TORONTO – As Ontario moves towards lifting mask mandates in public settings, the provinces top doctor says masking in schools will also be eliminated.
Wellington County
County to study use of automated speed enforcement
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The idea of automated speed enforcement in school and Community Safety Zones will be studied by the county. On Feb. 24 Wellington County council approved a motion to direct county staff to conduct a cost/benefit analysis and facilitate discussions with lower tier municipalities.
UGDSB report finds schools generally satisfied with police interactions
GUELPH – Following the removal of the School Resource Officer program last spring, schools in the Upper Grand District School Board have been generally satisfied with police interactions, according to a recent report.
Mapping Wellington County’s Black heritage
WELLINGTON COUNTY - To think of Black individuals as landless wanderers into Wellington County, disconnected from the land, is to discount their role in the county’s very formation and to render them un-Canadian, Wencke Rudi told over 100 webinar participants.
Trudeau revokes use of Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Feb. 23 the federal government will be revoking a declaration of a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act. Ontario's state of emergency ended at 5pm.
Local proof of vaccination requirement for sports and rec facilities being withdrawn
WELLINGTON COUNTY – To align with a provincial decision to end proof of vaccination…
Province will provide 49,000 HEPA units to schools, child care centres
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Ontario government is providing additional stand-alone HEPA filter units for schools and child care centres to further protect children against COVID-19.
Nater opposed to use of Emergency Act against ‘Freedom Convoy’
OTTAWA – Perth-Wellington MP John Nater thinks the federal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to the “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa and at various border points around the country is the wrong call.
One-in-three Canadians report struggles with mental health
VANCOUVER - Entering the third year of the pandemic, the picture of mental health in Canada is one of exhaustion and increasing trauma.
School boards provide guidance as sports, extracurricular activities resume
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As schools resume extracurricular activities and sports, the Upper Grand District School Board and Wellington Catholic District School Board are providing additional guidance on health and safety requirements.