GUELPH - The Integrated Youth Service Network (IYSN), led by the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin and several community partners, has won the sixth instalment of the Oak Tree Project.
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Lockdown response: municipalities announce local COVID-19 closures
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local municipalities, which had already scaled back operations under Ontario's red COVID-19 alert level, will close down tighter in response to the province-wide lockdown set to begin on Boxing Day.
Public health: ‘The moment the vaccine arrives, we are ready’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The region's top doctor says public health can start vaccinating residents within 24 hours of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from the province.
Local municipalities get $925,000 boost from Safe Restart Agreement
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Municipalities in the county will receive a combined total of $925,000 in additional support for critical services under the second phase of the Safe Restart Agreement.
ToastyToes raises $15,000 for socks for homeless
GUELPH - ToastyToes Guelph and the Guelph Community Foundation exceeded their campaign goal, raising $15,382 for charities to purchase socks for those experiencing homelessness.
COVID-19 cases reported in 53 schools in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region since September
GUELPH – As of Dec. 21, 16 schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region were reporting active cases of COVID-19.
Police beat: Stolen motorcycle recovered
Stolen motorcycle recovered FERGUS – On Dec. 8 at about 2:05pm, Wellington County OPP commenced…
February will be Black Heritage Month here
GUELPH – At least in Guelph and area, February’s Black History Month will be known as Black Heritage Month.
Modelling: Ontario’s ICU occupancy will be above 300 beds by Dec. 31
TORONTO – The province’s latest COVID-19 modelling shows that continuing case growth will increase outbreaks in long-term care homes, congregate settings and put a strain on the province’s intensive care units (ICUs).
Wellington County’s Christmas Carol: Christmas concerts
By Alice (Buckland) Millson (1922-2012) When I went to school in the thirties the Christmas concert…