Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Research on the connection between hearing loss and dementia is getting a lot of attention but the connection between untreated hearing loss and the risk of a serious fall is less widely known. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – People who bought the cookies with the sweet and wonky smiles at local Tim Hortons restaurants this spring helped contribute to a big pay day for the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington.

GUELPH - Several local interest groups, community organizations and concerned residents turned out at a Wellington-Guelph social services committee meeting in support of the Guelph Tiny Homes Coalition, which seeks to get a tiny home community of up to 50 units built by winter.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hunger doesn’t take a break when summer vacation starts at the end of June, but student nutrition programs do. It’s a problem the Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington is hoping to alleviate with the launch of its Summer Snax Program.

GUELPH – Automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras are expected on Wellington County roads within the next six to nine months.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police are again warning county residents about grandparent scams, after two seniors were bilked out of thousands of dollars.

ELORA – Grand River Raceway marked a significant milestone in the facility’s history on Wednesday with the official opening of its new 5/8 mile racetrack, one of only two 5/8 tracks in Ontario. Key stakeholders, community members and racing enthusiasts were in attendance for the ribbon cutting.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police recently dealt with two incidents involving a gun – one ending with the arrest of a suspected drug dealer and the other with at least one shot fired at a parked vehicle.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – MusicFest Canada adjudicators awarded gold to the Erin District High School Tempo concert band, the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute string and orchestra ensembles, and the Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute symphonic, concert and acoustic ensembles.

OTTAWA - A new report from the Senate's agriculture committee, titled Critical Ground: Why soil is essential to Canada’s economic, environmental, human and social health, advances 25 recommendations for the federal government on how to stop erosion and build up Canada's soil.