WELLINGTON COUNTY – Parents calling for an additional bus route to accommodate Wellington County students enrolled in the international baccalaureate program at GCVI in Guelph have highlighted a greater issue of program inequity for rural students.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases up slightly after weeks of steady decline
WELLINGTON COUNTY - As of Feb. 28, there are 292 known active cases throughout the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region, with 20 people hospitalized with COVID-19.
School boards receive funding from province for tutoring support programs
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As part of the province's plan to get students back on track after nearly two years of pandemic-related disruptions, both the Upper Grand District School Board and Wellington Catholic District School Board are receiving funding for tutoring support programs.
Population push needed to meet employment requirements: WOWC report
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Population trends in Wellington County are more positive than in many parts of the region, according to a new workforce strategy report from the Western Ontario Wardens Caucus.
County staff provide information on managing harmful moth infestations
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A report providing information on cost-effective methods for managing infestations of LDD moths has been prepared by county planning staff.
Mask mandates to be lifted in schools, public settings simultaneously: Moore
TORONTO – As Ontario moves towards lifting mask mandates in public settings, the provinces top doctor says masking in schools will also be eliminated.
County to study use of automated speed enforcement
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The idea of automated speed enforcement in school and Community Safety Zones will be studied by the county. On Feb. 24 Wellington County council approved a motion to direct county staff to conduct a cost/benefit analysis and facilitate discussions with lower tier municipalities.
UGDSB report finds schools generally satisfied with police interactions
GUELPH – Following the removal of the School Resource Officer program last spring, schools in the Upper Grand District School Board have been generally satisfied with police interactions, according to a recent report.
Mapping Wellington County’s Black heritage
WELLINGTON COUNTY - To think of Black individuals as landless wanderers into Wellington County, disconnected from the land, is to discount their role in the county’s very formation and to render them un-Canadian, Wencke Rudi told over 100 webinar participants.
Trudeau revokes use of Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Feb. 23 the federal government will be revoking a declaration of a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act. Ontario's state of emergency ended at 5pm.