MINTO – Mayor George Bridge and CAO Derrick Thomson will be conducting interactive Facebook sessions every Thursday at 11am to address local COVID-19 concerns.
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GRCA cancelling spring tree planting activities
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is cancelling all spring tree planting activities for 2020.
Local youths donate newspaper route pay to hospital
ARTHUR – Four local newspaper carriers are donating their paycheque to the Groves Hospital Foundation as a personal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Caressant Care directs all staff to wear surgical masks on the job
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes Ltd. is now requiring all staff to wear surgical masks.
Provincial fire ban announcement does not apply to Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two local fire chiefs have clarified that province-wide fire restrictions do…
‘This is a matter of life and death’: Ontario reduces list of essential workplaces
TORONTO — The province is reducing the number of essential businesses and ordering more workplaces to close in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Health experts say COVID-19 could kill 3,000 to 15,000 in Ontario
TORONTO - Health experts say 3,000 to 15,000 Ontarians could die during the COVID-19 pandemic, which could last up to two years.
First responders pay tribute to health care workers in Palmerston
PALMERSTON - First responders saluted local health care workers here on April 3 with a drive-by tribute.
Guelph’s COVID-19 assessment clinic moving to new location
GUELPH - On Monday (April 6) the Guelph COVID-19 assessment centre on Delhi Street will be moving to the Victoria Road Recreation Centre.
Community foundation launches COVID-19 Community Response Fund
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Centre Wellington Community Foundation (CWCF) has launched a COVID-19…
County offering temporary delivery service for garbage bags
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Unprecedented times call for unorthodox services. Wellington County officials…
Women in abusive relationships at greater risk with social distancing measures
GUELPH – Helping women and children leave situations of domestic abuse is tricky enough. Doing it during a pandemic “adds a whole other layer of complexity,” says Sly Castaldi, executive director of Women in Crisis of Guelph-Wellington.
No COVID-19 cases at county hospitals – but it’s only a matter of time
GUELPH – While there have been outbreaks in Guelph and Orangeville, the region's top doctor says no COVID-19 patients are currently being treated at hospitals in Fergus, Mount Forest and Palmerston.
Guelph-Eramosa, Wellington North facilities closed indefinitely: mayors
WELLINGTON COUNTY - While other lower-tier municipalities in the county are extending facility closures one or two months at a time, Guelph-Eramosa and Wellington North are taking a different approach.
Province announces $15 million for mental health supports during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO — The province has pledged to make it easier for Ontarians, especially those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, to access mental health supports.