WELLINGTON COUNTY – This year’s Spring Rural Romp is taking a new approach to ensure that everyone can stay safe while discovering local farms and food businesses across the County of Wellington and Guelph.
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CWDHS students reach national finals in cybersecurity competition
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Two teams of students from Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) have advanced to the national finals of the 2021 CyberTitan IV National Finals, a virtual cybersecurity competition.
County planning committee recommends reducing population intensification targets to 15% from 20%
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The local planning committee is recommending Wellington County council request an adjustment to population intensification targets set for this area by the province.
Council will look at termites and St. David Street North reconstruction project on Monday
ELORA – Centre Wellington council will take a look at termites and the St. David Street reconstruction project in Fergus, among other matters, at its committee of the whole meeting on May 17.
New Wellington OPP community response unit to replace defunct school resource officer program
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The County of Wellington OPP are introducing a new “community response unit” (CRU) to replace their school resource officer program after Upper Grand District School Board trustees unanimously voted to end ongoing police presence at public high schools across the district.
OSSTF members celebrate World Education Support Personnel Day
ELORA – On Sunday May 16, members of Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) District 18 Upper Grand will join educators and others across the globe in celebrating World Education Support Personnel Day.
Local agricultural societies facing hardship during pandemic’s second year
WELLINGTON COUNTY - For a second consecutive year, local agricultural societies are struggling to navigate their way through the pandemic.
Palmerston man charged with child sexual exploitation offences
PALMERSTON - A local man faces a dozen charges related to child exploitation, Ontario Provincial Police have announced.
Council turns down new Drayton dog park proposal
MAPLETON – Township council has once again rejected the idea of a dog park in Drayton.
Ontario extends stay-at-home order until June 2
TORONTO – As expected, the Ontario government has announced the current stay-at-home order has been extended until at least June 2.
County shifts committee responsibility for Continuum of Care
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Responsibility for accessing upper tier funding for Wellington County’s proposed Continuum of Care seniors community project has been switched from the county’s information, heritage and seniors (IHS) committee to administration, finance and human resources (AFHR).
Human remains found in Guelph-Eramosa identified as missing Waterloo Region woman
GUELPH-ERAMOSA - The Wellington County OPP has identified human remains found in Guelph-Eramosa last month as a woman missing from Waterloo Region for nearly a decade.
WDGPH nurses’ roles have shifted dramatically during course of pandemic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, the role of the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) nurses has changed quite dramatically over the last year according to Rita Isley, director of Community Health and chief nursing officer for WDGPH.
After almost 50 years, doctor Alan Simpson is retiring from the medical community
CENTRE WELLINGTON – If you were Alan Simpson’s patient, he likely saw you in the office, maybe he’d even see you in the emergency room when you were really sick, or he assisted in the operating room when you had your appendix out or maybe he delivered your baby.
CW holds education session on procedural bylaw for community
ELORA – If anything was learned Monday night, it’s that an updated procedural bylaw will not cure all that ails Centre Wellington township council.