TORONTO – Due to a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across Ontario, and the corresponding strain placed on the health care system, the province has declared a second state of emergency and introduced more strict lockdown measures.
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Driver taken to Hamilton hospital with serious injuries after rollover
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Emergency crews were called to the scene, on Highway 6 between the 4th and 6th lines south of Fergus, just before 7am on Jan. 12.
Mount Forest man charged with robbery, theft
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington County OPP officials say that on Jan. 2 at about 10am, someone returning to their vehicle in a parking lot at a business on Main Street near Queen Street in Mount Forest noticed a suspect in the driver's seat.
WDGPH reports 192 new COVID-19 cases over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Despite a province-wide lockdown imposed on Dec. 26, the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region continues to set records for new and active cases of COVID-19.
High school class creates website to help struggling restaurants
FERGUS – A local high school class has developed an online resource to help Centre Wellington restaurants that have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.