Wellington County

OTTAWA - Canada’s leaders discussed COVID-19 protests and gave impassioned speeches during an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Monday night as anti-vaccine mandate protestors occupied downtown Ottawa into an eleventh night.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - As of Feb. 7, there are 484 known active cases throughout the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region and 30 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19 in the region.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – All library branches across the county will reopen on Feb. 14. Officials closed the branches on Dec. 1 in response to rising cases of COVID-19 in the community.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Youth engagement, creating space and building connections through community were the common themes of a webinar Thursday evening.

PALMERSTON – Renovations are complete and the finishing touches added with only four weeks remaining before the March 7 opening of the Building Bridges Adult Day Program, a new business providing services to adults with developmental delays.

GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health wants parents of children in Grades 7, 8 and 9 to know their child’s vaccination series might not be complete.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Taste Real’s Eat Up Your February campaign invites the public to explore Wellington County’s local food options and engage with agriculture and food during the winter months.

GUELPH – In the absence of PCR tests and therefore accurate case counts, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is trying to figure out how to know when we’re on the other side of this Omicron wave.

MINTO – A $3.67-million tender for the construction of a new secondary clarifier at the Palmerston Pollution Control Plan has been approved by town council.

GUELPH – A remote learning option for elementary students could become the status quo in the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB).