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WELLINGTON COUNTY – Volunteer week would normally be a big deal at Louise Marshall Hospital, where the 30 to 50 citizens who give hours of their time to the hospital and its patients, are properly celebrated and appreciated.

PALMERSTON - No one was injured when a vehicle crashed into the front of the Foodland grocery store on Main Street in Palmerston at around noon on April 14. “Everybody was safe. No customers were hurt,” Foodland owner Ron McTaggert told the Advertiser shortly after the incident.

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ERIN - East Wellington Family Health Team (EWFHT) officials say they are very grateful to the Rotary Club of Erin for its generous donation of $4,000 for the purchase of a vaccine fridge for the Erin clinic.

TORONTO – As many expected, the province has announced that elementary and secondary schools will move to remote learning following the break this week. "As I have always said ,we will do whatever it takes to ensure everyone stays safe," said Premier Doug Ford.

Public health reported 278 new COVID-19 cases in the region over the weekend - the highest total to date for a regular weekend. Cases have risen dramatically in the region over the last several weeks, with active cases now at a record-high of 630. The previous high was 489, set on Jan. 11.

GUELPH – Nearly a quarter of eligible residents in the region have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination - and public health is now inviting everyone over the age of 16 to pre-register for their first shot. “This is something to celebrate,” stated Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health.

ARTHUR – North Wellington Health Care (NWHC), which operates hospitals in Mount Forest and Palmerston, took over management of the facility through a voluntary management contract on Jan. 13, during a devastating COVID-19 outbreak at the home.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Wellington County OPP officials say officers conducted a "targeted traffic safety enforcement initiative" in the township on April 7.

ERIN – The Town of Erin continues to push ahead with its plan to construct a wastewater treatment plant to service the villages of Erin and Hillsburgh.

DRAYTON – Police are looking for help to identify two people who stole power tools from a business here.

MINTO – A bylaw to rezone a three-quarter acre parcel of land in Clifford to permit the construction of two semi-detached residential dwellings (four units total) and one single-detached home has received first and second reading by Minto council.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Wellington North will receive $1.42 million from the province for reconstruction of Queen Street East (Highway 89) in Mount Forest.

ERIN – The development of Kensington Square – on the site of the former Erin Public School at 185 Main Street – will be built in one phase instead of two, as originally proposed.