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FedDev Ontario commits nearly $5 million to support Circular Opportunity Innovation LaunchpadGro  
GUELPH, ON - Today, the Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities Office received new funding for a far-reaching initiative that will advance its goal to help create and support circular economy businesses and organizations in the region, and across Canada. 
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario has committed nearly $5 million between 2021 and...
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On behalf of Wellington County Council, and the residents of Wellington County, I wish to extend my deepest condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and all members of the Royal Family, on the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Wellington County joins people around the world in mourning this great loss. All flags at Wellington County buildings will be lowered to half-mast.
Warden Kelly Linton

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GUELPH AND WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON - On April 6, Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health and CEO of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, issued a Section 22 Order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act. The Order directs all public schools to cease in-person learning and for all licensed centre-based school age child care to cease operations (with the exception of providing emergency child care).
To support parents of school-aged children who are essential...
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Guelph, ON - Guelph’s Drop In Centre, an organization dedicated to finding solutions to homelessness, has secured the purchase of the Parkview Motel, located at 721 Woolwich Street in Guelph and will change the name of the property to “Grace Gardens”, in honour of Grace Frank, whose financial donation helped obtain the property.
The organization leveraged its assets and received $1.2 million in funding from the County of Wellington and Ontario’s Social...
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ABOYNE, ON – During weekly surveillance testing for COVID-19 at Wellington Terrace Long Term Care Home, one employee tested positive and four employees received results indicating low levels of the virus. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has asked that these employees be retested for COVID-19. Currently, all impacted employees are asymptomatic and in isolation at home. Out of an abundance of caution, Wellington Terrace has now been placed into a facility-wide outbreak...
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