Wingham Advance Times

Pope Francis told a delegation of Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit people that he was sorry for some bad apples who ran the residential schools, but he fell short of apologizing on behalf of the church for the horrors that happened behind closed doors at these institutions.

Road resurfacing, bridge repairs, and culvert replacements are sure signs that construction season is returning. Huron County is gearing up for the inevitable summer headaches for drivers, awarding several contracts at the regular county council meeting on March 23.

The Huron County Library and the Huron County Immigration Partnership are uniting to host Ukraine information sessions throughout April after receiving several requests from residents on how to help the people of Ukraine.

The fundraising campaign for the new Teeswater Medical Centre kicked off with $500,000 in funding. 

For most of Mark Foxton’s life, he can remember his father, Bob Foxton, being an entrepreneur. When Mark was young, he remembers his father running a mobile lunch business, and prior to that, he was a foreman at Lloyd Doors.

The province tabled new legislation on March 30 that takes aim at municipal planning schemes to address a lack of housing supply.

R. Patrick “Pat” Onions, L/S CNVR, is a Second World War naval veteran who has a perspective on the Russian invasion of Ukraine that’s based on having seen action in time of war.

At the time of publication, the Wingham Ironmen are down 3-0 in their Provincial Junior Hockey League Pollock Division best-of-seven playoff series against the top-seeded Hanover Barons. 

Huron-Kinloss gave third and final reading to this year’s budget at the March 21 meeting of council. The grand total to be raised from taxation is $9,394,963.

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has donated $3,500 to the Teeswater-Culross Firefighters Association to support ongoing equipment upgrades. The donation will help support the purchase of additional equipment, training materials and tooling.

Maitland Conservation (MC) appointed its 2022 board representatives to the various committees requiring representation during March’s regular board meeting.

The 2022-23 annual budget for Maitland Conservation (MC) was among the items on the agenda at the first regular board meeting chaired by North Perth councillor Matt Duncan.