Guelph

MOUNT FOREST – International Overdose Awareness Day (Aug. 31) was marked with a Stop the Stigma rally here on Aug. 24.

GUELPH – The Guelph Nighthawks elite basketball team is relocating to Calgary starting with the 2023 season. The team will be rebranded with a new name, logo and colour, all of which will be unveiled this fall.

GUELPH – Jesse Damery of Guelph is $100,000 richer after winning the top prize with OLG's Instant 5x The Cash lottery game.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Confirmed COVID-19 cases are up slightly in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph…

MELANCTHON – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health received notification of a positive rabies test in a bat on Aug. 10. There were two human exposures to the animal. Both individuals have begun a treatment protocol.

GUELPH – A new map from the Guelph Black Heritage Society that highlights local Black historical landmarks turns a year of research into an accessible self-guided tour through Wellington County.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grove Wellington Guelph, the Canadian Mental Health Association and The Children’s Foundation are hosting a youth mental health forum in hopes of normalizing conversations around asking for help. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has confirmed a second case of monkeypox in a county man between 50 and 60 years old, following a positive lab result, bringing the total number of monkeypox cases in the health unit's region to three.

MINTO – The Grove Youth Wellness Hubs across Guelph and Wellington County have helped more than 14,000 youth who have participated in wide range of activities at the hubs since they were launched in mid-2021. 

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A Mississauga teenager has died following another "swimmer in distress" call at Guelph Lake. Emergency crews were called to an area near the island at the Guelph Lake Conservation Area on July 31 at 6:15pm.