GUELPH - Several Wellington County organizations are among those who will benefit from the most recent round of COVID-19 Community Response Fund grants.
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Ontario extends electricity rate reduction to Oct. 31
TORONTO – Electricity rate payers across the province will not be charged time-of-use rates until the end of October.
Wellington Terrace making plans for eventual ‘lightening up’ of safety measures
ABOYNE – Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home management is planning for the day changes to provincial directions allow for relaxation of strict safety measures currently in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Erin extends municipal building closures indefinitely
ERIN - The Town of Erin has extended the closure of municipal buildings "until further notice."
GRCA to reopen additional parks on Saturday
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will open five more parks on Saturday (May 30) - including two in Wellington County.
All municipal buildings in Minto will remain closed ‘indefinitely’
MINTO - Four days after reopening parks, sports fields and other amenities, the Town of Minto has announced all municipal buildings will remain closed "indefinitely."
Three Aberfoyle students part of Historica Canada’s COVID-19 virtual museum project
ABERFOYLE – Three students from Aberfoyle Public School have had school projects selected for the Canada During COVID-19 virtual museum, a Historica Canada project to archive experiences of Canadians during the pandemic.
Mapleton approves return to work practices, protocols
Council has approved a series of health and safety measures and a set of COVID-19 protocols in preparation for the eventual return of employees to the township administration centre.
Elora Farmers’ Market announces new online shopping tool
ELORA - It will be decidedly different from the previous 14 years, but officials are billing the 2020 Elora Farmers’ Market (EFM) as "fresh as ever."
Wellington North reopens sports fields, pavilions, fairgrounds
KENILWORTH – Wellington North has now opened parks, sports fields and pavilions. The township…
No institutional COVID-19 outbreaks for first time in two months
WELLINGTON COUNTY - For the first time in two months, there are currently no institutional COVID-19 outbreaks in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region.
Maintaining local state of emergency recommended
MAPLETON – Upper tier officials are advising Mapleton council not to lift a local state of emergency at this time.
Dewar: local paramedics doing a ‘fantastic job’ in challenging conditions
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A paramedic’s job isn’t easy in the best of times, but during a pandemic it becomes all the more cumbersome, stressful and demanding.
Mayor urges residents to wear masks in public
MINTO - Minto Mayor George Bridge is encouraging local residents to wear masks in public to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Centre Wellington 100 Women Who Care donates $8,000 to Groves fund
FERGUS – For a fundraising group whose second mission is to socialize, COVID-19 has really put a cramp on 100 Women Who Care Centre Wellington.