WELLINGTON COUNTY - On April 14 the solid waste services committee approved interim curbside collection starting on April 27.
COVID-19
Mount Forest man encouraging residents to take part in sidewalk chalk campaign
MOUNT FOREST - Stu Husk hopes the simple combination of sidewalk chalk and community spirit will result in an extraordinary show of support for those working on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moore Family jamming online to aid local food banks
DRAYTON - The Moore Family of Drayton is holding home jam sessions/concerts to help raise some funds for local food banks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CEWS bill passes; cash should flow in four or five weeks
OTTAWA – The House of Commons approved a wage subsidy bill on April 11 that will allow the government to pay businesses to keep employees on the payroll even if they’re not working.
CMHA creates mental health website for health care workers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is looking out for the mental health of front-line healthcare workers and has developed a website specifically for them.
Serving others
For the first time in probably generations, there wasn’t a family gathering for Easter last weekend.
Easy target
Nice try, pandemic, but you are not going to make me afraid all the time.
Advice for grocery shopping during pandemic
DRAYTON – Once upon a time, the best grocery shopping advice included tips on budgeting, making a meal plan and then a grocery list, and not shopping while hungry.
Grace in trying times
Grace in trying times – David Tinsley of the Fergus Pipe Band was one of many pipers in…
Officials urge residents to keep donating blood
ERIN - Several mobile clinics have been cancelled in Wellington County, but officials with Canadian Blood Services (CBS) are reminding local residents it’s still important for them to donate blood.
‘The generosity of spirit is a shining light in dark times’
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Kim Cusimano says the COVID-19 pandemic has produced somewhat of a yin and yang phenomenon when it comes to local volunteerism.
Survey: pandemic a ‘triple threat’ to non-profits, charities
TORONTO – A new survey has found that Ontario’s 58,000 non-profits and charities across the…
Masks, tax breaks, enforcing social distancing at Erin Telephone Town Hall
ERIN - Masks, social distancing enforcement, getting a break on taxes and offers to volunteer were the main topics raised at the Town of Erin’s second telephone town hall, on the evening of April 9.