Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in the Waterloo-Wellington area. Meanwhile, the rate of staff COVID-19 absences at hospitals in Wellington County is about double the average for other hospitals in the area.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – County engineer Don Kudo assumed the role of president of the Ontario Public Works Association (OPWA) for the 2022 term at the organization’s annual general meeting on Jan. 20.

GUELPH – Diversion of construction and demolition materials from landfill sites will be the first project tackled by a new Zero Waste Economic Transformation Lab announced today by Guelph and Wellington County officials.

GUELPH – In response to the ongoing challenges of pandemic learning, both the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) and Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) are pausing the Grade 9 EQAO assessment until further notice.

GUELPH – In the absence of case reporting in schools, the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has launched its absence tracking pilot program – a program aimed at monitoring the daily rates of absenteeism in schools across the board.

TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford was prompt in announcing Thursday morning that COVID-19 public health measures will “cautiously and gradually” ease later this month.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has declared several COVID-19 outbreaks at health care facilities across the region as of Jan. 19.

ORANGEVILLE – Michelle Hanson, the 38-year-old mother who plead guilty to criminal negligence causing death in the 2018 drowning of her three-year-old Kaden Young, has received a two-year conditional sentence.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Through a variety of virtual programming, seniors’ centres in Wellington County are continuing to keep seniors connected during the latest COVID-19 restrictions.