WELLINGTON COUNTY – Administrators are managing to cover shifts at the three hospitals in Wellington County, but they are keeping a watchful eye on case numbers in the community and bracing for more challenges ahead.
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Students learning from home after province flip-flops on return to classrooms
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Students were supposed to be back in-class this week following a belated Christmas gift of a delayed return to school on Jan. 5.
Families can now register online for kindergarten at WCDSB
GUELPH – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) is welcoming families to register their children online for kindergarten beginning Jan. 3 for the 2022-23 school year.
County offers Christmas tree recycling service
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Natural Christmas trees will be collected in urban areas only in Wellington County during the week of Jan. 10.
University hosting public vaccination clinic starting this week
GUELPH – As part of a community-wide effort to increase the availability of third doses and promote vaccination, the University of Guelph (U of G) is hosting a second public COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus beginning Jan. 4.
Nominations now open for the Ontario Junior Citizen Awards
ONTARIO – Nominations are now open for the 2021 Ontario Junior Citizen Awards.
Chimney fire in Elora turned out to be minor
ELORA – Elora and Fergus firefighters were called to a chimney fire around noon on Jan. 4 on 1st Line, Elora, but thankfully, the fire was contained and quickly extinguished.
Anti-masker charged in store
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces several charges after he refused to wear a mask inside a local business.
Schools closed, hospitals limit surgeries as Omicron variant spreads
TORONTO – With case rates skyrocketing due to the highly-transmissible Omicron variant as the…
Top stories of 2021 at wellingtonadvertiser.com
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The following is a summary of the articles that received the most page views on the Advertiser’s website over the past 12 months.
Top 10 Wellington Advertiser Facebook posts for 2021
UPDATE: Police are still looking for the driver of the SUV who fled on foot from the scene of a…
CVC urges visitors to be cautious near waterways during the winter season
MISSISSAUGA – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) reminds residents and visitors to its parks of the dangers near streams, rivers, ponds and lakes this time of year.
Registration for kindergarten at UGDSB is now available
GUELPH – Kindergarten registration at the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is now available.
Top Wellington Advertiser tweets for 2021
Jan. 8 – A program launched by local paramedics in 2016 to monitor patients with chronic…
Medline Canada opens medical supply and equipment distribution hub in Guelph
GUELPH – Medline Canada officially opened a new, state-of-the art distribution centre in Guelph on Nov. 12.