WELLINGTON COUNTY – Patios are bustling with life across Wellington County this weekend in a gradual and much-welcomed return to normalcy as the first step of the province’s reopening plan began on June 11.
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‘Let the people in’: local retail outlets embrace stage one reopening
WELLINGTON COUNTY – With June 11 being the first day they are allowed to open at limited capacity, some stores are hosting opening day celebrations and/or continuing online sales, while others are holding off on opening right away.
Water walk makes final stop in Wellington County
HILLSBURGH – Shane Philips, a local water activist and singer/songwriter, concluded the first stage of his “Ear to the Groundwater” tour on June 11 at BlueTriton Brands’ Hillsburgh well.
UGDSB announces principal, vice principal transfers and appointments
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board has approved a number of principal and vice principal appointments and transfers at secondary schools, effective Sept. 1.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph declared ‘hotspot’ for Delta COVID-19 variant
GUELPH - The province has declared the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region a provincial Delta (B.1.617.2) COVID-19 variant area of concern. As a result of the June 10 declaration, 8,000 extra doses of the Moderna vaccine will be delivered to the region.
Police investigating local TikTok video referencing London truck attack
HARRISTON – Police are investigating a "disgusting" TikTok video originating in Harriston that makes "disturbing" references to the recent murder of four members of the Afzaal and Salman family in London, Ontario.
Ontario Medical Association wants to hear from residents on health care
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local residents are being asked to complete an Ontario Medical Association (OMA) survey the association says will be used to create recommendations to improve health care services across the province.
County to request designation of special economic development zone in Puslinch
PUSLINCH – The County of Wellington will ask the province to establish a “Regionally Significant Economic Development Area” here to mitigate the impact of potential Greenbelt expansion.
UGDSB requires over $4 million to balance budget
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) will require over $4 million from its accumulated surplus to balance its budget for the 2021-22 school year.
County official plan under review as provincial conformity deadline approaches
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A review of the Wellington County Official Plan, a legally binding document on which land use decisions are based, is underway to bring the plan into alignment with the province’s policies.