Everyone knows you don’t kick someone when they’re down.
Wingham Advance Times
Huron Hospice recognized for music utilization
Huron Hospice has received a coveted Gold Level Music Care Certification from the Room 217 Foundation, making it the first Hospice in Canada to receive this recognition.
Almost Famous Players Show recognized its 20th year at Wingham Town Hall Theatre
WINGHAM – The Almost Famous Players Show recognized its 20th year at the Wingham Town Hall Theatre on May 5.
Formosa craft, vendor show features handcrafted community creativity
Vendors set up shop in the Formosa community centre on Saturday, May 4 selling wares from handmade art to collectables at the biannual craft show.
Suspension orders issued to students with incomplete immunization records
Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) has issued 1,557 suspension orders to elementary and secondary students whose immunization records are incomplete. The suspensions were issued on April 26.
Jane’s Walk inspires stories, planning for future county growth
BRUSSELS/HURON COUNTY – This past weekend, 24 guided walks across 11 communities throughout Huron County took place as part of the world-wide, annual Jane’s Walk Festival.
May 5-11 is Emergency Preparedness Week
This week, May 5 to 11, is Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada. This year’s provincial theme is, “Plan for every season.”
Listowel-Wingham FHT celebrates Nursing Week
LISTOWEL/WINGHAM – “We are not an option. We are a necessity.” - That’s the theme of Nursing Week 2024, being celebrated across Ontario from May 6 to 12.
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck …
There was a time when “spin,” used as a verb, involved turning fibre into yarn.
Howick approves agreement on producer recycling
HOWICK – At its recent April 25 meeting, Howick Council passed a bylaw authorizing the Reeve and Clerk to enter into an agreement contract with Circular Materials Ontario (CMO).
Hikes for Saugeen Hospice held in several area communities
The rain let up just in time for this year’s Hikes for Saugeen Hospice – unlike past years when hikers got thoroughly soaked.
South Bruce, NWMO sign hosting agreement for nuclear waste project
The Municipality of South Bruce Council endorsed a hosting agreement between the municipality and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) at its meeting May 1. Mayor Mark Goetz and CAO Leanne Martin signed the agreement on behalf of the municipality following a vote of council on Wednesday
A $33,500 capital grant makes a clean impact at the Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre
On April 27, local MPP Lisa Thompson met with the staff and volunteers with the Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre to congratulate them on the successful conclusion of their $33,500 Capital grant from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).
Bluewater school board agriculture program celebrated in new Grey Roots location
The start of an exciting new chapter and innovative partnership for Bluewater District School Board’s (BWDSB’s) Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Agriculture program is being celebrated.
Gutter politics
Official Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre created quite a stir in the past couple of weeks with his pledge to use the notwithstanding clause to override any laws that don’t suit his worldview in a bizarre op-ed piece in which he trashed every form of business association going.
