Cory Bilyea

Bluevale and surrounding community members held a Christmas Market at the community hall on Dec. 10, spreading Christmas cheer and raising funds for the 2024 Bluevale Homecoming celebration.

On Oct. 22, 1993, teenagers Leslie Jones (a.k.a. Leslie Waukey) and Shawn Jones (a.k.a. Shawn Steven Lee Freeman) left Neyaashiinigmiing to go to a dance in Lion’s Head and never came home.

The Maitland Conservation Foundation (MCF) works in partnership with Maitland Conservation (MC) to raise funds for various watershed projects. The Foundation is in the second year of its five-year ‘Inspired by Nature’ fundraising campaign to raise $650,000.

North Huron council recently requested that staff review the township’s current Donation and Fee Waiving Policy. That review was presented to council at the Dec. 4 regular council meeting.

Coun. Lonnie Whitfield pulled two items from the correspondence received for information by North Huron council during the Dec.4 council meeting.

Chris Townes, director of finance for North Huron, said that during the Nov. 20 meeting, North Huron councillors did not ask him to provide information regarding which municipalities he contacted in the alleged research to compare recreation fees and charges before updating the 2024 fee schedule.

A complaint from a Wingham resident sparked a discussion about snow removal policies at the end of the regular North Huron council meeting on Dec. 4, leading to an unplanned notice of motion to review the current snow removal policy in North Huron.

The winners of the 2023 Barrier Free Design in the Private and Public Sector, as well as the winner of the 2023 Accessibility Champion Award, were announced on Nov. 20 by the Huron County Accessibility Advisory Committee (HCAAC).

Maitland River Christmas Market was held on Saturday, Nov. 25 at Maitland River Elementary School in Wingham. The event had fun activities for kids, jewelry, clothing, books, skincare, sewing, toys, quilts, bags, wreaths, ornaments and much more.

The 2023 Lions Club of Wingham Santa Claus Parade was a great success on Saturday, Nov. 25 - plenty of floats, beautiful blue skies, and a large turnout on Wingham’s main street. The parade featured fair royalty, local athletes. businesses and service groups, as well as Santa Claus making a special

The Wingham Town Hall Theatre filled up quickly for the Nov. 20 North Huron council meeting, where councillors were set to vote on the 2024 Fees and Charges Bylaw.

The Sultans of String, along with Indigenous collaborators Marc Meriläinen, Shannon Thunderbird and Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, with virtual appearances by Dr. Duke Redbird, Kendra Tagoona/Tracy Sarazin and Northern Cree, are currently on tour promoting their album, Walking Through the Fire.

Jeremy Gough, account manager for the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), appeared as a delegation to North Huron council at the Oct. 20 special meeting to provide information about MPAC’s role in property assessment in Ontario.

Maitland Conservation (MC) members reviewed the draft three-year work plan and watershed strategy at their regular board meeting held on Oct. 11 in Wroxeter.

Over a year after the construction began, fencing remains around the front yard of North Huron town hall and the new ramps remain inaccessible. The township has not provided any updates or timelines for the completion of the project.