COVID-19

MOUNT FOREST – The dining room at the Tim Hortons restaurant here is closed, reportedly due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19.

WELLINGTON COUNTY — The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region will move to the orange (restrict) COVID-19 alert level as part of province-wide changes in response to "alarming" case increases across Ontario.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials are reminding residents to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines, as cases in Wellington County continue to rise.

NORTH WELLINGTON – Public health has ordered the closure of schools, churches and gathering spaces in Old Order Mennonite communities in northern Wellington County. Individuals in these communities have also been ordered to follow public health measures.

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board is looking at a budget deficit of more than $14 million for the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CENTRE WELLINGTON - About 40 seasonal members of Maple Leaf Acres are scrambling to find accommodation for the winter because the association governing the trailer park won’t extend their leases.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, both locally and across Ontario, a third Wellington County resident has died from the virus - the first fatal case here in almost seven months.

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MAPLETON –  Santa Claus will make pre-Christmas visits to the township this year, although…

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MOUNT FOREST– Wellington Heights Secondary School (WHSS) received a $6,000 donation on Nov. 5,…

QUEEN’S PARK – The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are evident throughout the 2020 budget released by the Ontario government on Nov. 5.

FERGUS – A Nov. 8 update on the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) website states there is one staff case at the long-term care facility.