WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health is encouraging more drop-in vaccinations, particularly for students and education workers, while also reserving Pfizer doses for those under 30 due to limited supply.
OPP: drone spotted near Arthur house at 1am
ARTHUR – Police are looking for help to identify the individual(s) responsible for flying a drone near a house here in the middle of the night. On Jan. 4, Wellington County OPP received a report of mischief at a residence on Domville Street in Arthur.
Update: 15 COVID-19 outbreaks at hospitals, LTC homes across region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has declared 12 COVID-19 outbreaks at health care facilities across the region.
Centre Wellington closes facilities
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township is closing all its municipal facilities in response to new provincial pandemic restrictions.
Puslinch closes community centre, imposes restrictions at ORC
ABERFOYLE – The Township of Puslinch has closed the Puslinch Community Centre and the Puslinch Optimist Recreation Centre as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
Wellington North closes indoor recreation facilities
WELLINGTON NORTH – The township has closed all municipally-operated indoor recreation facilities to the public. The move, effective Jan. 5, comes in response to the introduction of new pandemic restrictions by the Ontario government,
Mapleton closing facilities as province moves to modified step-two protocols
MAPLETON - The township has closed all municipally-owned facilities in response to new provincial pandemic restrictions.
Minto closes recreation and administration facilities in response to provincial directive
MINTO – Recreational facilities in the Town of Minto will be closed temporarily in response to new provincial direction, the town announced on Jan. 4.
Town of Minto to reopen recreational facilities on Jan. 3
MINTO – The Town of Minto will be reopening all town-operated recreational facilities to the public on Jan. 3. The Norgan Theatre in Palmerston will reopen on Jan. 7, while town programs such as public skating, shinny, walking groups and pickleball will resume on Jan. 10.
Local hospitals pause elective surgeries until at least Jan. 17
WELLINGTON COUNTY – All hospitals in Wellington County will be pausing elective surgeries in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
Province delays return to school, updates COVID-19 testing, isolation guidelines
TORONTO — The province has announced changes to its COVID-19 testing and isolation guidelines and has also delayed the return to school by two days.
Trees for Tots continues to support local children, youth in its 10th year
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Now in its 10th year, the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington will once again be running its Trees for Tots program in support of local children and youth.
Province pauses visits to long-term care facilities effective Dec. 30
TORONTO – Visitor restrictions for long-term care facilities across the province are being reinstated effective Dec. 30.
Township, Green Legacy partner on street planting
ELORA – Centre Wellington officials say a street tree planting partnership with Wellington County’s Green Legacy Program will have numerous benefits for residents, trees and the environment.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Guelph General Hospital
GUELPH – In consultation with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, Guelph General Hospital declared a COVID-19 outbreak on its 4 East unit after two patients and one staff member tested positive.