GUELPH – Sunshine streamed through the cafeteria’s large glass windows, and people strolled leisurely outside, some wearing just shorts and a T-shirt, soaking up unseasonably warm weather on March 13.
News
‘We need to do things differently’: desire for housing plan voiced at health, housing symposium
GUELPH – The situation has been described as a crisis, complex, a failure (both morally and systemically), overwhelming and simply as “crap.”
Board of health concerned about recommended lab closures
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is concerned with a recommendation by Ontario’s Auditor General to close six of 11 Public Health Ontario laboratory sites.
County politicians hesitant to declare intimate partner violence an ‘epidemic’
GUELPH – Wellington County politicians aren’t declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic – for now at least.
Government claims new bill will tackle proliferation of hateful online content
OTTAWA – The Liberal government has introduced Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, which the government says will safeguard Canadians from online hate and protect children online.
Ospringe youth experiences town hall in Erin ‘Mayor for a day’ contest
ERIN – Oh, to be the mayor of Erin, if only for a day.
Police beat: Break-in, stolen bike
MAPLETON – A London man has been charged in connection with a break-in at a rural home here last month,
County to spend $1.7 million on four plow trucks
GUELPH – Wellington County council has authorized a $1.73-million purchase order for four new plow trucks.
St. Joseph’s Parish Catholic Women’s League celebrates 100th anniversary
FERGUS – On March 14, the St. Joseph’s Parish Catholic Women’s League (CWL) celebrated its 100th anniversary.
CVC spring safety tips
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) reminds residents of dangers near rivers, streams, ponds and lakes this time of year, and urges people to keep family and pets away from the edges of all waterways.
“Double Trouble” Mixed Doubles Bonspiel winners
FERGUS – The Fergus Curling Club hosted its annual “Double Trouble” Mixed Doubles Bonspiel on Feb. 24.
CSC offers tips on medication management for seniors
OTTAWA – Canada Safety Council is offering medication management tips to avoid unintended consequences or side-effects.
Camera club celebrates Marjorie Dow’s 100th birthday
FERGUS – Longtime Fergus Camera Club member Marjorie (Marj) Dow celebrated her 100th birthday on March 8 – and the club threw her a surprise at its meeting three days later.
Wellington North ‘delighted’ to have Kay Ayres in community
MOUNT FOREST – For some, volunteering time in the community is a bore, and for others it brings them joy.
Grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation gives Guelph Wellington Seniors Association better acoustics
GUELPH – The Guelph Wellington Seniors Association (GSWA) has used a $27,200 capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to retrofit 40 additional soundproofing panel upgrades in its thirty-year-old auditorium.