Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials with the county have announced they intend to end a local state of emergency at the end of the year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Seven hospital staff in the county are on unpaid leave for not being vaccinated against COVID-19, down from 14 since mid-October.

MAPLETON – Mayor Gregg Davidson opened the Nov. 9 council meeting with a pitch for township residents to get vaccinated in light of rising COVID-19 case numbers and low vaccination rates in the community.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – As part of this year’s Here4Hope community campaign, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is launching a podcast series to engage the community in the topics of mental health, mental illness and suicide.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - A year-end surplus between $1.8 and $2.5 million is projected to come from this year’s $108.5-million budget. A preliminary county budget will be presented Nov. 16.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is reporting 37 new COVID-19 cases between Nov. 5 and 8. The region’s active case count sits at 70 as of Nov. 8, an increase of 39 cases reported one week ago.

ABOYNE - Wellington County Legion branches gathered at the Wellington County Museum and Archives on Nov. 5 to read the names of fallen county war veterans who served from the First World War through to Afghanistan.

GUELPH – The Ministry of Health is covering the extra $13 million in COVID-19 expenses incurred in 2021 for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), allowing the agency to present a balanced budget for 2022-23.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) is partaking in an initiative to document the 153rd Wellington Battalion Great War Colours.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The employment-related consequences of refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are starting to be felt by Wellington County and the Town of Minto workers.