GUELPH – Local public health officials are echoing a statement from the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, to get flu and COVID-19 shots before the holidays arrive.
Wellington County
County food banks seek donations to meet growing need
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The rising cost of living, compounded by annual holiday expectations, has left many county residents struggling to make ends meet.
Local health unit first in Ontario to offer avian flu vaccines
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) was the first health unit in Ontario to administer the H5N1 vaccine to humans in the fight against avian influenza.
Local retailers predict holiday spending decline amid economic ‘uncertainty’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local retailers anticipate cautious spending habits this holiday season amid quieting buy-local sentiment and economic uncertainty.
Westario announces proposed sale to ERTH Corporation
BROCKTON – Westario Power, which supplies electricity to communities in the Town of Minto, has announced the proposed sale of the utility to ERTH Corporation.
Police beat: Distraction theft
FERGUS – Police are looking for help to identify two suspects in a recent distraction theft.
Drinking and driving
FERGUS – On Dec. 3 at about 2pm, Wellington County OPP officers were conducting a RIDE program at Orangeville Road and Scotland Street in Fergus.
OPINION: Strength in unity – and why that matters for Ontario’s farmers
ONTARIO – Recently, the leading advocate and strongest voice for farmers in our province, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), held its annual general meeting.
Report says it costs $273 per week for family of four to eat healthy
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health put a human face on its annual Nutritious Food Basket report outlining the real cost of eating a healthy diet in Guelph and Wellington County.
Wheels of Hope in desperate need of volunteer drivers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The demand for volunteer drivers continues for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope program.