WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Advertiser is compiling a list of cancellations within Wellington County due to concerns about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The cancellations list below – organized be region, with ongoing cancellations listed first, followed by one-time events – will be updated regularly, with the most recent cancellations listed first.
If your group/organization/municipality has a cancellation not included below, please email details to news@wellingtonadvertiser.com.
For the latest health information regarding COVID-19, visit the public health website.
Ongoing restrictions, closures, cancellations, postponements
County-wide, Guelph and beyond
- Guelph Police Service station closed for non-emergencies
- Guelph Arts Council: office closed and programs postponed in March, April
- Credit Valley Conservation (CVC): all administration offices and buildings closed to the public
- Community Living Guelph Wellington day programs and events
- Wellington County administration centre, social services offices, garages, waste facilities, re-use centres
- Skills Ontario competitions on April 4 and May 4-6
- Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington offices
- All restaurants/bars (with the exception of takeout/drive-thrus), theatres, cinemas, indoor recreation centres, church services, daycares, due to provincial order and state of emergency declaration by Premier Doug Ford
- all gatherings of more than 50 people, due provincial order and state of emergency declaration by Premier Doug Ford on March 17 (until at least March 31)
- Guelph Humane Society
- All provincial offences and superior court matters postponed
- St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Guelph: all programs and outpatient therapy
- All City of Guelph facilities
- No visitors at Guelph General Hospital (with few exceptions)
- Guelph Little Theatre
- All weekday Catholic masses. All in-person Sunday masses (Diocese of Hamilton decision, March 16)
- Community Resource Centre transportation program
- Guelph General Hospital: visitors restricted, many elective services (tests, procedures and surgeries) cancelled for at least two weeks (announced March 16)
- Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Waterloo Wellington: all groups cancelled, all appointments and walk-ins moved to online/phone (Fergus, Guelph and Mount Forest sites remain open for those in crisis)
- Wellington County Child Care and Learning Centres closed to the public indefinitely
- All KidsAbility face-to-face client visits
- All Seniors Centre for Excellence programs cancelled in north Wellington
- Guelph Wellington Business Centre closed to the public and workshops cancelled
- Guelph Wellington Seniors Association: all face-to-face programs suspended
- Ontario Superior Court operations suspended
- City of Guelph arenas, pools, recreation centres, libraries, and museums
- All libraries in Wellington County
- Wellington County Museum and Archives in Aboyne
- All Hospice Wellington programs (and visitors limited)
- Programs at all libraries in Wellington County
- March Break programming at the Wellington County Museum and Archives in Aboyne
- Non-essential visits at long-term care homes
- Minor lacrosse in-person events (try-outs, training sessions, scrimmages, practices, games, etc.) until April 5 (Ontario Lacrosse Association decision, March 13)
- Special Olympics programs, competitions, fundraisers and activities, until March 31 (Special Olympics Ontario decision, March 13)
- Grand River Conservation Authority nature centres, March Break Camps and any previously scheduled events, from March 16 to April 5
- Volunteer shifts at the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington
- Skills Ontario qualifying competitions (April 4), Skills Ontario Competition (May 4-6) and all corresponding events
- Victim Services in-person visits
- Community Resource Centre child care facilities closed until April 3
- University of Guelph: all activities, events (including College Royal, March 21-22) and in-person classes cancelled for remainder of semester. Courses resume online March 23
- Minor ringette (Ringette Ontario decision, March 13)
- All publicly funded schools closed
