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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Mount Forest residents back home after being stranded in Morocco
MOUNT FOREST – “I cannot describe the sense of relief and freedom it felt to get on that last plane. We knew we were going home.”
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.
Community mourns loss of longtime firefighter
MINTO – Minto Fire has joined the community in mourning the loss of a longtime local firefighter.
Palmerston couple offering to help shut-ins with errands and shopping
PALMERSTON – A local couple are among those looking to help others during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
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.
Firearms stolen during break-in at Erin home
ERIN - Police are investigating the theft of various items, including two guns, during a residential break-in here last week.
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.
Hospitals activate pandemic plans
WELLINGTON COUNTY – When the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 to be a global pandemic on March 11, health care facilities here activated their pandemic plans.
Memories of North Wellington – 03/18/20
55 years ago, Palmerston Observer, 1965 Wedding vows were exchanged at St. Joseph’s Church in…