MAPLETON - The second Shine Your Light Sunflower Tour held on Aug. 14 raised at least $20,450 for the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation.
Mapleton council approves seeking government loan for water tower
MAPLETON - Council here as approved the initial application stage of a long-term provincial loan to cover a portion of the cost for a new water tower in Drayton.
Public health reporting 13 new COVID-19 cases in region over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is reporting 13 new COVID-19 cases between Friday and Monday (Aug. 13 to 15). Active cases in the region sit at 37.
Man killed in police shooting in Fergus; OPP officer seriously injured
FERGUS - The Special Investigations Unit is looking into the circumstances of a police shooting in Fergus, resulting in the death of 31 year-old Mathias Bunyan on Aug. 15.
No objections to 45-metre Xplornet tower near Spruce Green
MAPLETON - New telecommunications tower providing high speed internet is expected for 2021-22 in Mapleton after township agrees on tower location and impact.
Mapleton exploring costs of hybrid voting option for 2022 municipal election
MAPLETON - Council here is exploring additional voting options, including phone and internet-based voting, for the 2022 municipal election.
Mapleton council approves funding for Drayton Minor Hockey ice dividers
MAPLETON - Council here has approved using the remainder of its 2021 "50/50" fund to cover nearly half the cost of ice board dividers for Drayton Minor Hockey.
Moorefield beekeeper hoping agricultural funding will sweeten growing business
MAPLETON - Bob Eby of Eby Family Honey says Canadian Agricultural Partnership funding targeting beekeepers will help to grow his buzzing business.
Majority of new COVID-19 cases in region found in unvaccinated persons
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Recently released public health data reveals majority of new COVID-19 cases occurring in unvaccinated persons.
Public health reporting 23 new COVID-19 cases in region over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 23 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (Aug. 6 to 8). The region’s active case count now sits at 47, a rise from 21 cases on Aug. 3 and the highest total since July 12.
Returning to classrooms in the face of Delta
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Fear of a Delta-driven fourth wave looms over a return to Wellington County classrooms this fall as public health officials double down on a “call to arms.”
County: work on land acknowledgement to be completed later this year
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Before county council’s summer adjournment, Ward 6 councillor Diane Ballantyne introduced a motion on June 24 calling for an Indigenous land acknowledgement.
Province announces changes to school guidelines, funding for ventilation
THORNHILL – Provincial education minister Stephen Lecce was joined by the province’s top doctor Kieran Moore and others for an Aug. 4 to announce funding for ventilation improvements in schools and to update back-to-school guidance.
Province releases COVID-19 guidelines for return to school this fall
TORONTO – The province released a 29-page document providing high-level guidance to school boards for a return to in-person leaning this fall.
Public health reporting 13 new COVID-19 cases in region over long weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 13 new COVID-19 cases over the long weekend (July 31 to Aug. 2). The region’s active case count now sits at 21.