WELLINGTON COUNTY – Faced with a lack of nursing staff trained in obstetrics care, North Wellington Health Care is halting obstetrics services at hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest from June 6 to at least Sept. 1.
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Wellington Heights student wins gold at CWOSSA tennis championships
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington Heights Secondary School student Victoria Herrington has recently won the gold medal at the CWOSSA Girls Singles Tennis championships.
UGDSB offering Personal Support Worker Program tuition-free
GUELPH – Thanks to a grant from the Ministry of Education, the Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) 2022 Personal Support Worker (PSW) Program is being offered tuition-free.
Beyond Borders hopes to raise $150,000 to mark 10-year anniversary
GUELPH – To celebrate 10 years since the program began, Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) students of the Beyond Borders class of 2022 are pushing limits and setting the bar high this year.
County grants tax relief for Pearle Hospitality’s Elora South development
GUELPH – After discussion, county council voted to defer, for the next five years, property taxes paid by Pearle Hospitality on its Elora South development.
Quick Feet hockey team win gold at Memorial Holiday Classic CCT Tournament
Quick Feet – The Quick Feet 2013 boys’ hockey team travelled to Toronto over the May 28 weekend…
Upper Grand Learning Foundation hosted fundraising gala
Fundraising gala – Working to continue to support student success, the Upper Grand Learning…
One person dead following Highway 89 crash in Minto
MINTO – One person is dead after an early morning crash here on Friday. Emergency crews responded to a serious collision on Highway 89, east of Harriston, on May 27 at about 6am.
Local group sets women’s team record with 12-hour burpee binge
MAPLETON – Two local women are part of a team that has set a new world record for the number of chest-to-ground burpees performed in a 12-hour period.
Drayton Entertainment artistic director Alex Mustakas awarded Meritorious Service Medal
DRAYTON – Alex Mustakas, founding and current artistic director of Drayton Entertainment, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division). Governor General Mary Simon presented Mustakas with the medal during a ceremony on May 26 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Silver Fox Distillery named Grand National Champion
ARTHUR - Silver Fox Distillery, owned and operated by Lisa and Mark Townsend, has been named the 2022 U.S. Open Spirits’ Grand National Champion as the recipient of six awards, including three golds.
Council: residents not required to connect to wastewater plant until funding secured
ERIN – Council here has approved a motion stating urban residents will not have to connect to the new wastewater treatment plant until the town receives significant provincial and/or federal funding.
Minto council approves $280,000 tender for Harriston pedestrian crossover project
MINTO – The Town of Minto has awarded a contract to construct a new pedestrian crossover at Elora Street South and Young Street in Harriston to a Cambridge firm.
High school volleyball referee facing 14 sexual misconduct charges
GUELPH – A high school volleyball referee is facing 14 sexual misconduct charges involving teenaged girls working at recent games in Guelph.
County committing land at Wellington Place for future hospice
GUELPH - Wellington County Warden Kelly Linton announced on May 26 the county would be providing access to around two acres of land at the Wellington Place campus for a planned hospice serving the county.