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.
Wingham
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.
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.
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.
Maitland River Elementary School holds annual school picnic
Maitland River Elementary School held their annual school picnic and play-a-thon June 17
Two charged following drug trafficking investigation in Perth and Huron
A resident of West Perth and a resident of Huron East have been arrested on multiple charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Perth and Huron Counties on June 13.
Wingham fireworks display moved to June 30
North Huron council approved a request from Community Engagement Coordinator Denise Lockie to change the date of Wingham’s annual Canada Day fireworks show from July 1 to June 30 to “enhance the homecoming experience,” Lockie said in her report.
Heffer proposes changes to public commentary at council meetings
Reeve Paul Heffer put forth a Notice of Motion at the June 17 regular council meeting to have staff investigate how other municipalities receive public comments during their meetings.
