With holidays quickly approaching, it can get a little overwhelming.
Wellington County
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1904, 1928
Guelph’s Winter Fair had reached the height of its importance as an agricultural show by 1904.
Kindergarten registration opens Jan. 8 and 9
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Kindergarten registration for the 2024-25 school year opens during the second week of January for both the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District school boards.
Local hospitals to receive cash from Surgical Recovery Fund
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hospitals in Wellington County will receive a share of just under $70,000 from a $4.6 million allotment for area hospitals from the province’s Surgical Recovery Fund.
North Wellington hospitals to receive cash from Surgical Recovery Fund
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hospitals in Wellington County will receive a share of just under $70,000 from a $4.6 million allotment for area hospitals from the province’s Surgical Recovery Fund.
Grades 9, 10 cut from College Heights to establish alternative high school
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board is cutting grades 9 and 10 from College Heights Secondary School to make room for an Alternative Education and Learning Centre Hub.
Vaping more dangerous than smoking – and youth particularly at risk: public health
GUELPH – Vaping is becoming a greater concern than smoking among youth for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) officials.
Support for doctor recruitment penciled in to future county budgets
GUELPH – Wellington County council is prepared to provide financial support for physician recruitment efforts by the Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team (GWOHT).
For 34 years Women in Crisis has been holding Dec. 6 vigil
GUELPH – On the evening of Dec. 6, about 50 people gathered in Marianne’s Park in Guelph to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. It was a somber event to remember the 14 women who were killed in a mass shooting at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal 1989.
Canada Food Price Report predicts increase of up to 4.5% next year
GUELPH – Canada’s Food Price Report predicts food prices will increase by 2.5 to 4.5% in 2024. The average family of four can expect to spend $700 more on food next year.