FERGUS – A local high school class has developed an online resource to help Centre Wellington restaurants that have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Paramedic tests positive for COVID-19
GUELPH – Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service (GWPS) officials stated in a Jan. 8 press release the paramedic contracted the virus while caring for a patient.
Paramedics using remote monitoring to help with COVID-19 outbreak at Caressant Care
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A program launched by local paramedics in 2016 to monitor patients with chronic diseases in their homes, is helping to fill a gap in staffing at Caressant Care in Arthur as COVID-19 is spreading through the facility.
Minto ponders north Wellington partnership on updating of local cultural plans
MINTO – Officials here will approach other north Wellington municipalities about the possibility of working collectively to update their cultural plans.
Seventh Wellington County resident has died of COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – An 89-year-old man from Centre Wellington, a long-term care resident at Caressant Care Arthur since 2019, got sick on Dec. 26 and passed away on Jan. 5 from the virus.
Twenty charged by OPP during annual Festive RIDE campaign
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials say the local campaign, which ran from Nov. 26 to Jan. 2, led all West Region OPP jurisdictions in alcohol-related driving charges.
Cultural Roundtable group developing plan to help non-profits through pandemic
MINTO – An action plan to help local non-profit groups recover from COVID-19 pandemic impacts is under development here.
Special meeting planned for Harriston Flood Mitigation Study
MINTO – The final version of the Harrison Flood Mitigation Study will be presented to council here on Jan. 26.
Online-only learning extended to Jan. 25 at all Ontario elementary schools
WELLINGTON COUNTY – About one hour after the local health unit instructed all schools in the region to continue with online-only learning until at least Jan. 24, the province mandated the two-week extension across Ontario.
Bridge hails arrival of vaccines in region as promising sign
MINTO – Mayor George Bridge hailed the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine in the region as a step toward eventually controlling the ongoing pandemic.
Local women start ‘Share your Silver Lining’ social media campaign
FERGUS - Enough with the negative, say Claire Knight and Jenn Price. It’s time we all take a look at our lives during COVID-19 and find the positive.
Protestors from Toronto stand with Arthur gym defying lockdown rules
ARTHUR – Mitchell Hewison says he will continue to defy pandemic lockdown rules despite already being charged by the OPP for doing so.
Last chance for high school students at Upper Grand to change mode of learning
GUELPH, Ontario – The Upper Grand District School Board is providing secondary students with a…
Families who struggled in ‘before times’ are really struggling now
GUELPH – COVID-19 has thrown families into turmoil, children in front of screens, and is raising concerns at local agencies that there is greater risk for family violence and mental health impacts for all ages, according to a recent study.
Waste depot on the move
ELORA – The County of Wellington Mobile Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot is moving from…