Cory Bilyea

WINGHAM – Maitland River Elementary School (MRES) has a new principal this fall, and she is excited to be here.

Greg Nadjiwon returned to his former seat as Ogimaa (Chief) of the Chippewas of Nawash after taking the last term off to rest and rejuvenate himself.

Tributes are pouring in for a beloved elder and former chief of the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nations, Vernon Roote, who went home to be with the ancestors on Aug. 4, 2023.

The Community Liaison Committee (CLC) of South Bruce received a report outlining a recent review and subsequent continuation of the annual bursary program, which awards student applicants a $1,000 grant.

The Community Liaison Committee (CLC) of South Bruce held their monthly online meeting on Aug. 3, where they heard from several people who visited Finland recently to tour the country’s nuclear facilities, including a deep geological repository (DGR) that is under construction.

The Maitland Conservation (MC) board members recently held an information session, exploring ways to engage with the Indigenous and Métis communities whose traditional territory they acknowledge as part of the MC coverage area.

A colony of little brown myotis bats currently living at the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area (WVCA) has to move this fall, but they have a beautiful new bat condo to move to that is large enough to house 3,000 bats.

The community garden in Wingham is looking great according to local volunteer Phil Beard, and he says the patch is on track to produce a bumper crop this year.

Staff and children at the North Huron Day Camp held a car wash event on Friday, July 28 at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex, collecting donations for the North Huron Community Food Share program while simultaneously having fun playing with soap and water on a hot, sunny day.

The Township of North Huron approved an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) to receive Rural Economic Development (RED) Program funding for the Cruickshank Park and Main Street benches project.

The Wingham Ironmen 50th Anniversary Committee held its first of several special events to kick-off the Provincial Junior Hockey League club’s celebratory year, hosting a golf tournament to begin the celebration of their 50th season as an organization.

Maitland River Elementary School (MRES) and the Township of North Huron entered into its annual lease agreement for before and after school programming during the 2023-24 school year.

The work has begun on Josephine Street and Amberley Road (County Road 86), which will see many safety improvements, including sidewalks and pedestrian crossings. These improvements have been needed since the plaza opened on the east side of the intersection.

The Listowel Legion hosted an “all makes and models” car show on Saturday, July 22, and car enthusiasts flooded the parking lot with an amazing showing of antiques, muscle cars and modern sport cars. The Listowel Car Show Facebook page said, this was ‘a prime opportunity to see other cars from other

Members of the Maitland Conservation (MC) board of directors visited the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area, on Nature Centre Road just outside of Belgrave, for a tour and their regular monthly meeting.