GUELPH – While school boards across Ontario are facing tough questions about significant travel expenses, the local Catholic school board is open about its discretionary spending, posting expenses publicly on its website.
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Staff absences significantly impact UGDSB budget: Sovran
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is “experiencing tremendous financial pressures.”
Medical officer of health reflects on COVID-19 pandemic five years after it began
GUELPH – Just before Christmas in 2019, Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, was briefed about a new virus that was spreading in China.
Drinking and driving
GUELPH – Two Guelph men were arrested for impaired driving in Guelph the weekend before Christmas, including one stopped at a RIDE spot check.
Boom of Yamato Drummers coming to Guelph Jan. 14
GUELPH – Yamato Drummers deliver a powerful production of “physical music” – something beyond what is often captured by the word “performance.”
Business Centre event celebrates International Women’s Day
GUELPH – The Business Centre Guelph-Wellington is getting ready to celebrate International Women’s Day with a dinner event showcasing local organizations that support women in the community.
Guelph resident wins big with Millionaire Multiplier
GUELPH – Brian Moore of Guelph is a millionaire thanks to a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a Millionaire Multiplier ticket rather than a Lotto 6/49 ticket, which he usually does.
Home builders join forces to feed hospital staff over Christmas
GUELPH — Guelph home builder Terra View Homes, in partnership with The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital and other community sponsors, provided a traditional holiday dinner to Guelph General Hospital staff for the sixth consecutive year this Christmas.
U of G researchers receive grant to study relationship between domestic violence, homelessness
GUELPH – Two University of Guelph professors hope to better understand how the housing crisis is impacting women experiencing and fleeing violence and how violence can lead to homelessness and vice versa.
UGDSB hosted its first Grade 9 Climate Showdown
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) held its first “Grade 9 Climate Showdown” at the University of Guelph Arboretum on Dec. 17.