As we approach the one-year mark of living this virtual lifestyle, access to fast, reliable broadband continues to be a hot button issue for many farmers and rural residents.
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Free family improv workshops offered
GUELPH - The Hillside Festival is presenting a series of free family improv workshops running March 22, 23, 24 and 26.
Drayton Entertainment launches online 50/50 raffle
DRAYTON - Drayton Entertainment has launched a province-wide Ultimate 50/50 raffle with half the proceeds benefiting charitable programs for the not-for-profit theatre company and half the proceeds awarded to one lucky winner.
WDGPH enters second phase of vaccination program
GUELPH – Two days after announcing that people aged 70 and over can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine, public health has opened the process to people aged 60 and up. On March 10, WDGPH announced that people in Phase 2 of the province's plan can pre-register.
Trial of Michelle Hanson delayed
GUELPH – The trial of Michelle Hanson, who is facing charges in relation to the 2018 death of her three-year old son Kaden Young, has been delayed. The Amaranth resident’s trial was scheduled to begin on March 8 in Guelph, but jury trials in Ontario are currently not being held due to the pandemic.
Garage fire in Elora causes $100,000 in damage
ELORA - Centre Wellington firefighters were called to a garage fire on Mary Street here at about 10:45am on March 9. Deputy fire chief Jonathan Karn said units from Fergus and Elora responded and about 30 firefighters were on scene.
People aged 70 and up can now pre-register for COVID-19 vaccine
GUELPH – People aged 70 and older can now pre-register for COVID-19 vaccines. But that doesn’t move this new age group to the front of the line just yet.
Community Living day programs to resume when pandemic is over
WELLINGTON COUNTY – When COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, Community Living centres in the region will reopen and the day programs once offered will resume.
Fourteen schools in WDGPH region reporting COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of March 9, 14 schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region, including one in Wellington County, are reporting active COVID-19 cases.
OPP conducting traffic safety blitz in Rockwood
ROCKWOOD – In response to "recent community concerns regarding unsafe driving practices," local police will be conducting a traffic safety blitz here on March 10.
Public health reports 67 new COVID-19 cases in region over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 67 new COVID-19 cases in the region over the weekend (March 5 to 7), including eight in Wellington County.
Non-profit groups apply for action plan grants
MINTO – Seven local non-profit organizations have applied for a grant to cover the cost of an upgraded Zoom account to facilitate meetings.
Recreation program plans remain flexible in Minto
MINTO – Plans for recreation programming remain flexible here, as the region readjusts to the provincial COVID-19 framework following the lifting of a province-wide stay-at-home order on Feb. 12.
Puslinch council approves 2021 meeting schedule
PUSLINCH – Puslinch Township council has decided to hold fewer but potentially longer council meetings during the pandemic and has changed the start time of its meetings from 2pm to 10am with a hard stop at 5pm.
Majority of local businesses failed COVID-19 inspections
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Provincial workplace health and safety inspectors will be returning to Wellington Dufferin Guelph in the coming weeks. An inspection blitz in February found that just 45 per cent of the 572 businesses inspected were in compliance with the Reopening Ontario Act.