Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health

ARTHUR – Efforts of staff at Arthur’s Caressant Care long-term care home to keep residents safe and healthy are paying off.

BRUCEDALE – People living on smaller lots in agriculture or rural residential zones in Guelph/Eramosa Township will soon be allowed to keep chickens.

GUELPH – After a lull during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, public health officials are reporting that viruses, including the flu and RSV, are returning to historic levels.

WELLINGTON COUNTY –  At least 16 Ontario horses and donkeys have died of Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) so far this year. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – There have been 33 confirmed cases of whooping cough so far in Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph this year, according to the local public health authority. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – As students prepare to return to school next week, experts say it’s important to remember to keep their mental health “top of mind.” 

GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) associate medical officer of health Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum advises everyone eligible get vaccinated against mpox, but said “we are not in a place where people need to be worried.” 

MOUNT FOREST – A gathering in downtown Mount Forest on Aug. 22 honoured people who have died of drug poisoning.

GUELPH – The Wellington Advertiser sat down with nurses Shannon, Wendy and Rita recently to talk about their demanding careers. And while all three nurses now feel they have found a work/life balance, it hasn’t always been that way.

GUELPH – An unprecedented housing crisis is happening in Guelph, Wellington County, and Canada at large. The number of homeless people is growing rapidly, and there aren’t enough resources to go around. 

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.