GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board is cutting grades 9 and 10 from College Heights Secondary School to make room for an Alternative Education and Learning Centre Hub.
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Vaping more dangerous than smoking – and youth particularly at risk: public health
GUELPH – Vaping is becoming a greater concern than smoking among youth for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) officials.
Support for doctor recruitment penciled in to future county budgets
GUELPH – Wellington County council is prepared to provide financial support for physician recruitment efforts by the Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team (GWOHT).
Jury finds Michael Hurst guilty of sexual assaults in third trial
GUELPH – A jury has found Palmerston resident Michael Hurst guilty of sexually assaulting two more women in a trial that concluded on Dec. 7.
For 34 years Women in Crisis has been holding Dec. 6 vigil
GUELPH – On the evening of Dec. 6, about 50 people gathered in Marianne’s Park in Guelph to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. It was a somber event to remember the 14 women who were killed in a mass shooting at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal 1989.
Canada Food Price Report predicts increase of up to 4.5% next year
GUELPH – Canada’s Food Price Report predicts food prices will increase by 2.5 to 4.5% in 2024. The average family of four can expect to spend $700 more on food next year.
Guelph, Wellington organizations receive federal funding
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield, announced federal funding for 38 local organizations on Friday.
Ralf Mesenbrink acclaimed as UGDSB chair
GUELPH – Trustee Ralf Mesenbrink will serve as chair of the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) for another year.
UGDSB draft policies out for public feedback
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has released four policies for public feedback.
School board opens new Catholic Education Centre
GUELPH – The local Catholic education community filled the spacious auditorium at the new Catholic Education Centre on Nov. 29.