WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hospitals in Wellington County will receive a share of just under $70,000 from a $4.6 million allotment for area hospitals from the province’s Surgical Recovery Fund.
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Grades 9, 10 cut from College Heights to establish alternative high school
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board is cutting grades 9 and 10 from College Heights Secondary School to make room for an Alternative Education and Learning Centre Hub.
Vaping more dangerous than smoking – and youth particularly at risk: public health
GUELPH – Vaping is becoming a greater concern than smoking among youth for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) officials.
Support for doctor recruitment penciled in to future county budgets
GUELPH – Wellington County council is prepared to provide financial support for physician recruitment efforts by the Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team (GWOHT).
For 34 years Women in Crisis has been holding Dec. 6 vigil
GUELPH – On the evening of Dec. 6, about 50 people gathered in Marianne’s Park in Guelph to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. It was a somber event to remember the 14 women who were killed in a mass shooting at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal 1989.
Canada Food Price Report predicts increase of up to 4.5% next year
GUELPH – Canada’s Food Price Report predicts food prices will increase by 2.5 to 4.5% in 2024. The average family of four can expect to spend $700 more on food next year.
‘Light Up Louise Marshall Hospital’ fundraiser to bring holiday cheer
MOUNT FOREST – The Louise Marshall Hospital (LMH) Foundation is getting ready for the holiday season with its Light Up LMH fundraiser.
Hospitals, health teams launch website on care options for cold/flu, COVID-19, RSV
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local health care providers are part of a group that has launched a new website to help residents "get the right care at the right time."
Guelph, Wellington organizations receive federal funding
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield, announced federal funding for 38 local organizations on Friday.
Strong interest in real Christmas trees keeping local farms busy
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The dreary weather that ushered in the first Saturday of December, officially “Christmas Tree Day” in Ontario, didn’t seem to slow business for local growers and retailers.