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ABOYNE, ON – On Saturday, an employee at Wellington Terrace Long Term Care Home in Aboyne tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is experiencing mild symptoms and is recovering in isolation at home. County officials and Wellington Terrace staff immediately responded to the situation with the direction of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health to limit further transmission of the virus.
Wellington Terrace began working closely with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public...
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WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON – The County of Wellington has implemented proactive measures to limit transmission of the COVID-19 virus. As a result, all County Waste Facilities have been closed to the public until further notice. All County of Wellington residents are asked to use the curbside collection services for their residential waste needs at this time. Garbage must be placed in a County-issued User Pay garbage bag.
User Pay garbage bags are available through many...
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WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON – The County of Wellington is extending facility closures until further notice to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Extended public closures include:
Wellington County Libraries
Wellington County Museum and Archives
Waste Transfer Facilities (Riverstown Landfill Waste Facility remains open for commercial waste only to assist essential businesses/services)
Administration Centre
County Garages
Social Services...
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WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON - The County of Wellington has extended their rural transportation service, RIDE WELL, into the City of Guelph. Effective April 1, 2020, RIDE WELL will now complete door-to-door trips in Guelph that originate or end in Wellington County. This change will not permit Guelph-to-Guelph trip requests.
RIDE WELL is the County of Wellington’s rural transportation pilot programme that is funded by the Government of Ontario. It uses demand-based ridesharing...
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WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON – Wellington County will be providing $1 million dollars in low interest loans to help local County businesses get through the financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. At a Special County Council today, County Council entered into a partnership with local Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDC) to deliver their new Keep Well – Emergency Business Sustainability Fund .
The Keep Well – Emergency Business Sustainability...
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