Jim Estill is pivoting his business again and this time it’s a little more up his alley.
School board approved to accept international students
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board can now accept international students once again.
Groups forced to alter, cancel Christmas events in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – Clubs and groups in Wellington North are adapting on the fly when it comes holiday events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wellington County plans to ‘ramp up the urgency’ in COVID-19 messaging
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Warden Kelly Linton issued an urgent warning about the local spread of COVID-19 during the Nov. 26 county council meeting.
Public health reports fifth COVID-19 death in Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A man in his 90s from Wellington County has died due to COVID-19. The death, reported on Nov. 26 by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), is the third COVID death in the county this month - and the fifth since the outset of the pandemic.