WELLINGTON COUNTY – County officials are exploring ways to conduct council meetings without actually meeting, as staff and politicians work through an unprecedented situation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Province waives waiting period for OHIP coverage
Ontario is waiving the three-month waiting period for OHIP coverage.
Province launches online learning portal for students
TORONTO - The Ontario government has launched an online learning portal to help students while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
United Way launches community response fund to support COVID-19 efforts
GUELPH - United Way has launched a new community response fund to help support vulnerable people in the region affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Neighbourhood Window Walks are popping up everywhere
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Sarah Connor and her three kids set out on St. Patrick’s Day to find a shamrock, and they found more than 150 of them, fastened to people’s houses throughout the town of Arthur.
Data shows more Canadians taking COVID-19 serious
A solid majority of Canadians (68%) now say they view the threat of a coronavirus outbreak as serious.
CMHA offers advice on how to deal with stress, anxiety during outbreak
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Stay calm. Stay informed. Stay connected.
COVID-19 assessment centres open in Orangeville, Guelph
WELLINGTON COUNTY - There are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wellington County, and also no assessment centres open here. There are two centres open in the larger region: one in Guelph and one in Orangeville.
Local health unit confirms first COVID-19 case in region
GUELPH - The first case of COVID-19 in this region, although not in Wellington County, was confirmed by the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health on Monday and, the virus is also beginning to show up in neighbouring counties.
No visitors, volunteers at long-term care facilities; restrictions at hospitals
WELLINGTON COUNTY – When the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a…