WELLINGTON COUNTY - Recent weather conditions have prompted area conservation authorities to release water safety statements urging caution around waterways.
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United Way puts out red alert, needs $200,000 to meet fundraising goal
GUELPH – The United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin's 2022 fundraising campaign fell short of its $2.7 million goal and that spells disaster for the 50 or so community benefit organizations that rely on United Way funding.
Agency that operates telephone support lines seeking financial help
GUELPH – Compass Community Services is hoping to raise enough funds to maintain some of the daily services it says are critical to the community.
‘Fit-to-sit’ program introduced at Groves in response to ambulance offload delays
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A new “Fit-to-Sit” program implemented at Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Aboyne on Nov. 24 may help with a lack of available ambulances to respond to urgent and emergent calls in Wellington County and Guelph.
Trial of personal support worker accused of voyeurism continues in April
GUELPH — A 23-year-old Cambridge woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of taking and distributing voyeuristic photos of a resident while working as a personal support worker at the Eden House Care Facility in Guelph/Eramosa.
Ambulance offload delays creating explosion of ‘Code Red’ scenarios
GUELPH – Ambulance offload delays continue to plague emergency departments in Guelph and Wellington County. The number of “Code Red” situations, in which no ambulances are available for calls because they are tied up waiting to offload patients had reached 50 by the end of October.
Dec. 6 vigil in Guelph honours lives lost to gender-based violence
GUELPH – A solemn group gathered at Marianne’s Park in Guelph on Tuesday evening to acknowledge and remember women and girls who have lost their lives to femicide.
County approves $7.6-million capital budget for transitional housing project
GUELPH – A capital budget of $7.6 million for a transitional housing project in Guelph has been approved by Wellington County council.
Adopt-a-Family providing gifts to over 1,400 families
GUELPH – Gifts are wrapped and heading out the door from Adopt-a-Family’s Guelph location to over 1,400 families in the city and Wellington County. This year, Adopt-a-Family has seen more need, fewer donors, and “more folks struggling overall,” program manager Megan Harron said.
Guelph COVID-19 assessment centre now also treating those with cold, flu
GUELPH – To help area residents access care and to ease pressure on the emergency department at Guelph General Hospital, the Guelph COVID-19 Assessment Centre will expand its scope to support assessment and treatment of patients with cold and flu symptoms.