GUELPH – Chess players from each of the six Catholic elementary schools in Wellington County were bused to St. Peter Catholic School in Guelph for a board-wide chess tournament on March 1.
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Annual COVID-19 vaccines could be coming
GUELPH – We may soon be looking at annual vaccinations for COVID-19.
Survey: rural youth doing better than urban youth with mental health
GUELPH – When public health conducted the Well-being and Health Youth Survey in 2019, it had no idea it was collecting baseline data for a before and after a pandemic scenario.
Our Food Future funding ends in December but program is gaining momentum
GUELPH – With less than a year of funding left in the program, Our Food Future officials are looking for long-term sustainable funding if the program is to have a future.
Centre Wellington woman sentenced for ‘shocking’ obstruction of justice
GUELPH – The wife of a Wellington OPP officer, described as a dedicated mother and community volunteer, was sentenced in Guelph court on Feb. 23 to house arrest and probation following a guilty plea last year.
PIN board votes in favour of permanent closure
GUELPH – The People and Information Network (PIN) will officially cease operations next month. At a special meeting on Feb. 23, PIN board members voted in support of a recommendation to dissolve the organization.
Three males now charged in Guelph stabbing
GUELPH – Three teenagers have now been charged in connection with a stabbing near a high school here last week.
Ontario Trillium Grant supporting Hopewell’s multi-year fund strategy
GUELPH – On Feb. 17, Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner met with the team at Hopewell Children’s Homes to hear more about the $58,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) grant that was used to build its fund development capacity through community engagement.
Immigrant Services Guelph Wellington offers newcomers help filing taxes
GUELPH – Immigrant Services Guelph Wellington (ISGW) is offering to assist newcomers with the preparation of basic taxes.
UGDSB requests stop-arm cameras on school buses
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is asking the province to consider installing stop-arm cameras on school buses after receiving complaints about drivers passing buses illegally.