GUELPH – Guelph General Hospital is celebrating a gift of $100,000 from Robinson Buick GMC in support of the Together, We Care campaign.
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Guelph Humane Society returns to in-person adoptions
GUELPH - The Guelph Humane Society is holding its first in-person adoption event since moving into the new facility at 190 Hanlon Creek Blvd. The Home for the Holidays adoption event is taking place this week on Dec. 10 and 11.
Compass Community Service celebrates 35th
GUELPH – Compass Community Services will celebrate its 35th anniversary virtually, with staff, volunteers, and its board of directors on Dec. 10.
Lions for Justice club collects donations for Wyndham House
GUELPH – The Lions for Justice club at St. James Catholic High School collected items for Wyndham House in a school wide clothing drive.
Innovation Guelph’s new CEO to start in January
GUELPH - Alison Crumblehulme is the new incoming CEO of Innovation Guelph (IG), effective Jan. 10, 2022.
WCDSB selects chair and vice chair for 2021-22 school year
GUELPH – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustees selected their chair and vice chair for the coming year at the board’s inaugural meeting on the evening of Dec. 6.
Women in Crisis holds vigil on National Day of Remembrance and Action
GUELPH – Always a moving ceremony, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis (WIC) held a vigil at Marianne’s Park in Guelph on Dec. 6 to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
WDGPH reporting 73 new COVID-19 cases over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 73 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (Dec. 3 to 5). The region’s active case count sits at 135 as of Dec. 6.
Former UGDSB director of education Martha Rogers dead at 73
GUELPH – Less than four months after retiring as director of education with the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB), Martha Rogers has died. Rogers, 73, passed away peacefully at her Elora home over the weekend.
WDGPH ready for paediatric vaccine, booster shots – but Omicron a ‘wild card’
GUELPH – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) board heard a lot about COVID-19 at its Dec. 1 meeting: vaccines for children aged five to 11, booster vaccines, and the new Omicron variant that’s throwing a monkey wrench into plans.