The June 18 Golf for Hospice event was a great success, despite the punishing heat, according to organizer Nancy Baillie.
Wingham Advance Times
Celebrating Canada makes sense
With July 1 in the offing as I write, it occurs to me that among the great local summer events I…
Saugeen Connects see record-breaking numbers for Student Start-Up Program
This is the fifth year for the Saugeen Student Start-Up Program with Saugeen Connects, and the program has now provided over 250 students with start-up funding and interactive training/workshops to try entrepreneurship over the summer months.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
Summer has arrived with a blast of hot, sunny weather and the usual migration of city folk to ……
Huron County supports regional youth hub plan
Council here heard a presentation pertaining to the state of the area’s youth – and the reality is sobering.
No motorized boats, gas or electric, permitted on Lake Wawanosh Conservation Area
At its June 19 meeting, the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) carried a motion that no motorized boats, both electric and gas powered, be allowed on Lake Wawanosh Conservation Area.
Howick student winner of OMHA-Dairy Farmers of Ontario $5,000 post-secondary bursary
Multi-sport athlete, Gillian Dinsmore of Howick, is being recognized for her accomplishments in minor hockey. Dinsmore plays rep hockey in Howick and also high school hockey, volleyball and basketball at F.E. Madill Secondary School.
Turnberry Memorial Gate repair project more complex than anticipated; next steps outlined
Council here on June 18 was updated on the status of the Turnberry Conservation Area Memorial Gate repairs, next steps and future preservation.
SuperDogs wow crowd in Teeswater
The Global Pet Foods SuperDogs wowed their way into the audience’s hearts in Teeswater during a show here on June 19.
National Indigenous Peoples Day
As Canada commemorated National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, the Alexandra Eagles (Alexandra Community School) hosted their first powwow
Emergency funding granted for Wescast Community Complex
Interim Director of Public Works and Facilities Chip Wilson presented a report to council here on June 17, requesting emergency funding for the Dectron Unit (dehumidifier) at the Wescast Community Complex after a power surge on May 1 damaged the unit.
Saving Graceland shines spotlight on local mental health issues
Show on Blyth stage until Aug. 8
RCMP Musical Ride trots into Teeswater
The RCMP Musical Ride trotted into Teeswater on June 19, bringing an estimated 4,500 spectators to the small farming town.
June 27 Cartoon
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History of Wingham
In the early 1850s, settlers began moving into the townships in the Queen’s Bush north of the Huron Tract. One of these townships, Turnberry, was surveyed by 1853 and a plot for a market town designated where two branches of the Maitland River met.
