Deputy Mayor Trevor Seip pulled a letter from correspondence to North Huron council from the Municipality of East Ferris to the Province of Ontario regarding a request to immediately increase the minimum wage of Early Childhood Educator (ECE) teachers and that urgent attention be given to the childc
Council gives green light to special events, parades
Remembrance Day, two Santa Claus parades, and New Year’s Eve fireworks in Blyth are all set to go this year; North Huron council voting unanimously to support all four events, waiving the fees and agreeing to road closures and public works support.
Bluevale hall filled to capacity for Morris-Turnberry all-candidates meeting on Oct. 13
The Bluevale Community Hall filled to capacity for the Morris-Turnberry all-candidates meeting on Oct. 13 despite the short notice.
United Way officially announces Northern Huron Community Connection Centre location
The Northern Huron Community Connection Centre will be located at St. Pauls Trinity Anglican Church on John St. in Wingham, the official announcement being made at the Oct. 17 regular North Huron council meeting.
Local man finds innovative way to recycle old planes
An old airplane, some spare time, and a great imagination are some of the reasons Gerald Allin, owner of Allin Aircraft Maintenance, has created some unique, one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture and outdoor items.
NWMO the main focus of South Bruce all-candidates meeting
South Bruce mayoral candidates Robert Buckle, Rita Groen and Mark Goetz fielded questions from ratepayers and community organizations who submitted question cards in at an all-candidates-meeting last week.
NWMO Centre for Expertise planning underway
Jeff Marshall, South Bruce partnership manager, and Zeidler Architecture partner Edward Chan provided a conceptual plan to the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) Centre for Expertise that could be built if South Bruce is the chosen site for the d
Festival of Lanterns set for Oct. 28
The downtown core will once again be host to the Festival of Lanterns. After two years of minimized celebrations due to pandemic restrictions, this year’s event will be in full swing for the annual Halloween gathering.
Shovels in the ground at the Wingham Airport
Tyler Papple, owner/operator of Papple Aviation, is building new hangars at the Wingham Airport, complete with a new cement taxiway on one side and a grass taxiway on the other side that will allow planes to taxi right out to the runway from the hangars.
Montgomery Bus Lines hosts stuff-a-bus
Montgomery Bus Lines employees, Gene Stanford and Jen Love-Campbell, hold some of the donated items that filled the bus at Fogal’s Independent Grocer in Wingham on Oct. 2. There were buses parked at several local grocery stores for this shared campaign including Brussels, Lucknow and both grocery st
Neyaashiinigmiing chief delivers heartfelt speech at National Truth and Reconciliation Day gathering
The Chief (Gimaa Kwe) of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, Veronica Smith, spoke to the hundreds of people who attended the National Truth and Reconciliation Day remembrance walk on Sept. 30, delivering a heartwarming and eloquent speech acknowledging those children who never made it hom
Choices for Change Wingham receives pushback from residents near proposed location
The proposed United Way initiative to bring Choices for Change to Wingham to help the underprivileged people in North Huron received pushback from two residents, who made a presentation to council on Oct. 3.
TD Tree Day event held at Kerr Complex
The Listowel TD Tree Day event, held on Oct. 1 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex, was possible due to the generous donations of time and energy from hundreds of volunteers and local businesses, the expertise of Maitland Conservation (MC), and the TD Ready Commitment.
Listowel CIBC Run for the Cure raises nearly $3,000
Kim Hutchings-Hahn, pictured on the right, leading a group of breast cancer survivors, friends and family members across the bridge in Listowel Memorial Park to begin their first in-person CIBC Run for the Cure event since pandemic restrictions eased. The event was held on Oct. 2 and raised nearly $
IN PHOTOS: Harwill Farms’ Pumpkinpalooza 2022
Harwill Farms held its 11th annual Pumpkin Palooza event on Oct. 2-3 just outside of Gowanstown.
