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Guelph hospital offers life-saving ‘Stop the Bleed’ training to public
GUELPH – Helping people know what to do when an injury causes life-threatening bleeding is the focus of the Stop the Bleed Program through Guelph General Hospital.
Dr. Paul Hebert honoured with Benjamin Franklin medal
GUELPH – University of Guelph (U of G) scientist Dr. Paul Hebert won the Benjamin Franklin medal for earth and environmental science; an award that was to be presented on April 18.
Athletes gear up for 20th anniversary of Special Olympics Track and Field Day
GUELPH – The 20th Special Olympics Track and Field Day will be at St. James Catholic High School on May 15, with over 700 athletes and peer coaches from 60 schools competing in track and field and adaptive events.
Save on Guelph Tool Library membership
GUELPH – If you’ve been contemplating a membership to the Guelph Tool Library, the time is right to sign up.
Speakers share message of resiliency, empowerment
GUELPH – Making smart choices, overcoming obstacles and dreaming big were among some of the themes at the Child Witness Centre’s 2024 Youth Symposium.
Teen hit by car then charged
GUELPH – A teenage girl got hit by a car and handed a ticket last week.
Author Ed Butts publishes ‘Guelph Stories’ featuring history of Royal City
GUELPH – After a decade of writing about Guelph’s history for local newspapers, local author Ed Butts had more than enough material for a book. The result is 'Guelph Stories', a self-published volume made up of his newspaper stories.
County MPs say ‘tax and spend’ budget will negatively hit farmers
OTTAWA – Wellington-Halton Hills MP Michael Chong and Perth-Wellington MP John Nater share a similar pessimism when it comes to the federal budget released last week.
Donations down, demand up as United Way doles out $1.5 million
GUELPH – On April 16, United Way announced it had invested $1.5 million in 51 programs across Guelph and Wellington and Dufferin counties. But funding requests were much higher – more than twice what was available to distribute.