GUELPH - Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis is running free virtual events for the month of May in recognition of sexual assault prevention month.
Wellington County
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
WELLINGTON COUNTY – You don’t need to have every gadget on the market to be a good gardener, and depending on the size of your lot and the work that needs doing, it’s possible to manage with only a few essential tools.
Fanjoy pivoting from restaurant to culinary counselling
HILLSBURGH - She’s a chef, a social worker, a family counsellor and entrepreneur.
WDGPH launches tool for checking status of vaccination pre-registrations
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The local health unit has launched a new online tool to allow residents to check the status of their pre-registration for a COVID-19 vaccination. The new webpage, launched on May 5, is available at wdgpublichealth.ca/check-registration.,
‘Sign wars’ popping up across Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Businesses in and around Wellington County have been participating in "sign war" challenges recently. The friendly competitions, started to promote local businesses and entertain the community, proved popular in nearby Listowel recently and were also common in the U.S.
WDGPH reports 141 new COVID-19 cases in region over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – While the active COVID-19 case count in the region remains high, it has dropped significantly over the last two weeks. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health reported 141 new cases over the weekend (April 30 to May 2), bringing active cases in the region to 435.
County officials part of meeting with Trudeau on housing, homelessness
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The 2021 federal budget as it relates to housing and homelessness in Guelph and Wellington County was the topic of an April 26 virtual meeting involving city and county officials and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
County council defers approval of speed management guidelines
WELLINGTON COUNTY – County council has deferred adoption of new speed management guidelines pending receipt of further data through the implementation phase.
County councillors question removal of police resource officers from schools
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Some county councillors are not happy about an Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) decision to remove School Resource Officers from local schools. However, council is planning to gather more information to provide any response to the decision.
Climate mitigation initiatives could benefit farmers: Chisholme
MAPLETON – Local farmers may be able to take advantage of two new federal programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says Wellington County climate change coordinator Karen Chisholme.