VANCOUVER – ‘No time soon’ was the message from Canada’s Prime Minister when recently asked about the Canada-U.S. border potentially reopening.
Wellington County
Be kind to Mother Earth on Earth Day – and every day
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Another Earth Day, another lockdown. What’s a person to do?
OFA Viewpoint: MZOs jeopardize productivity and sustainability of Ontario farmland
Do you know where your food comes from? It’s a simple question with a surprisingly complex answer. Our food security and the economies that rely on it are dependent on a complicated agricultural supply chain – one that starts on the farm and ends at the dinner table.
Bereaved Families of Ontario in urgent need of peer support facilitators
KITCHENER - One of Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region’s (BFO-MR) core programs is in a precarious position as the grief support organization is experiencing an urgent need for peer volunteer facilitators.
GYMC reaches matching challenge goal
GUELPH – Due to the overwhelming generosity of donors near and far, the Guelph Youth Music Centre’s (GYMC) matching challenge has reached its $50,000 goal.
Debt levels in federal budget concern Chong, Linton
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The first full-scale federal budget since March of 2019 projects a $155-billion deficit for 2021-22. This follows a 2020 deficit of $354.2 billion.
GRCA parks opening early to ‘support mental health, well-being’ of residents
WELLINGTON COUNTY – This week the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will open its parks early for limited day use. Effective April 23, all GRCA parks, with the exception of Elora Quarry, will open – about one week ahead of the previously-scheduled May 1 opening date.
Local hospitals to take patients from other hospitals as COVID-19 patients fill ICUs
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The three hospitals in Wellington County are bracing for the third wave of COVID-19 and, as of April 19, are taking patients from outside the region.
Province backtracks on playground closures, random police stops
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Now that random stops are off the table, OPP officers will focus on businesses and restaurants, complaints from the public and unlawful public gatherings.
County, region continue to set new highs for active COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The region reported 231 new cases over the weekend (April 16 to 18), bringing active cases to a record high of 679, breaking the previous record of 634 set on April 15.