WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health is encouraging more drop-in vaccinations, particularly for students and education workers, while also reserving Pfizer doses for those under 30 due to limited supply.
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Getting tested for COVID-19 no easy task
WELLINGTON COUNTY - A recent narrowing of the eligibility criteria for who can access publicly-funded COVID-19 tests, combined with a shortage of available rapid antigen tests, is causing some Wellington County residents to seek out options elsewhere.
OPP: drone spotted near Arthur house at 1am
ARTHUR – Police are looking for help to identify the individual(s) responsible for flying a drone near a house here in the middle of the night. On Jan. 4, Wellington County OPP received a report of mischief at a residence on Domville Street in Arthur.
Update: 15 COVID-19 outbreaks at hospitals, LTC homes across region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has declared 12 COVID-19 outbreaks at health care facilities across the region.
Centre Wellington closes facilities
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township is closing all its municipal facilities in response to new provincial pandemic restrictions.
Puslinch closes community centre, imposes restrictions at ORC
ABERFOYLE – The Township of Puslinch has closed the Puslinch Community Centre and the Puslinch Optimist Recreation Centre as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
Wellington North closes indoor recreation facilities
WELLINGTON NORTH – The township has closed all municipally-operated indoor recreation facilities to the public. The move, effective Jan. 5, comes in response to the introduction of new pandemic restrictions by the Ontario government,
Local school boards wait for further guidance on case management in schools
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Following the provincial government’s decision to suspend COVID-19 case reporting in schools and child care settings, schools across the province have been left in the dark while they await further guidance from the province.
Despite narrowing of testing eligibility, no end in sight for surge in COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has reported 1,481 new COVID-19 cases during the first weekend of the new year. As of Jan. 4, active cases across the health unit have risen to a new record-high of 2,593.
Mapleton closing facilities as province moves to modified step-two protocols
MAPLETON - The township has closed all municipally-owned facilities in response to new provincial pandemic restrictions.
Minto closes recreation and administration facilities in response to provincial directive
MINTO – Recreational facilities in the Town of Minto will be closed temporarily in response to new provincial direction, the town announced on Jan. 4.
Nunavut couple welcomes first New Year’s baby at Groves hospital
ABOYNE – In the early hours of Jan. 1, new parents Jenna Jenkins and Chris Voss of Iqaluit celebrated the birth of their first child, the first baby born in Wellington County in 2022.
‘It can’t be stopped’: province introduces restrictions, delays in-class learning
TORONTO - The province will enter a modified version of stage two of Ontario's Roadmap to Reopen on Jan. 5. Students will wait until at least Jan. 17 to return to in-class learning, gatherings will be limited and indoor dining and other businesses and facilities will be closed.
Town of Minto to reopen recreational facilities on Jan. 3
MINTO – The Town of Minto will be reopening all town-operated recreational facilities to the public on Jan. 3. The Norgan Theatre in Palmerston will reopen on Jan. 7, while town programs such as public skating, shinny, walking groups and pickleball will resume on Jan. 10.
Local hospitals pause elective surgeries until at least Jan. 17
WELLINGTON COUNTY – All hospitals in Wellington County will be pausing elective surgeries in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.