MOUNT FOREST – For the 10th time since last summer, the emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital is closing for a portion of the weekend. Due to a staffing shortage, the department will close on April 6 (Saturday) at 7pm and reopen on April 7 (Sunday) at 7am.
Wellington County
GRCA installing warning booms and buoys at dams
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grand River Conservation Authority will be installing warning booms or buoys upstream of dams to alert paddlers, anglers and boaters to stay away.
Brampton, Windsor residents charged in theft from gas station
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two Brampton residents and one Windsor resident have been charged after a vehicle "fled from a theft" at a gas station here earlier this week.
County examining its role in responding to intimate partner violence
GUELPH – Intimate partner violence was again a topic of discussion among Wellington County politicians, this time at a March 28 council meeting.
Volunteers sought for Family and Children Services
MINTO – Family and Children's Services of Guelph and Wellington County is looking for volunteers, especially those able to drive clients to activities and appointments.
Thirteen winners – two from Guelph – share $1 million with ‘Split the Pot’
TORONTO – Split the Pot Lottery’s 13 grand prize winners were recently revealed to the public after the jackpot soared to a final total of $1,077,915.
Police beat: Fergus theft
FERGUS – Police are once again asking for the public’s help to solve a local theft even though they won’t to say where it occurred.
GRCA warns of wet weather conditions
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Increased river flows are expected throughout the Grand River watershed this week.
Farm show goes beyond technology, equipment to provide social connection
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Drayton Farm Show isn’t just one of the most successful agri-business showcases in the province, it’s also a place for the agriculture community to connect and socialize, says one local farmer.
‘Sunshine List’ includes 30% more municipal employees
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Salaries of Ontario’s publicly paid employees are published by the provincial government every March, in what’s officially called the Public Sector Salary Disclosure List, but more commonly known as the Sunshine List.