GUELPH - The Wellington Catholic District School Board has been selected from 199 applicants as a recipient of the 2020 Share2Care Mental Health Grant.
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Cargill to reopen Guelph plant Dec. 29 while outbreak levels off
GUELPH – The Cargill beef processing plant on Dunlop Drive in Guelph is preparing to reopen on Dec. 29 after more than 80 employees tested positive for COVID-19 and the facility temporarily closed last week.
School boards reflect on challenging – but successful – first leg of the school year
GUELPH - Between an email interview with the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) on Dec. 18 and a phone interview with the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) on Dec. 22, Premier Doug Ford announced an Ontario-wide lockdown and a change to return-to-school plans for boards across
Changes announced to waste collection over holiday period
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The solid waste services division is reminding Wellington County residents that all waste facilities will be closed on Dec. 25 and 26 and Jan. 1.
Sixth Wellington County resident dies of COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A woman in her 80s from Wellington County has died due to COVID-19.
Youth mental health project takes $7,500 Oak Tree Project prize
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.
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.