WELLINGTON COUNTY – Administrators are managing to cover shifts at the three hospitals in Wellington County, but they are keeping a watchful eye on case numbers in the community and bracing for more challenges ahead.
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Students learning from home after province flip-flops on return to classrooms
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Students were supposed to be back in-class this week following a belated Christmas gift of a delayed return to school on Jan. 5.
Families can now register online for kindergarten at WCDSB
GUELPH – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) is welcoming families to register their children online for kindergarten beginning Jan. 3 for the 2022-23 school year.
County offers Christmas tree recycling service
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Natural Christmas trees will be collected in urban areas only in Wellington County during the week of Jan. 10.
University hosting public vaccination clinic starting this week
GUELPH – As part of a community-wide effort to increase the availability of third doses and promote vaccination, the University of Guelph (U of G) is hosting a second public COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus beginning Jan. 4.
Nominations now open for the Ontario Junior Citizen Awards
ONTARIO – Nominations are now open for the 2021 Ontario Junior Citizen Awards.
Chimney fire in Elora turned out to be minor
ELORA – Elora and Fergus firefighters were called to a chimney fire around noon on Jan. 4 on 1st Line, Elora, but thankfully, the fire was contained and quickly extinguished.
Anti-masker charged in store
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces several charges after he refused to wear a mask inside a local business.
Schools closed, hospitals limit surgeries as Omicron variant spreads
TORONTO – With case rates skyrocketing due to the highly-transmissible Omicron variant as the…
Gyms join to offer online sessions
MOUNT FOREST – With Ontario moving back to a modified version of step two of the Roadmap to Reopen, a local martial arts trainer is joining forces with owners of other gyms and fitness businesses around the province to offer an online alternative.
CBS plans blood donor clinic in Palmerston
PALMERSTON – A blood donor clinic is planned here on Jan. 27.
Flat as a pancake
Watching the premier’s press conference earlier on Monday was, in a word, deflating.
Fun But
Christmas already feels like a distant memory, but a good one all the same. My family came through with two interesting gifts for me: a “start” gift and a “stop” gift. Brilliant.
Insanity verdict in 1871 Eramosa homicide case
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Top stories of 2021 at wellingtonadvertiser.com
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The following is a summary of the articles that received the most page views on the Advertiser’s website over the past 12 months.