Quarantine fatigue – The executive members of the Grand Valley Garden Club met on June 19 to…
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Plant for pest management
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) researchers have found that planting with pest management…
OPP addresses body cameras, use of force, defunding police
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Black Lives Matter movement has raised a lot of questions about policing and the treatment of the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) community.
Relay at Home raises $4.3 million for Canadian Cancer Society
GUELPH - The Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay at Home was a success.
Ontario extends emergency declaration to July 15
TORONTO ― The Ontario government has extended the current state of emergency to July 15 - and officials hope it will be the final extension.
Wellington school boards addressing police, equity concerns for upcoming year
GUELPH – Martha MacNeil heard from enough people with concerns that she asked trustees at the June 16 meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board to form a task force to look into police presence in schools.
Rabies vaccine baiting to start soon in Wellington County
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is advising the community that efforts to curb the spread of rabies in wild animals will continue this summer.
Province asks school boards to plan for all scenarios come September
TORONTO – The Ontario government's plan to reopen schools includes three main scenarios: a normal school day routine, a modified routine with alternating days and caps on students allowed in classrooms, and at home learning.
Public health: Black Lives Matter protest not linked to spike in COVID-19 cases
GUELPH – None of the new cases of COVID-19 in Guelph have been traced to the June 6 Black Lives Matter protest in Guelph, public health officials say.
Families able to reunite with seniors for first time since March
WELLINGTON COUNTY – After a long haul of physical distancing and self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government has eased guidelines enough that families can reunite in a limited capacity.