WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region has been designated by the province as a risk area for measles.
Police beat: OPP warning residents after thousands lost in crypto scams
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Police are warning residents about cryptocurrency investment scams after several county residents were bilked of thousands of dollars.
Guelph high school locked down after gun report
GUELPH – A Guelph high school was briefly placed in lockdown and a teenager arrested at gunpoint after police received a report of males with guns outside Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute last Thursday.
Nurse practitioners ‘embody a deep commitment to rural health care’
NORTH WELLINGTON – Patients and visitors to the emergency departments at Palmerston and District Hospital or Louise Marshall Hospital may be met with the kind faces of Erin Kee Lindsay and Valerie Droog.
Much has changed in nursing over the years
FERGUS – Like most jobs over the past few decades, nursing has seen its fair share of changes, thanks to new technology, tools and methodology.
Skoufis makes history with 12th consecutive gold at Canadian Open
GUELPH – Local martial artist and lifelong area resident, Nathan Skoufis, captured Gold at the Canadian Open Martial Arts Championships held this past weekend in Kitchener, Ontario—marking a record-breaking 12th consecutive year claiming the title.
Sexual Violence Prevention Month event: civil law options for survivors
GUELPH – May is Sexual Violence Prevention Month in Canada and to mark the month, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis and Jellinek Ellis Gluckstein Lawyers are presenting “Legal Options in the Healing Journey: An Information Session on Different Paths to Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence.”
Arthur says goodbye to longtime community builder, business owner David Kozinets
ARTHUR – The man who worked tirelessly to put Arthur on the map and build a successful clothing store in the middle of the quiet farming community has died.
Hospital foundation celebrates completion of $8-million MRI campaign
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation has surpassed its $8-million MRI+ Campaign fundraising goal and plans to close the campaign at the end of June.
Relay for Life returns to Guelph Lake this June
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the local Relay for Life fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society will return to Guelph Lake next month.
Blessings to You donates $1,000 to Harriston Street Party
PALMERSTON – The Blessings to You Centre Thrift and Gift Stores in Palmerston gratefully accepts donations of gently used clothing, linens, footwear and hard goods at its donation depot.
Students compete at CWOSSA badminton tournament
PALMERSTON – Norwell District Secondary School students who finished first and second at the District Four Badminton Tournament travelled to Kitchener to compete at the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association badminton tournament last week.
Alma Optimists host Spring Craft Market at community centre
MAPLETON – The Alma Optimist Club hosted its third annual Spring Craft Market on April 27 at the Alma Community Centre.
Police beat: OPP seeking help to solve two business break-ins
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington County OPP officials are asking for help to find those responsible for two break-ins at businesses here last weekend.
Grand River Conservation Foundation scholarship applications open
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grand River Conservation Foundation (GRCF) is offering two scholarships in 2025 for post-secondary students enrolled in an environmental field of study, including a one-time scholarship valued at $9,500 in celebration of GRCF supporter Murray McEwen’s 95th birthday.