WELLINGTON COUNTY – The local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is looking out for the mental health of front-line healthcare workers and has developed a website specifically for them.
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Sunshine List shows top earners in 2019
WELLINGTON COUNTY - While the world had its eyes on COVID-19 and the enormous upheaval to the social and economic system in Canada, the Ontario government recently released the Public Sector Salary Disclosure list for 2019.
Serving others
For the first time in probably generations, there wasn’t a family gathering for Easter last weekend.
Easy target
Nice try, pandemic, but you are not going to make me afraid all the time.
O.M. McConkey was a pioneer conservationist
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
English Catholic teachers ratify new deal with province
TORONTO - Members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) have ratified a new agreement with the provincial government.
Advice for grocery shopping during pandemic
DRAYTON – Once upon a time, the best grocery shopping advice included tips on budgeting, making a meal plan and then a grocery list, and not shopping while hungry.
Grace in trying times
Grace in trying times – David Tinsley of the Fergus Pipe Band was one of many pipers in…
Officials urge residents to keep donating blood
ERIN - Several mobile clinics have been cancelled in Wellington County, but officials with Canadian Blood Services (CBS) are reminding local residents it’s still important for them to donate blood.
‘The generosity of spirit is a shining light in dark times’
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Kim Cusimano says the COVID-19 pandemic has produced somewhat of a yin and yang phenomenon when it comes to local volunteerism.
Survey: pandemic a ‘triple threat’ to non-profits, charities
TORONTO – A new survey has found that Ontario’s 58,000 non-profits and charities across the…
Brush and garden material pickup set to begin in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – The township’s wood brush and garden material disposal pick-up program will…
Chamber takes Think Minto First program online
MINTO – The Minto Chamber of Commerce is offering a program designed to help businesses with…