Last Tuesday, the staff here at Midwestern Newspapers spent the day doing what I will always call the worst part of the job – reporting on tragedy.
Nearly 1,000 local school board staff on salary disclosure list
Following patterns of previous years, the local school boards in Perth County have the largest footprint on the 2025 public salary disclosure, with just under 1,000 combined individuals from the Avon Maitland District School Board and the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board on the list.
Over 50 attend No Tyrants protest co-organized by Kincardine man
Denny Scott dscott@midwesternnewspapers.com OWEN SOUND – A local rally aimed at refuting the…
Nearly 1,000 local school board staff on 2025 public salary disclosure
Following patterns of previous years, the local school boards in Huron County have the largest footprint on the public salary disclosure, with just under 1,000 combined individuals from the Avon Maitland District School Board and the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board on the list.
Reporter looking for job to prop up the housing industry
Just to prove I’m an equal-opportunity political critic, I’m going to set my sights this week on Ontario Premier and Conservative head honcho Doug Ford (after last week, when I focused on pseudo-Liberal Prime Minister Carney and, tangentially, the Bloc through the Air Canada language issue) and...
We’re reaching the breaking point, linguistically speaking
I had originally penned a different take on this issue last week when Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau was called to the principal’s off... I mean Prime Minister’s office to have his knuckles rapped for not putting out a french-language video of sympathy for the death of two Air Canada pilots, one of
Council costs down, savings driven by difference in 2024, 2025 warden costs
Huron County Council received the final 2025 remuneration sums for council members and, due to a difference between Past Warden Glen McNeil’s total receivables and current Warden Jamie Heffer’s, Huron County ratepayers paid less in 2025 than 2024 for council members.
GRADS ON ICE
F.E. Madill Secondary School’s soon-to-be graduates took on members of the school’s staff in a fun hockey game last week at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex. Above: a staff member makes a break out of the defensive zone.
Wingham’s Madill hosts Grade 5/6 basketball tournament
Local elementary school students descended on F.E. Madill School last week for a basketball tournament highlighting the skills of Grade 5 and 6 boys and girls.
Teeswater water tower connection comes in nearly $100,000 under $300,000 budget
The connection of the new elevated tank (water tower) to the municipal water system in Teeswater will cost nearly $100,000 less than anticipated according to South Bruce Manager of Operations Stu Moffat.
South Bruce seek two third-party reviews of ice surface refrigeration systems
After initially removing an ice surface refrigeration system replacement from recommended projects in the 2026 budget, South Bruce Council has approved $2,640, plus tax, to have two third-party assessments of each of its refrigeration systems completed.
Number of county ‘Sunshine List’ employees up 10% in 2025
The number of Huron County Staff that are part of the annual public salary disclosure, also known as the “Sunshine List,” increased by more than 10 per cent this year, rising from 99 to 110, and the average pay per individual on the list increased over 1.1%.
A-ZONE playoffs continue in local arenas
Seasons have ended for several local A-ZONE level teams as playoff losses were suffered. Other teams, however, push on.
South Bruce Council approves SMART program
The Municipality of South Bruce has applied for funding to help support its part in the Saugeen Mobility Accessible Regional Transit (SMART) program.
“When all you’ve got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”
There are a lot of great proverbs, idioms, sayings and other cliches out there about tools. Great examples include “Measure twice and cut once,” “A [poor/bad] workman blames his tools,” and, as Canadians, we can’t forget Steve Smith’s (aka Red Green’s) “Any tool can be the right tool.”
