GUELPH - The Integrated Youth Service Network (IYSN), led by the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin and several community partners, has won the sixth instalment of the Oak Tree Project.
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Lockdown response: municipalities announce local COVID-19 closures
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local municipalities, which had already scaled back operations under Ontario's red COVID-19 alert level, will close down tighter in response to the province-wide lockdown set to begin on Boxing Day.
Public health: ‘The moment the vaccine arrives, we are ready’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The region's top doctor says public health can start vaccinating residents within 24 hours of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from the province.
Local municipalities get $925,000 boost from Safe Restart Agreement
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Municipalities in the county will receive a combined total of $925,000 in additional support for critical services under the second phase of the Safe Restart Agreement.
Elora Singers partner with health care networks across Ontario
ELORA – This holiday season will be one unlike any in recent memory, at the end of a year which has challenged health care workers, communities, and families in unprecedented ways.
ToastyToes raises $15,000 for socks for homeless
GUELPH - ToastyToes Guelph and the Guelph Community Foundation exceeded their campaign goal, raising $15,382 for charities to purchase socks for those experiencing homelessness.
Victoria Terrace Public School holds food drive
School Christmas spirit – Students at Victoria Terrace Public School held a food drive in…
Police beat: Stolen motorcycle recovered
Stolen motorcycle recovered FERGUS – On Dec. 8 at about 2:05pm, Wellington County OPP commenced…
How the Grinch keeps the tradition of bringing holiday spirit in Elora
The Grinch in Elora – It may have been a tough year, but the Grinch will not steal Christmas…
February will be Black Heritage Month here
GUELPH – At least in Guelph and area, February’s Black History Month will be known as Black Heritage Month.
Modelling: Ontario’s ICU occupancy will be above 300 beds by Dec. 31
TORONTO – The province’s latest COVID-19 modelling shows that continuing case growth will increase outbreaks in long-term care homes, congregate settings and put a strain on the province’s intensive care units (ICUs).
Elora Public School’s Santa’s Workshop gave students fun outdoor play
Santa’s Workshop – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, classrooms can’t participate in dramatic…
Giant Tiger raises funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre Wellington
Christmas donations – Between mid-November and mid-December Giant Tiger in Fergus raised…
New electric vehicle charging station installed in Elora
ELORA - A new CoRe+ EV Charging Station has been installed in Elora.
Wellington County’s Christmas Carol: Christmas concerts
By Alice (Buckland) Millson (1922-2012) When I went to school in the thirties the Christmas concert…