Wellington County

GUELPH – Parents, teachers and children cheered from the sidelines while athletes from across Wellington County's two school boards sprinted down a track, tossed balls into nets, and swung baseball bats at a Special Olympics Track and Field Day on May 15.

GUELPH – Tamara Graham makes a lasting impact on her students by creating a safe, inviting classroom and teaching in an innovative and immersive way, says former student Samantha Hilson, who nominated Graham for Humber College’s Greatest High School Teacher award.  

OTTAWA – A woman-owned business has recently installed a 77-foot living wall inside the University of Ottawa. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The aurora borealis was visible from much of Wellington County – and across the world – on May 10 and 11 due to geomagnetic solar storms.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Soil Conservation 4-H Club had its second meeting on April 29.

GUELPH – Wellington County is receiving an additional $3.8 million in Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care (CWELCC) program funding this year.

GUELPH – Wellington County’s social services committee is supporting a recommendation to county council to award three roofing contracts to Ottawa-based T.P. Crawford Limited for a total of $2.82 million (before tax).

GUELPH – Chair George Bridge called it "innovation week" at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. Three reports were presented to the board of health on May 1 showing how the health unit is using artificial intelligence, digital devices and online learning platforms to add efficiency.