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Wellington County
Angus Reid poll finds 74 per cent of Canadian parents want school staff and students vaccinated
TORONTO – As children enter a third school year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, parents are filled with apprehension.
Gardening shows its seedy side at this time of year
CENTRE WELLINGTON – If your lettuce has bolted, if your radishes have gone to seed – do not despair. Even if you can’t eat the produce this year, there’s value in collecting the seeds.
Perth-Wellington candidates Q&A feature – Part 3
PERTH-WELLINGTON – This is the third part of a three-week Q&A feature the Advertiser is running leading up to the Sept. 20 federal election.
Wellington-Halton Hills candidates Q&A feature – Part 3
WELLINGTON-HALTON HILLS – This is the third part of a three-week Q&A feature the Advertiser is running leading up to the Sept. 20 federal election.
Perth-Wellington candidates talk vaccine passports, affordable housing, childcare
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Perth-Wellington candidates in the federal election fielded questions on vaccine passports, affordable housing and childcare funding in a Sept. 14 virtual debate.
Vaccination will be required to enter community centres except for council meetings
MAPLETON – Members of the public will need to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) and provide proof of vaccination along with photo ID to enter municipal community centres in Mapleton as of Sept. 22. However the restriction will not apply to council meetings held in the venues.
County greenhouse gas reduction plan to cost $14.2 million in first five years
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A Wellington County climate change mitigation plan with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is forecasted to ring in at $14.2 million by 2026.
New Wellington OPP Community Response Unit readying to hit the road
WELLINGTON COUNTY - OPP inspector Paul Richardson provided the Police Services Board with an update on the newly launched Community Response Unit announced in May.
Province releases further details on vaccine passport program
TORONTO – The Ontario government has released further guidance on the province’s proof of vaccination program, one week before COVID-19 vaccines become mandatory for certain non-essential businesses.