Wingham Advance Times

Very few fairs have as long and storied a history as the Teeswater Fair.

This year’s Huron County Plowing Match has been anticipated by hosts Pete and Leisa Albers for years.

Greg Nadjiwon returned to his former seat as Ogimaa (Chief) of the Chippewas of Nawash after taking the last term off to rest and rejuvenate himself.

Tributes are pouring in for a beloved elder and former chief of the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nations, Vernon Roote, who went home to be with the ancestors on Aug. 4, 2023.

The practice of mixed farming in the 1940s and ‘50s was, at times, a very “risky business.”

Council has authorized a bylaw that will allow the municipality to amend its multi-year funding agreement with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO).

The Community Liaison Committee (CLC) of South Bruce received a report outlining a recent review and subsequent continuation of the annual bursary program, which awards student applicants a $1,000 grant.

The Community Liaison Committee (CLC) of South Bruce held their monthly online meeting on Aug. 3, where they heard from several people who visited Finland recently to tour the country’s nuclear facilities, including a deep geological repository (DGR) that is under construction.

Council has approved a draft plan of subdivision that will see up to 270 housing units be built southwest of Teeswater.

Police have laid several charges against a Huron East man following an incident on Turnberry Street in Brussels on Aug. 5.

The Bruce County Public Library (BCPL) recently announced a generous donation from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) – a cutting-edge hydroponic unit.

The South Western Ontario Sharks held a regional swim meet at the Perth East Recreation Complex in Milverton on Sunday morning, July 30, with all its member teams competing in heats across a number of divisions.

The Maitland Conservation (MC) board members recently held an information session, exploring ways to engage with the Indigenous and Métis communities whose traditional territory they acknowledge as part of the MC coverage area.

Council has approved the hiring of a consultant to conduct an organizational staffing, pay equity and market review.

A colony of little brown myotis bats currently living at the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area (WVCA) has to move this fall, but they have a beautiful new bat condo to move to that is large enough to house 3,000 bats.