January 2021 Archive

WDGPH vaccine roll out to see impact with pause in production lines

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health’s (WDGPH) roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine will be seeing impacts with pause in production ...

Hooked on ice fishing – lots of anglers at Island Lake

By Brian Lockhart There is a minimum thickness of four inches of ice on the lake at the Island Lake Conservation Area mean- ing it’s ...

Dufferin County Council asking for change to conservation authority working group

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin County Council is asking the Province to reassess the makeup of the conservation authority working group, launched ...

New grant program funds initiatives combating gender-based violence

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Canadian Women’s Foundation has launched a new program, Safer + Stronger Grants, to provide financial support for ...

The Ugliest Clown of all

Babozzo had the biggest, the ugliest nose. He imported it from one of those countries he went to for an Ugly Nose Conference and especially ...

Meth poses growing concern for police locally and across Canada

By Sam Odrowski Methamphetamine use has been growing in the shadow of the opioid crisis, both locally and across Canada. Const. Shannon Gordanier of the ...

Caledon Meals on Wheels opens up own kitchen

By ALYSSA PARKHILL What was once a dream has come true for staff at Caledon Meals on Wheels: Their very own kitchen has been developed ...

Retirement Strategies for Volatile Markets

By CHRISTINE IBBOTSON Readers continually ask me to suggest ways to help them deal with stock market swings. So, I thought I would start 2021 ...

Area businesses team up with Headwaters to raise funds for cardiac care

By Alyssa Parkhill Each year at Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC), an average of 14,000 residents seek medical assistance due to cardiac concerns at the ...

Local non-profit receives grant to offset COVID-19 implications

By Jessica Laurenza The Ontario Trillium Foundation recently launched the Resilient Communities Fund to support local, community-based initiatives who have been affected by COVID-19. Last ...

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