GUELPH - Between an email interview with the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) on Dec. 18 and a phone interview with the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) on Dec. 22, Premier Doug Ford announced an Ontario-wide lockdown and a change to return-to-school plans for boards across
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Puslinch resident, 27, charged with assault, sexual assault
PUSLINCH – Police have charged a Puslinch Township resident with assault and sexual assault in connection with several incidents this year.
Puslinch considers reduction of council meetings during COVID-19 pandemic
PUSLINCH – Council here is considering moving meetings to every three or four weeks throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Changes announced to waste collection over holiday period
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The solid waste services division is reminding Wellington County residents that all waste facilities will be closed on Dec. 25 and 26 and Jan. 1.
Guelph-Eramosa teen heading to U.S. for rowing scholarship
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – A local teen is heading south of the border in September to claim a spot on the University of Tulsa’s rowing team.
Guelph-Eramosa approves 2021 budget with 0% tax increase
BRUCEDALE – Guelph-Eramosa council passed its 2021 budget on Dec. 21 – a budget that totals $18,522,333 - and it almost passed without notice.
Sixth Wellington County resident dies of COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A woman in her 80s from Wellington County has died due to COVID-19.
Youth mental health project takes $7,500 Oak Tree Project prize
GUELPH - The Integrated Youth Service Network (IYSN), led by the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin and several community partners, has won the sixth instalment of the Oak Tree Project.
Groups ensure isolated seniors in northern Wellington receive Christmas stockings
NORTH WELLINGTON - The Mapleton Seniors’ Centre for Excellence and VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) are spreading some Christmas cheer to older individuals living alone in northern Wellington County this season.
Lockdown response: municipalities announce local COVID-19 closures
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local municipalities, which had already scaled back operations under Ontario's red COVID-19 alert level, will close down tighter in response to the province-wide lockdown set to begin on Boxing Day.
Public health: ‘The moment the vaccine arrives, we are ready’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The region's top doctor says public health can start vaccinating residents within 24 hours of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from the province.
Local municipalities get $925,000 boost from Safe Restart Agreement
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Municipalities in the county will receive a combined total of $925,000 in additional support for critical services under the second phase of the Safe Restart Agreement.
Elora Singers partner with health care networks across Ontario
ELORA – This holiday season will be one unlike any in recent memory, at the end of a year which has challenged health care workers, communities, and families in unprecedented ways.
Leslie Motors Ford makes donations to three hospital foundations, including Palmerston
Huge hospital donation – Leslie Motors Ford auto dealerships in Harriston, Walkerton and…
Darren’s Day event cancelled due to COVID-19
PALMERSTON - The Darren’s Day steering committee has announced the 2021 Darren’s Day event will be cancelled due to physical distancing requirements related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.