- Before- and after-school programs and community use of schools
- Volunteer shifts/events/meetings in local hospitals (Fergus, Mount Forest and Palmerston)
- EarlyON child and family centres in Wellington County and Guelph (at least as long as schools remain closed)
- Minor hockey (Hockey Canada, OMHA decision, March 12)
- Minor soccer (Soccer Ontario decision, March 12)
- Junior and Senior hockey (Mount Forest Patriots, Minto 81’s)
- Drayton Entertainment performances until at least May 3
- Jury panels for criminal and civil trials, Superior Court of Justice
Centre Wellington
- Elora Festival offices
- Fergus Legion Br. 275, until further notice
- All Centre Wellington facilities,
- Fergus Grand Theatre performances
- Elora Fergus Tourism Office
- Centre Wellington Hydro
- Wellington County Museum and Archives in Aboyne
- All libraries
- Elements Casino Grand River in Elora
- Fergus-Elora Rotary Club’s Catch the Ace draw
- Victoria Park Senior Centre closed until April 5; events, bus trips, lunches suspended until May 1
- Fergus Curling Club closed for remainder of season
- No visitors or volunteers allowed to enter Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care home in Aboyne
- March Break programs slated at the Fergus sportsplex, public and drop-in skating, public and registered swims at the aquatic centre, pickleball games and fitness classes
- St. Joseph’s Parish (Fergus) Confirmation, March 28, postponed until further notice
- Elora Mohawks preseason runs
Erin
- Erin Legion closed and all events cancelled
- All Town of Erin facilities, including town hall and recreational facilities, effective March 17
- All libraries
- East Wellington Family Health Team group activities and classes
Guelph-Eramosa
- Guelph-Eramosa council and committee meetings
- all recreational facilities, including the Royal Distributing Athletic Centre
- Marden Community Centre and the Rockmosa Community Centre
- Municipal office in Brucedale
- Royal Distributing Athletic Performance Centre in Marden
- All libraries
- Rockmosa Older Adult Centre in Rockwood closed and all Older Adult Programs suspended until at least April 6
- East Wellington Family Health Team: non-essential in-person appointments, group activities and classes
Mapleton
- Alma Country Dances cancelled for 2020
- Alma Community Centre closed
- dispensary closed and non-urgent appointments cancelled at the Mapleton Health Centre in Drayton
- All Seniors Centre for Excellence programs
- All libraries
- All public events “until further notice” at township facilities, including rentals at all facilities (PMD Arena in Drayton, Moorefield Community Centre and the Alma Community Centre)
Minto
- Town of Minto municipal office, recreation and culture facilities closed
- Town of Minto committee and council meetings
- All in-person gatherings at Harriston United Church
- All Seniors Centre for Excellence programs
- All libraries
- All Town of Minto recreation and culture facilities closed until further notice (includes arenas, curling clubs, community halls, museums, theatres and town-run facilities).
Puslinch
- Puslinch Township office in Aberfoyle
- All indoor recreational facilities
- County library in Aberfoyle
Wellington North
- Arthur 2nd Look (donations still accepted in drip-off bins)
- Wellington North Power office
- All Wellington North municipal facilities
- All Seniors Centre for Excellence programs
- All libraries
- Non-essential visits to municipal facilities
- Public skating, as of March 16
One-time event cancellations, postponements
County-wide, Guelph and beyond
- Hillside Festival cancelled
- Guelph Horticultural Society’s Garden Showcase Tour, July 12
- Listowel Fair, July 16-19 cancelled
- Guelph Dance: Guelph Dance Festival, May 29-31, and Summer Arts Explosion Camps, June 29 to July 24, cancelled
- Special Olympics School Track and Field in May
- Grand River Conservation Authority: all spring tree planting activities and the annual tree sale in May
- Grand Valley Lions 25th Annual Duck Race, May 23, postponed
- Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington spring mulch sales
- Knox Presbyterian and Trinity United Churches, Grand Valley, Lenten Lunches cancelled March 4 to April 8
