GUELPH – Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services (GWPS) will receive $6.1 million to provide in-home care to seniors in Guelph and Wellington County. The Ministry of Long-Term Care funding, spread over four years, was announced by GWPS on March 22.
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Public health reports 54 new COVID-19 cases in region over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – There were seven new COVID-19 cases reported in Wellington County over the weekend (March 19 to 21) – and 54 across the region. The county also recorded its 35th COVID-related death, a 65-year-old woman who passed away on March 16.
Number of municipal employees on ‘Sunshine List’ grows by 40%
WELLINGTON COUNTY – On March 19 the Ontario government released the 2020 Public Sector Salary Disclosure list, also known as the “Sunshine List". A total of 104 employees with the county and seven lower-tier municipalities made the list in 2020, up from 74 in 2019.
March is Epilepsy Awareness Month
LONDON - March is national Epilepsy Awareness Month and Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario hopes to correct some misconceptions by sharing stories of real people.
WDGPH region moving to province’s orange COVID-19 alert level on Monday
GUELPH — It turns out the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) will move to the orange level of the province's COVID-19 framework on March 22 after all.
Davidson says county mayors favour maintaining local state of emergency
MAPLETON – Mayor Gregg Davidson says the consensus among Wellington County mayors is the existing local state of emergency should stay in place until the majority of county residents are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Experts call on governments to address wait times for mental health services
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Mental health experts throughout Ontario are calling on the province to take immediate action to help reduce wait times for access to mental health care.
Pandemic has been tough – but also an opportunity to come back stronger
GUELPH - If anyone can say how residents of Guelph and Wellington County have been managing this past year, it’s Sarah Haanstra.
‘It’s ruining all of our lives’: COVID-19 long haulers still dealing with impacts of virus
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Jackie Loree wakes up every day wondering when her COVID-19 symptoms will subside. She’s been dealing with chest pain, shortness of breath and fatigue for a year now.
Wellington County council costs lower in 2020
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wages, benefits and expenses paid to the 16 members of Wellington County council totalled $928,962 in 2020, down about $50,788 from 2019.