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Bob Murray

Bob Murray is retired from the graphic communication (printing) industry and has been living in Seaforth since 2015. Murray was diagnosed with Dementia in 2013 and works hard to stop the progress of the disease. Follow him on his blog entitled Voyage with Dementia – https://myvoyage553264702.wordpress.com.

Murray reflects on the future: ‘Thankfully, time does roll on my way’

Bob Murray March 5, 2026Columns, Wingham Advance Times

This April, I turn 87 years old. My father and his three siblings all made it between 89 and 100 years.

Murray asks ‘what comes next’ after getting out of the hospital

Bob Murray February 19, 2026Columns, Wingham Advance Times

Yes. I did enjoy the ambience of the hospital and their staff and their meals. The hospital doctors…

Preparing for winter

Bob Murray December 4, 2025Columns, Opinion, Wingham Advance Times

Fall (the season not ‘falling down’) is now over and winter will shortly be on us. My doctors tell me to work on my exercise program as well as increasing my muscle mass by exercising the quad muscles.

ROPES – an emphasis on memory

Bob Murray October 30, 2025Columns, Opinion, Wingham Advance Times

I don’t feel that summer is over but our warm weather does continue. Maybe we will have an early snow. I am ready for anything.

A current update

Bob Murray September 4, 2025Columns, Editorials, Wingham Advance Times

This has been quite a past month. My health issues  – dementia, autoimmune, cancer, arthritis, a bad right knee and melanoma to list just a few – continue as in the last six months, but non-health issues keep cropping up. 

Longevity – life is increasing, with activity

Bob Murray July 31, 2025Columns, Editorials, Wingham Advance Times

In 2017 I had a SPECT brain scan at a local hospital. The results: Abnormal perfusion in the right temporal lobe and right basal ganglia. 

A day with the ‘One Care’ facility

Bob Murray July 10, 2025Columns, Editorials, Wingham Advance Times

Have you ever wondered what it is like to spend 24 hours in your home without escape? Well, I have. 

For me, survival means good support from diverse medical team

Bob Murray June 26, 2025Columns, Editorials, Opinion, Wingham Advance Times

Support comes not only from the medical specialists that I have been fortunate to have. The five…

Experiences with dementia and autoimmune

Bob Murray June 12, 2025Columns, Wingham Advance Times

Believe it or not – I have written 191 columns under the heading “My Voyage with Dementia.” 

And life does carry on

Bob Murray May 29, 2025Columns, Wingham Advance Times

My last few columns have lamented my lack of information regarding my health care. 

The reality of my many medical tests

Bob Murray May 8, 2025Columns, Wingham Advance Times

There are a number of companies competing to build Artificial intelligence (AI) compliant operations. AI is portrayed as solving the world’s problems – one problem at a time. 

Artificial Intelligence – the future

Bob Murray April 24, 2025Columns, Editorials, Wingham Advance Times

I was on a Zoom call recently and noticed that the call was identified as Zoom AI Companion. Introducing Zoom AI Companion (formerly Zoom IQ) – your new generative AI digital Zoom. 

AI and its role in healthcare

Bob Murray April 10, 2025Columns, Wingham Advance Times

I read somewhere that Canada spends close to $350 billion on healthcare per year. That is about $7,500 per person per year. 

Artificial Intelligence is coming to healthcare

Bob Murray March 27, 2025Columns, Wingham Advance Times

Yesterday, I had an appointment with my oncologist (cancer). The purpose was (I think) to bring me up to date with my progress in fighting melanomas (the trigger for re-emergence of my DM).

Memories – good and bad

Bob Murray March 13, 2025Columns, Wingham Advance Times

My dementia is slowly progressing in my brain. There seems to be continuous announcements with potential solutions to help those diagnosed with one of the many dementias. 

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Council welcomes new member Michael Crawford

WALKERTON - Mayor Chris Peabody welcomed the Municipality of Brockton’s newest councillor, Michael Crawford, and invited words of greetings from other council members at Brockton Council’s Feb. 24 meeting.

When the weather turns cold … Brockton has new warming centre

WALKERTON - Coun. Greg McLean made an announcement in the “new business” portion of the Feb. 24 council meeting that promises to help fill a gap in service for the community’s most vulnerable citizens.

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Joe Kerr Ltd. loses bid for North Huron gravel maintenance services; new company wins contract instead

After decades of providing North Huron with gravel maintenance services, local contractor Joe Kerr Ltd has lost its bid on a Request for Tenders (RFT) from the township for the supply and delivery of maintenance gravel, part of its annual rural roads maintenance program.

F.E. Madill Secondary School held its annual Living Library event on Feb. 25.

Several members of the community came to share their lives and work with students as ‘living books.’

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From lived experience to lasting support – putting farmer mental health first

In March 2019, my husband Brian and I began milking cows in our new dairy barn near Cannington in Durham Region.

How did we get here?

The North Huron community is reeling from the news a council member was hospitalized with injuries suffered in an altercation following the Feb. 17 council meeting.

The horizon looms

It is a good news story that the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) trustees adopted their 2026 budget late last month, but it doesn’t line up with what is on the horizon. 

Columnists

Joe Kerr Ltd. loses bid for North Huron gravel maintenance services; new company wins contract instead

By Cory Bilyea

After decades of providing North Huron with gravel maintenance services, local contractor Joe Kerr Ltd has lost its bid on a Request for Tenders (RFT) from the township for the supply and delivery of maintenance gravel, part of its annual rural roads maintenance program.

F.E. Madill Secondary School held its annual Living Library event on Feb. 25.

By Cory Bilyea

Several members of the community came to share their lives and work with students as ‘living books.’

Huron County Indigenous Housing and Homelessness planning strategy to include Indigenous voices

By Cory Bilyea

As part of the ongoing Huron County Housing and Homelessness planning strategy, a discussion panel was recently convened to explore local rural Indigenous community priorities and lived realities that intersect with housing stability (including safety, well-being, services, and access).

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