GUELPH – With pandemic restrictions beginning to ease again, the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) will be returning to in-person board meetings.
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Board of health acclaims executive
GUELPH – The board of health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has retained its leadership team for another year.
Women in Crisis hosting human trafficking event
GUELPH – In recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis (WIC) is hosting a free virtual event to raise awareness on local impacts and the actions that can be taken to stop exploitation and support survivors.
Hazardous waste depot moves to Rothsay for February
ROTHSAY – Wellington County’s mobile household hazardous waste depot is moving from the Belwood Waste Facility to the Rothsay Waste Facility, and will be there for the month of February.
The clock collection of Senator Rob Black now at the WCMA
ABOYNE – Discover what makes Senator Rob Black’s clocks tick. With over 20 mechanical clocks on display, For Old Time Sake is the newest exhibit at the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA).
GBHS releases booklet on history of the BME church
GUELPH – The Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) has released a booklet Change Starts Now: Our Stories, Our History, Our Heritage.
Two in five say ‘no room’ for compromise in Canada; most say their interests are ignored
VANCOUVER – Scenes of anger, defiance and resentment on the streets of Ottawa this week appear to be symptomatic of a broader sense of disengagement and frustration with the state of Canadian democracy, according to new data from Angus Reid Institute.
‘The blockades are illegal’: Chong speaks at emergency debate on COVID-19 protests
OTTAWA - Canada’s leaders discussed COVID-19 protests and gave impassioned speeches during an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Monday night as anti-vaccine mandate protestors occupied downtown Ottawa into an eleventh night.
COVID-19 hospitalizations trending downward; death toll climbs to 150
WELLINGTON COUNTY - As of Feb. 7, there are 484 known active cases throughout the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region and 30 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19 in the region.
Libraries in Wellington County to reopen on Feb. 14
WELLINGTON COUNTY – All library branches across the county will reopen on Feb. 14. Officials closed the branches on Dec. 1 in response to rising cases of COVID-19 in the community.