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Compass Community Services holding sealed-bid, online auction to raise funds for telephone support programs
GUELPH – Compass Community Services will hold an online, sealed-bid auction with Bids For Benefits to raise funds for its telephone support programs.
Grand Valley Public Library hosts large used book sale
GRAND VALLEY – Grand Valley Public Library is hosting a large used book sale, for all ages.
Active COVID-19 cases down across WDGPH region after steady rise
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of April 19, there are 581 known active cases of COVID-19 in the region (down 7% from a week ago). There are 15 people hospitalized across the public health region.
Warning booms and buoys being installed at GRCA dams
CAMBRIDGE – The Grand River Conservation Authority is preparing for its annual installation of warning booms or white buoys to warn paddlers, anglers and boaters to stay away from dams.
Library, museum to kick off Wellington County Writers’ Festival on April 23
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Setting out to highlight local writers from the community, the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA), in partnership with the Wellington County Library, is hosting its first Wellington County Writers’ Festival – an event organizers hope to make annual.
UGDSB encouraging school community to continue to wear masks
GUELPH – As the province enters the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) are encouraging everyone in the school community to continue to wear masks when indoors.
Oncology unit hours changed at Louise Marshall Hospital
MOUNT FOREST – The oncology unit at Louise Marshall Hospital is adjusting its clinic hours. Effective April 19, the unit will move from a Monday-to-Friday schedule to a Tuesday-to-Friday schedule.
CMHA calls for additional funding to address demand
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario Division is calling on the province to increase mental health and addictions funding.
Mask Off Guelph event raises $50,000 for The Grove Hubs
GUELPH – Mask Off Guelph held the “MASKuerade with a twist” event on April 9 with proceeds going to The Grove Hubs, a Youth Mental Health Ontario initiative providing mental health supports to area youth.