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WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region reported 200 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (April 23 to 25), including 45 in Wellington County. The weekend case count brings active cases in the region to 588, down from the record-high 679 set last week.

BELWOOD – Organizers hope they’ll be able to hold a special ceremony this year to mark the 75th anniversary of Belwood Lodge and Camp. But after a year of being shut down due to the pandemic, officials say just being able to welcome campers in person this summer will be celebration enough.

TORONTO – The Advertiser won first place in the General Excellence category (circulation between 22,500 and 44,999), beating out 18 other entries, including fellow finalists Niagara This Week and Whitby This Week.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Northern Wellington Economic Development Partnership (NWEDP) has launched a new Northern Wellington Jobs and Housing Portal, nwjobsandhousing.ca.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Local police have discovered human remains here in a wooded area near Wellington Road 30, just north of Guelph. "Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident and there is no threat to public safety," police stated.

GUELPH – This week, ICU staff at Guelph General Hospital received some encouragement from students at John Black Public School in Fergus.

ELORA – Local water advocacy group Save Our Water talked about water on Earth Day through a public forum on Zoom to update the community on the end of the provincial moratorium on water taking permits and the sale of Nestlé Waters Canada – and what they mean to Centre Wellington’s water supply.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Installation of the booms/buoys, which warn paddlers, anglers and boaters to stay away from dams, is an annual safety procedure used by the GRCA to reduce the risk for people enjoying local reservoirs and waterways.

PUSLINCH – Teaira and Dominick Brown have raised concerns about speeding, parking, signage, blocking of driveways and other issues, including confrontational and racist incidents in recent months.

PUSLINCH – Arkell Bruce Taylor has again raised concerns over several issues related to the Guelph Junction Railway’s (GJR) operations.

MINTO – “Our goal and our hope is that we will be opening our farmers' market on June 5,” economic and business manager Belinda Wick-Graham told Minto council on April 20.

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has announced Peter Sovran will take over as director of education and secretary-treasurer for the board in September. He will take over from retiring director Dr. Martha Rogers, who has served as UGDSB director since 1995.

MOUNT FOREST – Adell Mueller has literally cut, curled, coloured and styled the hair of hundreds of Mount Forest and area residents. The popular hairstylist has sold Adell’s Beauty Salon and is retiring after 50 years.

MINTO – New murals will be added to the streetscape in both Harriston and Palmerston this year. Business and economic manager Belinda Wick Graham told Minto council on April 20 about plans for murals at Harriston Foodland and on the town-owned Lions Club shed in Heritage Park in Palmerston.

GUELPH - The new lockdown has made it more difficult for people to adopt pets.