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WELLINGTON COUNTY -  Holiday hours of for COVID-19 assessment centres in the county were announced recently.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – What little hope remained for a traditional holiday season was quashed on Dec. 21. That afternoon Premier Doug Ford announced a province-wide lock down, starting in Dec. 26, to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

WEST PERTH – A Moorefield teen has died following a serious crash here on Saturday involving a car and snowplow.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – With a province-wide shutdown looming, public health is again reporting more than 100 new weekend cases of COVID-19 in the region.

The new Badley Bridge opened in downtown Elora on Dec. 18.

HILLSBURGH - After decades of need, years of planning and months of work, the Station Street bridge in Hillsburgh officially opened on Dec. 18.

ABOYNE – COVID-19 outbreak protocols are now in place throughout the Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home.

MINTO – A 2021 municipal budget with a 1.49 per cent increase in the local tax levy was approved by council here on Dec. 15.

GUELPH – A new report has highlighted a number of troubling "secondary impacts" of the, including more screen time and less socialization for children and increased alcohol consumption for parents, as well as a greater risk for family violence and various mental health impacts.

WELLINGTON NORTH – Council here held a public meeting on a proposed expansion of composting facilities at the All-Treat Farms property in Arthur.

ERIN – Residents who participated in a public meeting on Dec. 16 seemed satisfied that a proposed wedding/events venue would not become a wild party place after hearing from the property owners.

GUELPH – A portion of the Cargill meat processing plant on Dunlop Drive in Guelph is shutting down after 82 workers tested positive for COVID-19.

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Two people have been charged with assault following a stabbing here on Wednesday.

WELLINGTON NORTH – The average residential taxpayer here will pay about $42 more in taxes next year, but only about $2.50 more for township purposes – if the current draft of the municipal budget is approved as currently projected.

ERIN – Erin councillors have unanimously approved the 2021 budget, including $12.3 million in operating costs, $25.7 million in capital spending, a freeze on wages and salaries for staff, and an increase of 1 per cent on the local portion of the property tax bill.