The Chicklettes Coffee Club donated $1,606 to Saugeen Hospice on Friday, Dec. 22. The donation was topped up to $2,000 thanks to a donation from Colleen Donnelly. In this club, if you have a birthday, the birthday lady pays for everyone’s coffee, and everyone else puts in $1 for Saugeen Hospice. Thr
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Walkerton welcomes first baby of 2024
Walkerton’s first baby of 2024 is River Joseph Alexander Mattiuz, son of proud parents Jordan and Kennedy Mattiuz. South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced that River was born on Jan. 2 at 8:45 a.m., weighing in at 7 lbs. 14 oz.
Bruce County implements development charges as of Jan. 1
Bruce County has officially joined a growing list of upper- and lower-tier municipalities in Ontario that have implemented development charges.
McNinch and Traversy expand their efforts on behalf of Homes for Heroes
Pat McNinch and Tom Traversy are men on a mission – to help homeless military veterans through the Homes for Heroes Foundation.
Local unemployment rate hits 4.4%
In December, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.7 percentage points to 4.4 per cent. The provincial unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 5.6 per cent, both unadjusted for seasonality.
Maitland Conservation reviews 2024 budget
Maitland Conservation (MC) held its regular board meeting on Dec. 20, receiving updates from each department head while extensively reviewing the 2024 draft budget and fee schedules.
Memories of Wingham: Stewart Leedham
I grew up on a farm near St. Williams, Ont. I hadn’t given much thought about a future career, and one day my father asked me what I wanted to do when I finished high school. I told him, “a farmer.”
Harmony Hearing: more than just a hearing test
Harmony Hearing opened its doors on Oct. 3 at 302 Josephine St. (right across from the post office) and offers much more than hearing tests.
Onward and forward for another year
2023 was a tough year. Not just for me personally, but for our health systems.
When the math just doesn’t add up
If you cast your attention at all to the app TikTok, then I am sure you have seen the recent trend circulating about math and all its variable forms.
Time to get serious about cybercrime
One of the more disturbing stories to emerge in 2023 was a series of bomb threats made against schools and public services, mostly in northern and eastern Ontario.
El Niño effect on local weather could be easing, according to meteorologist
Scientists call the phenomenon “El Niño”. Members of the public call it “that weirdly un-wintery weather we had over the Christmas holidays.”
Hospital Auxiliary has successful 2023 fundraising campaign
The Wingham and District Hospital Auxiliary held many successful fundraising events over the past year. The group is fortunate to have approximately 70 ladies who spend countless hours fundraising for our community hospital.
New association looking for volunteers to help newcomers in Huron County
A new volunteer association has been created to help support newcomers to Huron County, and it is looking for people interested in joining the project.
