WELLINGTON COUNTY - Paramedics in Wellington County and Guelph could, with a medical directive recently made available to emergency medical services, soon treat those with COVID-19 symptoms at home instead of transporting patients to emergency departments.
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Community Safety and Well-being Plan update provided to Minto council
MINTO – Council here has received on update on the Wellington County Community Safety and Well-being Plan. All municipalities were mandated by the Ministry of the Solicitor General to create their own plan by mid-2021.
Province anticipating arrival of 54.3 million rapid antigen tests
TORONTO - The provincial government is expecting to receive millions of rapid antigen tests this month following a Jan. 5 federal announcement that 140 million rapid tests would be distributed across the country.
WDGPH confirms first death of a child with COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A Wellington County child under the age of 10 has died after testing positive for COVID-19. It's unclear if the child's death was caused by the virus.
School board to ask province to add COVID-19 to immunization act
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) will be sending a letter to the province requesting several actions to ensure a safer return to in-person learning.
Staffing a struggle but local hospitals keeping up as Omicron spreads in community
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Administrators are managing to cover shifts at the three hospitals in Wellington County, but they are keeping a watchful eye on case numbers in the community and bracing for more challenges ahead.
Students learning from home after province flip-flops on return to classrooms
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Students were supposed to be back in-class this week following a belated Christmas gift of a delayed return to school on Jan. 5.
Families can now register online for kindergarten at WCDSB
GUELPH – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) is welcoming families to register their children online for kindergarten beginning Jan. 3 for the 2022-23 school year.
County offers Christmas tree recycling service
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Natural Christmas trees will be collected in urban areas only in Wellington County during the week of Jan. 10.
University hosting public vaccination clinic starting this week
GUELPH – As part of a community-wide effort to increase the availability of third doses and promote vaccination, the University of Guelph (U of G) is hosting a second public COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus beginning Jan. 4.