Have you ever wondered how the public health office would handle some outbreak of a food-borne illness at a well-attended social event? Well this was your lucky day if you were an attendee of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting. A tick-tock about the stomach bug at a International Women’s Day event in Orangeville was one of the subjects covered, and so was something called Adverse Childhood Events, or ACEs. Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Hears About ACEs and How a Luncheon Went Wrong”
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MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for May 3, 2023
This month’s Board of Health meeting focuses on matters of everyday health. For instance, there was an incident in the Dufferin part of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health where people got sick from food at a public event. There will be a report about that, plus a report about Public Health’s communications strategy last year and something called “Adverse Childhood Experiences”. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for May 3, 2023”
Schreiner Says Small Businesses Still Need Help as Provincial Re-opening Begins
Ontario businesses locked down for the last three-and-a-half weeks were finally allowed to re-open up to 50 per cent capacity on Monday, so problem solved, right? Not so fast, says Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner. Joined by Dufferin-Caledon Green Party candidate Laura Campbell, who owns a restaurant in downtown Orangeville, Schreiner said that there’s still a role for government to play as businesses try and get back on their feet. Continue reading “Schreiner Says Small Businesses Still Need Help as Provincial Re-opening Begins”