- Wellington County Historical Society meetings April 5 and 26
- Wellington County council meeting on March 20 (rescheduled from March 26)
- The Kiwanis Sports Celebrity Dinner in Guelph, May 20
- Cats Anonymous meet and greets
- Wellington County Economic Development; Administration, Finance and Human Resources; and Police Services Board committee meetings cancelled (March 17/18)
- Credit Valley Conservation Foundation gala, May 7, rescheduled to Oct. 1
- College Royal at the University of Guelph, March 21-22
- Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards, March 26, postponed
- Guelph Scouts Spring craft fair, March 28 at Kortright Hills Public School
- Canadian Dairy Xpo in Stratford postponed (not cancelled), April 1-2
- Hosltein Maplefest, April 11-12
- Belmore Maple Syrup Festival, April 9 & 11
- Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, April 4
- Credit Valley Conservation’s 2020 Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival, March 14- April 12 at various locations
Centre Wellington
- The Fergus Agricultural Society’s Breakfast on the Farm event, June 20
- Fergus Fall Fair, Sept. 18-20
- Belwood Lions Club’s 40th annual Pike and Walleye Derby, May 23/24
- Fergus Medieval Faire, July 25
- Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Aug. 7-9
- Elora Lions Club: March 24 Elimination draw on YourTV postponed; Elora Lions Spring Fireworks, May 23, cancelled
- Contra Dance, March 27, St. James Hall, Fergus
- Belwood Community Hall: Spring Rain – Irish Kitchen Party, May 1, Spring Rain Feis/Competition, May 2
- Walking Wounded” event, March 27, Crand River Community Church
- Spring Bling Thing, March 28, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Fergus
- Grand River Community Church, Walking Wounded event March 27 postponed
- Fergus Lions Club Home and Leisure Show, May 6-8
- Curl for a Cause bonspiel, Fergus Curling Club, March 28
- Neighbourwoods Spring Tree Talk, March 31
- Fergus blood donor clinic March 31.
- Fergus and District Horticultural Society meetings March 18/April 15 and Seedy Saturday March 21
- Tartan Day, Fergus, April 5
- Fergus Legion Thursday Night Bingos
- Elora Cataract Trailway Association AGM postponed (to “later in the year”)
- Fergus Girl Guides cookie drive-thru, March 14, Morris Auto parking lot
- Birds of Prey show, March 19, at Wellington County Museum and Archives (part of March Break programming)
Erin
- Erin Roots concert series at the Busholme Inn
- St. John’s Community Church in Orton, Easter service and brunch, April12, postponed
- Father Mark Curtis, the Singing Priest, at All Saints Anglican Church, March 22
- Erin Community Dinner, March 27
- Messy Church, March 17, at Erin Campus Life (Highlands Youth for Christ)
- Erin Eco-Fim Fest, various dates from March 25 to April 22
- Erin Roots concert, March 21
Guelph-Eramosa
- Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, Sept. 11-13
- Rockwood Lions Club Pancake Breakfast on March 29 postponed until MAY 24
- Concerned Residents’ Coalition (CRC) community meeting on Hidden Quarry in, March 12
Mapleton
- Alma Beef BBQ
- Trees for Mapleton workshop, April 2, PMD Arena in Drayton
- Drayton Legion events: March 20 euchre, March 21 Jamming, March 29 ham and scalloped potatoes supper
- Drayton Farm Show, March 25-26
- Alma Optimist Toy Show, March 15
- Alma Optimist Club Beef Barbecue, March 27
Minto
- All Town of Minto-run events cancelled until July 1
- Minto Retirees Group – all events cancelled until September
- Palmerston blood donation event, April 9
- Farmer’s Pre-seeding BBQ in Palmerston, April 17
- Palmerston Legion: Jamboree on March 29, Challenge Euchre, April 6
- Palmerston United Church take-out dinner, March 26
- Clifford Firefighters’ Association Spaghetti Supper, April 3
Puslinch
- Arkell Uniter Church events on March 17 and 25
- Senior’s lunch (March 17) and Chili Dinner and Hootenanny (March 27) postponed
Wellington North
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Mount Forest Horticultural Society meeting and potluck dinner, April 15
- Special Musical Sermon, April 5, Arthur United Church cancelled
- All Louise Marshall Hospital Auxiliary meetings
- Community Games night at Arthur United Church, March 14
