Wingham Advance Times

Its staff, clients and even the organizational name have went through countless changes over the last 65 years, but the overall objective of Community Living Wingham & District (CLWD) has remained the same. In short, it continues to be committed to assisting people with developmental needs to live,

The Wingham Business Improvement Association (BIA) held its first Waste Free Wednesday event of 2023 on April 26, cleaning up litter around town and along the public trails.

It was a flawless Friday of rugby for both the F.E. Madill girls’ and senior boys clubs on April 28, with the latter taking a 24-0 win over St. Michael Catholic Secondary School. The girls squad would post a 26-0 victory over St. Mike's.

In the spring of 2022, as high school sports squads struggled to restart in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, three teams took part in the 14th running of the Matthew Dinning Memorial Cup rugby tournament.

Candidates for the top seat of the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) paid a visit to Wingham on April 29, introducing themselves to the people of Huron-Bruce and holding a question-and-answer session at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club, hosted by the Huron-Bruce Provincial Liberal Association.

Tempers got heated at North Huron council’s meeting on May 1 after one councillor found himself in hot water for speaking directly to members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community who had requested that the township once again declare June as Pride Month and fly the Rainbow Flag on the municipal flag pole.

Municipal staff are considering the recent South Bruce Nuclear Exploration Forum to be “very successful.”

Council has awarded the contract for a comprehensive zoning bylaw review. And the good news for ratepayers is that the review should come in under budget.

With only three months until the big weekend of Aug. 3-7, the Mildmay-Carrick Homecoming 2023 Committee held their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 25.

Council wants more information about what is involved with installing an electric vehicle (EV) charging station within South Bruce.

Police have issued a warning for Ontario residents about a potentially lethal substance being sold and distributed within the province.

An increasing number of farmers are operating from more than one site, which increases the amount of time that farm vehicles are on the road.

Thanks to the generosity of the community, the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation was able to support the purchase of $478,440 in equipment and facility upgrades from the Wingham and District Hospital. These funds represent the donations made in the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

Residents and seasonal cottagers are reacting to the Town of South Bruce Peninsula council’s decision to issue a notice of appeal to the Superior Court regarding the recent decision by Justice Susan Vella to honour Treaty #72 and return the beach to its rightful owners, the Chippewas of Saugeen.