WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials announced on June 28 that Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Aboyne and North Wellington Health Care (NWHC), which operates hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest, were joining the team, formerly known as the Guelph and Area OHT.
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Canada at War Day held at county museum
ABOYNE – Canada at War Day is running at the Wellington County Museum and Archives on July 24. The event features a variety of guest presenters, war re-enactors and veterans.
Lang acclaimed as federal Liberal candidate for Wellington-Halton Hills
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Liberal Party of Canada has acclaimed Melanie Lang as its candidate for the 2023 federal election in Wellington-Halton Hills.
County supports Dolime quarry acquisition by Guelph
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County council has made official its support of Guelph’s plan to integrate the 230-acre Dolime quarry lands into the city’s boundary from Guelph/Eramosa.
Public health offering first dose drop-in appointments
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health officials are urging anyone who has not yet received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose to get a shot as soon as possible.
County councillors calling for fresh narrative surrounding affordable housing
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Attainable housing is now a pressure point throughout the county, county councillors agree, with astronomical housing prices making single-family dwellings unattainable for most.
All eligible residents could be fully vaccinated before end of summer: Mercer
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Dr. Nicola Mercer’s praise of the local rollout of vaccines was followed up with caution and a plea for parents to vaccinate their children as she led off Wellington County council’s June 24 meeting.
Communities under the radar in ongoing Wellington OPP safety blitzes
WELLINGTON COUNTY – On a Wednesday each month, the Wellington OPP traffic management unit (TMU) blitzes a community, based on concerns called in, reports over social media or feedback from municipal councillors along with data collected from “Blackcat” radars.
Ontario moving to step two of reopening plan on June 30
TORONTO — Ontario will be entering step two of its “Roadmap to Reopen” plan on June 30, two days earlier than previously anticipated.
Agencies working to normalize conversations on human trafficking
WELLINGTON COUNTY – In 2015, when Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington launched its human trafficking campaign at Stone Road mall, the idea of such a monstrous activity happening in Wellington County was too much for some to wrap their heads around.