News
September 15, 2020
March 21, 2022 Update: All Section 22 orders regarding face coverings are rescinded. September 15, 2020 – Cases of COVID -19 are rising at increasing...Read more
September 3, 2020
Please note that WDG Public Health offices and our COVID -19 call centres will be closed to the public for the Labour Day holiday on Monday,...Read more
August 25, 2020
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is informing community members of a recent breach of privacy that affected an information dashboard that was...Read more
August 19, 2020
Residents of Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph, Yesterday, I met with senior leaders from local school boards to continue our progress toward the...Read more
July 28, 2020
July 28, 2020 Residents of Guelph, Thank you for everything you have done so far to slow the spread of COVID -19. As a community, we have made great...Read more
July 14, 2020
March 21, 2022 Update: All Section 22 orders regarding face coverings are rescinded. July 14, 2020: The Provincial Government has announced that...Read more
July 13, 2020
Hepatitis B, HPV (Gardasil) and Meningococcal (Menactra) vaccines are provided to Grade 7 students annually through the school-based immunization...Read more
July 6, 2020
The July Board of Health meeting of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health will be held on Wednesday, July 8 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom . The July 8,...Read more
June 30, 2020
Please note that WDG Public Health offices and our COVID -19 call centres will be closed to the public for Canada Day on Wednesday, July 1 and will...Read more
June 22, 2020
June 22, 2020: Public Health is advising the community that efforts to curb the spread of rabies in wild animals will continue this summer. The...Read more
June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020 – On June 8, the Government of Ontario announced Phase 2 of the Framework for Reopening our Province will begin on Friday, June 12...Read more
June 8, 2020
June 8, 2020: The Provincial Government has announced that Ontario will begin to move to Phase 2 of the “Framework for Reopening our Province” on...Read more
June 5, 2020
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is governed by a Board of Health consisting of local municipal councillors, mayors and community members and...Read more
June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020 - Good health should not depend on the colour of your skin or your postal code, but it does for too many people. In the midst of a...Read more
June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health received notification of a positive rabies test in a bat on June 2. There was no human...Read more
June 3, 2020
June 3, 2020: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph ( WDG ) Public Health has won $50,000 in the second phase of the MaRS Discovery District Healthy...Read more
June 2, 2020
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health will conduct a mosquito larvicide program from June 1 to October 31, 2020. The Medical Officer of Health has...Read more
June 2, 2020
The June Board of Health meeting of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health will be held on Wednesday, June 3 via Zoom. The June 3, 2020 BOH meeting...Read more
May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020: Environment Canada is forecasting an early arrival of heat this season in Southwestern Ontario and has issued a heat warning today that...Read more
May 1, 2020
I wanted to take a moment today to thank all physicians in our area for continuing to meet the health needs in our community. Not only are you caring...Read more