MISSISSAUGA – Do you know someone who works hard to protect nature through on-the-ground action? Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is seeking nominations for their annual Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards.
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CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon hits airwaves Oct. 16
MOUNT FOREST - CKNX AM920 will be hosting the 20th Annual CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon on Oct. 16 to help raise funds for 12 area hospital foundations, including North Wellington Health Care’s Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation and Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation.
Paramedics bridging palliative care gap in county during provincial study
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services (GWPS) is trying out a new way of helping palliative patients get the relief they need, when and where they need it—right in the comfort of home.
Alma citizens lobby for crosswalk on Wellington Road 17
ALMA – Mapleton council has directed staff to look into requirements for installation of a crosswalk on Wellington Road 17 at the entrance to Wallace Cumming Park here.
Wellington OPP hopes body-worn cameras will bolster trust between police, public
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington OPP members are participating in a one-year body-worn camera evaluation study. Police say the cameras will gather evidence and build trust and transparency between police and the public while holding both accountable.
County rebrands supports for child care and early years professionals
GUELPH - The County of Wellington’s Children’s Early Years Division is re-branding the supports and services provided to child care and early years professionals working throughout Guelph and Wellington County.
CMHA staff must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 16
GUELPH – After consultation with staff, health care partners, and the community, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHAWW) will require all of its employees, volunteers, students, board members and external contractors to be fully vaccinated “to ensure the strongest level o
WDGPH reporting 42 new COVID-19 cases over weekend
WELLINGTON COUNTY - WDGPH is reporting 42 new COVID-19 cases over the long weekend (Oct. 9 to 12). Active cases sit at 62 throughout the region.
UGDSB offers tips to help your youngest learners feel more comfortable with a mask
GUELPH – As adults we’re getting very used to wearing a mask throughout the day, but as the…
Local women join select ranks of gold Discovery Award recipients
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two northern Wellington women are now among a handful of Canadians who have attained a gold level Discovery Award. Rose van Sickle of Harriston and Penny Rankin of Mount Forest recently became the third and fourth Canadian recipients of gold badges through the program.