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GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health wants parents of children in Grades 7, 8 and 9 to know their child’s vaccination series might not be complete.

GUELPH – In the absence of PCR tests and therefore accurate case counts, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is trying to figure out how to know when we’re on the other side of this Omicron wave.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Workers are permitted to return to in-person work settings on Jan. 31 as WDGPH Medical Officer of Health Dr. Nicola Mercer rescinds remote work instructions issued on Dec. 16 to employers.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has declared several COVID-19 outbreaks at health care facilities across the region as of Jan. 19.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – All students in the province who attend in-person learning at a publicly-funded school will be offered a home testing kit at no charge.

GUELPH – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) board heard a lot about COVID-19 at its Dec. 1 meeting: vaccines for children aged five to 11, booster vaccines, and the new Omicron variant that’s throwing a monkey wrench into plans.

ORANGEVILLE – Michelle Hanson, a mother who faced charges in relation to the 2018 death of her three-year-old son Kaden Young, has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death.

GUELPH – The Ministry of Health is covering the extra $13 million in COVID-19 expenses incurred in 2021 for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), allowing the agency to present a balanced budget for 2022-23.

ELORA - Victim services, Crime Stoppers and the OPP say human trafficking is happening in Wellington County.

ORANGEVILLE – “If you ever did that to me, I’d kill you.” Surely a few people expressed…