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WELLINGTON COUNTY – Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services (GWPS) is trying out a new way of helping palliative patients get the relief they need, when and where they need it—right in the comfort of home.

ELORA – Anyone who has been following plans for Pearle Hospitality’s Elora South development will want to take advantage of an open house Aaron Ciancone is holding at the new site of the old Potter Foundry.

ALMA – Mapleton council has directed staff to look into requirements for installation of a crosswalk on Wellington Road 17 at the entrance to Wallace Cumming Park here.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington OPP members are participating in a one-year body-worn camera evaluation study. Police say the cameras will gather evidence and build trust and transparency between police and the public while holding both accountable.

GUELPH - The County of Wellington’s Children’s Early Years Division is re-branding the supports and services provided to child care and early years professionals working throughout Guelph and Wellington County.

GUELPH – After consultation with staff, health care partners, and the community, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHAWW) will require all of its employees, volunteers, students, board members and external contractors to be fully vaccinated “to ensure the strongest level o

ERIN – The Erin Agricultural Society held an in-person fall fair over the long weekend - the first in the region since the pandemic caused them all to be cancelled last year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - WDGPH is reporting 42 new COVID-19 cases over the long weekend (Oct. 9 to 12). Active cases sit at 62 throughout the region.

FERGUS – A Centre Wellington District High School student was sent to the hospital after being assaulted by a fellow student, the latest incident in what students and parents say is an escalating pattern of abuse and violence targeting the school's 2SLGBTQ+, BIPOC and special needs students.

ABERFOYLE – For the second year in a row, the traditional Puslinch Santa Claus Parade will be replaced with “Santa’s Drive-Thru in Puslinch” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will take place at the Puslinch Community Centre in Aberfoyle on Nov. 28 starting at 2pm.

MINTO – Between 20 and 25 per cent of anticipated ice time bookings in local arenas were lost after a vaccination mandate was imposed on indoor recreational facilities by the province.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – After being advised all the names from the Rockwood cenotaph had been placed on township street signs, the heritage committee has been notified there are still eight names without a sign to accompany them.  

ELORA – Back in June, Centre Wellington council directed staff to use a 2.4% inflation rate when putting together the 2022 draft budget. At the Oct. 4 committee of the whole pre-budget meeting, council learned it will be hard to hold the budget to that line.