WELLINGTON COUNTY – The local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is looking out for the mental health of front-line healthcare workers and has developed a website specifically for them.
COVID-19
Serving others
For the first time in probably generations, there wasn’t a family gathering for Easter last weekend.
Easy target
Nice try, pandemic, but you are not going to make me afraid all the time.
Advice for grocery shopping during pandemic
DRAYTON – Once upon a time, the best grocery shopping advice included tips on budgeting, making a meal plan and then a grocery list, and not shopping while hungry.
Grace in trying times
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Officials urge residents to keep donating blood
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‘The generosity of spirit is a shining light in dark times’
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Masks, tax breaks, enforcing social distancing at Erin Telephone Town Hall
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Elora stores join Rainbow Connection
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Agricultural society launches campaign to help feed ‘hungry heroes’
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Outbreak declared at Caressant Care Fergus; province unveils action plan for long-term care homes
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CMHA creates mental health services website for health care workers
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The local chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has created a new website to help frontline health care workers cope during the COVID-19 crisis.