WELLINGTON COUNTY - A winter storm warning, issued by Environment Canada at 11:35am on Monday and affecting Wellington County and Guelph, ended at 4:11pm on Jan. 17.
Anti-lockdown group makes noise in Fergus
FERGUS — A small group of citizens gathered in a parking lot on St. Andrew Street in downtown Fergus on Jan. 14, for what was advertised on social media as a protest against government lockdown measures aimed at thwarting the spread of COVID-19.
SIU clears Wellington OPP officer after man’s ankle broken during arrest
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) director Joseph Martino has declined to press criminal charges against a Wellington OPP officer after a 46 year-old man’s ankle was broken during a scuffle with officers last year.
Students back in classrooms after snow storm delays return
WELLINGTON COUNTY - As in-person learning returns after delay following winter break, area school boards are navigating education and challenges of Omicron.
Recent vandalism at Palmerston park has neighbourhood on high alert
MINTO – The Palmerston Lions Heritage Park has once again been subjected to vandalism in a recent spate of incidents leading up to Christmas and into the new year.
County staff deliver proposed budget at requested 2% tax rate increase
WELLINGTON COUNTY – County councillors got a look at the proposed budget for 2022 during a special council meeting on Jan. 10.
Wellington North budget passed with 2% tax rate increase
WELLINGTON NORTH - Taxpayers here will be on the hook for an extra $24.71 in municipal taxes this year after council approved a budget with an two per cent rate hike on Jan. 10.
New ‘treat-and-release’ option could help prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed by Omicron
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Paramedics in Wellington County and Guelph could, with a medical directive recently made available to emergency medical services, soon treat those with COVID-19 symptoms at home instead of transporting patients to emergency departments.
Province anticipating arrival of 54.3 million rapid antigen tests
TORONTO - The provincial government is expecting to receive millions of rapid antigen tests this month following a Jan. 5 federal announcement that 140 million rapid tests would be distributed across the country.
WDGPH confirms first death of a child with COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A Wellington County child under the age of 10 has died after testing positive for COVID-19. It's unclear if the child's death was caused by the virus.
Students learning from home after province flip-flops on return to classrooms
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Students were supposed to be back in-class this week following a belated Christmas gift of a delayed return to school on Jan. 5.
Getting tested for COVID-19 no easy task
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A recent narrowing of the eligibility criteria for who can access publicly-funded COVID-19 tests, combined with a shortage of available rapid antigen tests, is causing some Wellington County residents to seek out options elsewhere.
Despite narrowing of testing eligibility, no end in sight for surge in COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has reported 1,481 new COVID-19 cases during the first weekend of the new year. As of Jan. 4, active cases across the health unit have risen to a new record-high of 2,593.
‘It can’t be stopped’: province introduces restrictions, delays in-class learning
TORONTO - The province will enter a modified version of stage two of Ontario's Roadmap to Reopen on Jan. 5. Students will wait until at least Jan. 17 to return to in-class learning, gatherings will be limited and indoor dining and other businesses and facilities will be closed.
Fergus resident researching pandemic’s impact on rural communities
GUELPH - Fergus resident Leith Deacon has embarked on a mass survey mailout to investigate the pandemic’s impact on rural communities in southwestern Ontario.