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Author Archives: Rob Dutton

NEW SATURDAY COVID-19 ASSESSMENT CENTRES OPENING IN MOUNT FOREST, PALMERSTON
The Wellington Health Care Alliance (WHCA) has been keeping a close eye on the outbreaks in Wellington County, and have decided to open two Saturday-only COVID-19 assessment centres in Mount Forest an...
Rob Dutton Dec 10, 2020 COVID-19 germ. Photo by: Pxhere
ONTARIO PERMANENTLY ALLOWING ALCOHOL WITH FOOD TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY
News Release December 9, 2020 TORONTO - The Ontario government is supporting jobs at local restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries and distilleries during the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding opportuniti...
Rob Dutton Dec 10, 2020
AGILEC AND THE GRAND AT 101 TEAM UP TO WARM FEET AND HEARTS
According to Canada Helps, charities cannot accept used socks for sanitary purposes, and new socks are the least donated items of clothing, yet one of the most needed items. For the fourth year in a r...
Rob Dutton Dec 09, 2020 Agilec's building in downtown Fergus, Ontario. Photo by: Kayla Kreutzberg
ONTARIO EXPANDING HOMEGROWN CAPACITY WITH MADE-IN-ONTARIO RESPIRATORS AND MASKS
News Release December 9, 2020 TORONTO - The Ontario government is investing more than $5 million through the Ontario Together Fund to help three companies create jobs by designing and producing respir...
Rob Dutton Dec 09, 2020
DRIVER STUCK ON ROUNDABOUT CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED BY DRUG
(TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH, ON) - On December 2, 2020 at approximately 12:10 a.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded a report of a vehicle that was stuck on a roundabout at Wel...
Rob Dutton Dec 09, 2020
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH ENCOURAGES HOPE, IN THE MIDST OF THE DARK
When the pandemic hit, it forced many churches to offer their services online, and to build a virtual presence. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Fergus has managed to keep up with the everchanging ...
Rob Dutton Dec 08, 2020 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Fergus, Ontario. Photo by: Kayla Kreutzberg
WDG PUBLIC HEALTH URGES RESIDENTS TO COMPLETE COVID-19 SURVEY
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG) Public Health has developed an anonymous survey on their website, to help and track the spread of COVID-19. Danny Williamson, communication specialist at WDG Public He...
Rob Dutton Dec 07, 2020 WDG Public Health's sign out front of their Fergus location. Photo by Kayla Kreutzberg.
Swap Talk Guests - December 08
Sarah Bowers-Peter joins Swap Talk, monthly Crime Stoppers Update - Christopher Paluch Fire Prevention Officer, safety tips for the holiday season - Bruce Miller, the 27th Annual Rockwood Parade of li...
Rob Dutton Dec 07, 2020
ONTARIO ANNOUNCES THE COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION TASK FORCE
NEWS RELEASE December 4, 2020 Today, the Ontario government announced the appointment of nine members of the new Ministers' COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. The task force, chaired by General...
Rob Dutton Dec 04, 2020
ELORA & DISTRICT SKATING CLUB RECEIVES BOOST FROM CANADIAN TIRE JUMPSTART
The Elora and District Skating Club is feeling a sense of relief. The organization has received confirmation that they are among the sport and recreation organizations nationally that will be provided...
Rob Dutton Dec 04, 2020 The Elora & District Community Centre Photo by: Kayla Kreutzberg