Wingham Advance Times

The Huron County Slo-Pitch league held their year-end tournament in Belgrave this past weekend. The Wingham Smokies won the “A” Division this year for the first time in their 48-year history. Wingham beat Seaforth 12-11 by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning with two out. This year

The PJHL regular season is officially underway, with the Wingham Ironmen opening up their 2023-24 campaign with a win and a loss last weekend.

Mayor Mark Goetz took time near the end of the Sept. 12 council meeting to provide council with an update on Bruce County’s proposal to implement development charges (DCs) across the county.

The Community Liaison Committee’s (CLC) education portion of their regular meeting on Sept. 7 included a preliminary radiological safety study, which was recently peer-reviewed.

Council has given staff approval to apply to the Skills Development Fund (SDF) for two Teeswater-based projects.

Council has given staff the green light to proceed with a before and after school care and skill building program in Formosa.

After years of fundraising and work behind the scenes, construction of the Teeswater Medical Centre is well underway.

Sandy Greer is upset about what she is calling a “resurgence of racism” in Canada, and she wants to do something about it.

The Township of North Huron is holding its second career fair on Oct. 4; staff finding it prudent to host a follow-up event to build upon the July job fair and the August Centre of Employment and Learning (CEL) information session.

The United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) and the Wingham Community Connectors (WCC) are combining forces again, preparing to host their second volunteer fair on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex.

The 101st Elementary School Fair was held in Belgrave on Wednesday, Sept. 13.

A representative from Deloitte says the response rate from South Bruce’s recent community survey was “above average” for what the organization sees in similar surveys they conduct.