councillor Diane Ballantyne

GUELPH – Intimate partner violence was again a topic of discussion among Wellington County politicians, this time at a March 28 council meeting.

ABOYNE - Around 30 women gathered in Aboyne Hall on March 4 to hear about local struggles with finding licensed childcare spaces in the county, and how the system works.

GUELPH – Guelph Wellington Women in Crisis (GWWIC) officials say intimate partner abuse is on the rise and they're asking the County of Wellington to recognize the situation as an epidemic.

GUELPH – Residents of the Guelph/Wellington and Waterloo regions are looking for community support and leadership as they face mental health issues born out of challenges such as food insecurity and housing shortages, a new survey reveals.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Recently-retired local teacher Diane Ballantyne is among the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence

GUELPH - An overwhelming majority of residents, 96 per cent, rate the quality of life in the County of Wellington as either “very good” or “good” according to a Citizen Satisfaction Survey conducted for the county by Ipsos Canada.

GUELPH – Housing, critical services, sound decision making and valuing staff are key priority areas identified in the County of Wellington’s updated strategic action plan.

GUELPH – A motion calling on Wellington County council to hold a special meeting to discuss the possibility of moving county administrative offices from Guelph to Centre Wellington was defeated at the Feb. 23 meeting.

GUELPH – Designs for a transitional housing project in Guelph were approved at the Jan. 26 Wellington County council meeting as the project moves to the tender stage.

GUELPH – Ambulance offload delays continue to plague emergency departments in Guelph and Wellington County. The number of “Code Red” situations, in which no ambulances are available for calls because they are tied up waiting to offload patients had reached 50 by the end of October.

GUELPH – A preliminary draft of the 2023 county budget and 10-year plan includes a proposed 3.8 per cent increase in the tax rate next year. However, some members of Wellington County council are pushing for a lower rate hike.

GUELPH – The County of Wellington won’t be adding an Indigenous land acknowledgement prior to each county council meeting, at least in the short-term, opting instead to focus on education and cultural awareness.

GUELPH – Wellington County staff have been directed to prepare a report on the feasibility of making council and committee meetings accessible to the public remotely.

GUELPH – The question of whether future county council and committee meetings will open with an Indigenous land acknowledgement remains unanswered following discussion at the Sept. 30 county council meeting.