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OMAFRA Report: Field crop protection guide available
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Maple Weekend cancelled again
WYEBRIDGE – The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (OMSPA) announced that Maple…
Coupon book promotes local businesses
GUELPH – Innovation Guelph has announced another Community Collaboration project through the…
Youth services hub in Centre Wellington set to launch
FERGUS – The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is gearing up…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at JD Hogarth Public School in Fergus
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Six schools in the WDGPH region, including two in Wellington County, were reporting COVID-19 cases.
Erin residents opposed to sewage plant take to the street in protest
ERIN – The streets of Erin we’re busier than normal the morning of Feb. 20 as a car rally to protest the town’s proposed wastewater treatment facility made its way around town.
Police, paramedics administered naloxone 46 times over four years in county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local first responders administered naloxone 46 times between 2017 and 2020 at opioid overdose calls in Wellington County.
VanLeeuwen out, Dunsmore in as deputy mayor of Centre Wellington
ELORA – Councillor Steven VanLeeuwen is no longer deputy mayor of Centre Wellington and councillor Neil Dunsmore will take his place.
Who can get the vaccine right now?
WELLINGTON COUNTY - With the opening of the region's first mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Fergus sportsplex, the question of the day is "who can get the vaccine?" or "when will it be my turn?"
Eight schools in region reporting student COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two weeks after returning to class, eight schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region, including two in Wellington County, are reporting student COVID-19 cases.
Forty-two new COVID-19 cases reported over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – New and active COVID-19 cases in the region have dropped to levels not seen here since early November. However, another Wellington County resident, the 32nd since the onset of the pandemic, has died with the virus.
Minto generates $6,700 through sale of bulk water
MINTO – The sale of 1,745 cubic metres of municipal water generated just over $6,700 from four contractors in 2020.
Minto approves rezoning on portion of Palmerston subdivision
MINTO – Town council has approved a rezoning application to pave the way for a 40-unit residential development on a 7.55-acre parcel of land in Palmerston.
WDGPH unveils region’s first mass vaccination centre in Fergus
FERGUS – The vaccination centre at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex opened at 10am on Feb. 19 and public health anticipated inoculating 300 people that day.