GUELPH – After several deferrals, trustees at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) have officially reached a decision on the board’s volunteer policy.
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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.
Public health notes importance of International Overdose Awareness Day
GUELPH – Drug overdoses were a problem before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the problem has only become worse, says the associate medical officer of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.
Crime Stoppers paper shredding event Sept. 10
MOUNT FOREST – To combat identity theft, Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) has teamed up with a secure mobile shredding service allowing community members to bring personal papers for shredding on-site.
Ontario children aged five and up now eligible for COVID-19 booster
TORONTO — The Ontario government is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 first booster doses to children aged five to. The province has also done away with the requirement to stay home for five days after testing positive for COVID-19.
Respect goes a long way
Sure enough, the election sign wars have begun and not just for candidates. Vandals and thieves…
COVID-19 cases steady, hospitalizations up slightly this week
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Confirmed COVID-19 cases remained steady in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region this week, while hospitalizations are up but with less patients admitted to intensive care units .
Hospitals extend obstetrics redirection indefinitely due to staffing shortages
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Palmerston and District Hospital and Louise Marshall Hospital will continue redirecting obstetrical services until further notice.
People are already tampering with election signs: OPP
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Just 11 days into the official campaign for the municipal election, police have already received reports of "tampering" with election signs.