GUELPH – A COVID-19 outbreak at Birmingham Retirement Community in Mount Forest has been declared over.
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Santa coming to Elora to visit children, raise funds for church steeple
ELORA – Santa Claus will soon be visiting Elora with the dual purpose of trying to buoy Christmas spirit and raise money to preserve a local church.
New helipad opens at Groves Memorial Community Hospital
ABOYNE – Officials say the new pad, opened on Dec. 1 at 9am, will provide critically ill and severely injured patients with fast access to specialized emergency care at the site.
Howick man charged in August crash that took life of Clifford man
HOWICK – A Howick resident has now been charged in connection with a serious crash here this summer that took the life of a Clifford man.
New reporting shows concentration of COVID-19 cases in north Wellington
WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Dec. 1, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's (WDGPH) online COVID-19 dashboard showed about three quarters of the county's cases are in Wellington North, Mapleton and Minto.
Brampton man charged in serious crash in Guelph
GUELPH – A Brampton man has been charged with dangerous driving and fleeing the scene of an accident following a crash here that seriously injured two people.
Barn destroyed by fire on Highway 6 near Guelph
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – A barn just north of the City of Guelph was destroyed by fire on Sunday night. Guelph firefighters from three stations responded to the blaze at about 7:03pm on Nov. 29 and found a barn fully engulfed in flames.
County libraries closed indefinitely due to increase in COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of Dec. 1, all Wellington County library branches will close in response to rising cases of COVID-19 in the community.
Public health reports 76 new COVID-19 cases in region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – For the second weekend in a row, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting over 70 new cases of COVID-19 in the region.
Old Order Mennonites feel ‘persecuted’ by orders that closed schools, churches
NORTH WELLINGTON – Members of the Old Order Mennonite community in northern Wellington County feel “persecuted” by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), which ordered their schools and churches closed on Nov. 12.
Our Food Future named to Canada’s 100 Recovery Projects list
GUELPH – Our Food Future, a joint circular food economy project between Guelph and Wellington County, was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Recovery Projects at the Future of Good Summit on Nov. 26.
Wellington Terrace employee tests positive for COVID-19
ABOYNE – County officials announced in the evening on Nov. 28 that the employee, who tested positive earlier in the day, is experiencing mild to moderate symptoms and is recovering in isolation at home.
Puslinch budget process sees $12,000 grants go to two local organizations
PUSLINCH – As part of its budget process, Puslinch has chosen to give $12,500 grants each to the Puslinch Lake Conservation Association (PLCA) and Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre.
Former warden, Arthur reeve Doreen Hostrawser receives Louella Logan Award
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Doreen Hostrawser has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Luella Logan Award for Outstanding Service by a Woman in Politics.
Outbreak to be declared over at Palmerston nursing home
GUELPH – Public health officials are expected to declare that a COVID-19 outbreak is over at the Royal Terrace Long-Term and Residential Care facility in Palmerston.