OTTAWA – Health Canada has approved the country's first updated "bivalent" COVID-19 vaccine formulated to attack the original COVID strain and the BA.1 Omicron variant.
Wellington County
County officials participate in housing, homelessness meeting with Trudeau
KITCHENER - Wellington County and Guelph officials participated in a roundtable discussion with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on homelessness and housing issues on Aug. 30.
Grove Wellington Guelph, CMHA launch campaign ahead of municipal election
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grove Wellington Guelph and the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington are launching a #GetReal campaign, dedicated to demanding action from candidates and community representatives to ensure mental health is a priority in the upcoming municipal election.
Canadian truckers account for 90% of shipping industry
CANADA – Canadian truckers account for a large majority of the goods and products that are shipped across, out of and into Canada each day.
National Trucking Week runs Sept. 4 to 10
WELLINGTON COUNTY – It’s National Trucking Week in Canada, beginning Sept. 4.
Steve Thomas replaces Paul Richardson as Wellington County OPP commander
WELLINGTON COUNTY — Previous Wellington County OPP acting inspector Steve Thomas is now the county's detachment commander. He replaces former commander Paul Richardson, who has since returned to Grey-Bruce OPP.
School boards prepare mental health supports as students return to school
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As another school year approaches, local boards and community organizations are ensuring mental health supports are in full swing to ease the transition period for students returning to school.
UGDSB to require police checks for volunteers in medium, high-risk settings
GUELPH – After several deferrals, trustees at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) have officially reached a decision on the board’s volunteer policy.
Learn bridge, meet friends
GUELPH - The Guelph Bridge Club offers intellectual exercise and entertaining competition in a supportive social setting, and they’d like to teach you how to play the game.
GBHS presents book reading and talkback
GUELPH – The Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) is presenting It Was Dark There All the Time - Sophia Burthen and the Legacy of Slavery in Canada, a book reading and “talkback” with curator and historian Andrew Hunter.