Wingham Advance Times

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.

I started at the Gurney Glove Factory, where Bell’s Pizza is now, full-time at Easter when I was in Grade 12 at Wingham High School. My sister Dorothy and I decided to quit school, as we would’ve had to buy new books for the third term and we didn’t have any money. We had both already worked at Gurn

Maitland Conservation (MC) Stewardship Services received nearly 25,000 trees, shrubs, and seedlings at its location on Marietta Street in Wroxeter on April 20, just in time for Earth Day tree planting events on April 22.

Every year, the Maitland Conservation (MC) board members choose projects and activities that MC is engaging in so they can learn more about this work. The information sessions can be incorporated into a regular meeting, or a tour could be organized before a regular meeting.

F.E. Madill Secondary School hosted the Huron-Perth senior badminton championships on April 20, with high school competitors from throughout the region taking part. With their top divisional finish, the Madill ladies’ doubles team of Cameron teRaa and Raelyn Pennington have advanced to the WOSSAA ch

Building activity in the Municipality of South Bruce over the first three months of the year is up over 2022, according to a report presented to council on April 11.