WELLINGTON COUNTY – Doreen Hostrawser has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Luella Logan Award for Outstanding Service by a Woman in Politics.
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Outbreak to be declared over at Palmerston nursing home
GUELPH – Public health officials are expected to declare that a COVID-19 outbreak is over at the Royal Terrace Long-Term and Residential Care facility in Palmerston.
Danby ready to make hyper-cold medical freezers to store COVID-19 vaccine
GUELPH – Jim Estill is pivoting his business again and this time it’s a little more up his alley.
School board approved to accept international students
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board can now accept international students once again.
Wellington County council approves traffic lights for three intersections
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Traffic signals will be installed at three intersections deemed among the county’s most dangerous.
Groups forced to alter, cancel Christmas events in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – Clubs and groups in Wellington North are adapting on the fly when it comes holiday events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wellington County plans to ‘ramp up the urgency’ in COVID-19 messaging
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Warden Kelly Linton issued an urgent warning about the local spread of COVID-19 during the Nov. 26 county council meeting.
Linton ready for second term as county warden
WELLINGTON COUNTY – It appears current Warden Kelly Linton will lead the county’s governing body for two more years. Linton was the only member of Wellington County council, during a Nov. 26 meeting, to declare as a candidate for the position he has held since 2018.
Public health reports fifth COVID-19 death in Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A man in his 90s from Wellington County has died due to COVID-19. The death, reported on Nov. 26 by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), is the third COVID death in the county this month - and the fifth since the outset of the pandemic.
Report on police presence in schools delayed until spring to obtain student input
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board has delayed its Police Presence in Schools Review in order to obtain input from students.
Wellington North looking at proposed levy increase of 1.2%
WELLINGTON NORTH – A municipal budget, including a tax levy increase of around 1.2 per cent, will be presented at a virtual public open house here on Dec. 14.
Police seek help to locate missing Wellington North man
WELLINGTON NORTH – Police are looking for help to locate a Wellington North man who has been missing for up to 18 days. Levi Edward Larter, 30, was last seen at his home on the evening of Nov. 8.
Guelph-Eramosa looking at 0.5% tax increase, but mayor wants to get to zero
BRUCEDALE – Guelph-Eramosa staff presented council with a draft 2021 budget that would mean a 0.54 per cent increase to the township portion of the property tax bill. That translates to an extra $1.38 per $100,00 of assessment or an extra $6.90 a year on a $500,000 home.
3D printing team receives award for COVID-19 response
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board 3D Printing team received an Everyday Hero Award for project “Op Shield.”
Wellington North holds off on plans for walking, on-ice programming
WELLINGTON NORTH – Municipal officials here have decided to not implement indoor walking or on-ice programming such as public skating, shinny and other uses until further notice.