MINTO – Deputy Mayor Dave Turton is reminding the community that, with the Christmas season drawing closer, local food banks will need additional support.
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‘Addicts are people too’: teens create logo for Portage Ontario sweater fundraiser
ELORA – Two young men who were in the Portage Ontario residential addiction recovery program have created the logo for a line of sweaters that bear a strong message: addicts are people too.
Minto joins move to Ombudsman as closed meeting investigator
MINTO – The Town of Minto has joined the list of Wellington County municipalities that will allow the Ontario Ombudsman to become its closed meeting investigator.
Minto council urges Community Living to reconsider plan to end day programs
MINTO - Town council wants Community Living Guelph Wellington (CLGW) to reconsider its decision to shut down day programs at its facility in Harriston.
County, region set new highs for daily cases of COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – On Nov. 6, Wellington County and the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region set new highs for daily COVID-19 cases. The same day, the region was moved from green to yellow on the province's recently unveiled COVID-19 restrictions system.
Puslinch councillors want to open Optimist Recreation Centre ice rink
PUSLINCH – Council here is leaning strongly towards opening the Optimist Recreation Centre ice rink in Aberfoyle this winter, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mapleton Township sells surplus land
MAPLETON – The township has decided to sell surplus land just outside Drayton.
Wellington County remembers the fallen at annual service in Aboyne
ABOYNE – Soldiers from Wellington County who made the ultimate sacrifice for their county in wartime were recognized at a ceremony here on Nov. 5.
WDGPH board passes $23.7-million budget for 2021
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health's board passed its 2021 budget on Nov. 4 – a “status quo” budget totalling $23,724,348.
Combined OMPF allocation for Wellington municipalities down by $231,300
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local municipalities will receive a combined $231,300 less through a key provincial funding program next year.
We Remember: Communities in Wellington County honour veterans
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Several townships across Wellington County are honouring their…
Region likely moving from green to yellow level on new COVID-19 framework
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) will likely move from green to yellow in the coming days after officials get a closer look at the new colour-coded COVID-19 framework the province unveiled earlier this week.
UGDSB rolls out naloxone implementation plan after COVID-19 delay
GUELPH – After a long delay, the Upper Grand District School Board is now moving ahead with a plan to instal naloxone kits in schools.
County municipalities to split over $1.6 million in ‘COVID Stream’ funding
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Municipalities in Wellington County will split over $1.6 million to aid with recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police have found Fergus man reported missing
ERIN – Police say they have located a missing Fergus man who was last seen in Erin.