BRUCEDALE – Finances at Guelph-Eramosa Township are pretty good at the end of the first quarter, says the director of finance, but it remains to be seen what the rest of the year will look like.
COVID-19
CWDHS graduates can still get a prom photo, just not a prom
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Elora photographer Sophie Hogan and others have launched the CW 2020 Prom Photo Project.
Most conservation areas remain closed as provincial parks open for limited day use
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Most local conservation authority parks remain closed for now, despite the Ontario government’s May 9 announcement that provincial parks have reopened for limited day use this week.
Local school boards still making face shields, other PPE
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Both the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District school boards have a bustling cottage industry going alongside student learning: making personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers.
Palmerston residents organize bottle drive in support of local food bank and hospital
Supporting the community – A bottle drive organized by a group of Palmerston residents last month raised $3,600 for the Palmerston Food Bank and the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation.
Industry leaders say $250 million federal agriculture support package falls short
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A federal financial support package for agriculture falls short of what’s needed in an industry hit hard by impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, some industry leaders are saying.
Chalk It Up Part 2 event set for May 30 in Mount Forest
MOUNT FOREST – The organizer of a successful “Chalk It Up” event here last month is…
Wellington Advertiser newspaper carriers continue to work safely
Working safely – Wellington Advertiser newspaper carriers Nahanni and Seth Greenaway have…
School boards adjusted to changes at ‘Mach speed’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – There has now been time for school boards to understand how distance learning…
New group searching for a few good men
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Not many people can say COVID-19 has inspired them, but it certainly lit a fire under Curt Hammond as Giving Tuesday (May 5) approached.
Hospice Wellington’s 16th annual Hike for Hospice goes virtual
GUELPH – Hike for Hospice may be entering the virtual world, but the message remains the…
Tricar Group donates $100,000 to United Way’s COVID-19 response fund
GUELPH – The Tricar Group is donating $100,000 to the United Way’s Local Love Global Crisis…
Prepare emergency plan for your pet during COVID-19
GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) wants to remind the community that with the number of…
Community lunch becomes Centre Wellington Meals to Go
FERGUS – A regular community lunch aimed at people who might fall through the cracks, has renamed…
Emergency orders extended but some stores reopening
TORONTO - Ontario has extended a state of emergency until June 2, but there appears to be some light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, as the province has also started to allow some businesses to reopen.