As Canada commemorated National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, the Alexandra Eagles (Alexandra Community School) hosted their first powwow
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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.
Family, Friends & More Homecoming 2024 schedule
Wingham Homecoming 2024 runs July 26 to July 1.
Wingham Homecoming 2024 – a community celebration
The 2024 Wingham Homecoming celebration is approaching quickly, and organizer Joe Carter is overwhelmed with the support he and his wife Heidi have received since announcing they would take over organizing the event late last year.
Graham’s Post Alice puts difficult rural issues centre stage
Playwright Taylor Marie Graham’s production Post Alice had its second run during the Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story June 5 - 9 on Blyth’s Harvest Stage.
The Wingham Hospital Auxiliary awarded two life memberships
The Wingham Hospital Auxiliary awarded two life memberships (which are awarded after 25 years of membership) at their Annual Meeting on June 10.
Council approves cross-border water and sewer connection policy
North Huron council approved a cross-border water and sewer connection policy at the June 3 regular council meeting, and the bylaw passed unchallenged at the June 17 meeting.
Great community events being staged across the region
Often in this space we find ourselves recounting the problems and issues that plague us locally, provincially and nationally.
Memories of Wingham: Betty Richardson
Betty Richardson, longtime resident of Wingham, remembers when she came to live in Wingham. She and her husband Harry Feagan had grown up in Goderich.
The Farm Show a reminder of Blyth Festival Theatre’s humble ‘barn’ beginnings
Kicking off the double whammy anniversary season: the 50th Blyth Festival Theatre season, as well as Gil Garrett’s 10th season as artistic director, is The Farm Show.
Bat in Stratford tests positive for rabies
A bat in Stratford has tested positive for the rabies virus.
