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.
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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.
Formosa recreation centre welcomes June with Spring Fling Dance
Formosa Lions sponsored the second ever Spring Fling Dance on Saturday, June 1 at the Formosa recreation centre, featuring drinks, dancing, and a live band.
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.
Summer reading program kicks off with a foam party, bookmobile and more
The dragon outside the Walkerton branch of the Bruce County Library on June 15 was so excited about the summer reading program, it was positively foaming at the mouth, much to the delight of children and an adult or two.
STAR to receive foundation funding
The Community Safety and Well-Being Planning’s Situation Table for Acutely Elevated Risk (STAR) was successful in obtaining a grant from the Community Foundation Grey Bruce 2024 spring grants.
LEMC’s fourth annual Father’s Day Car, Truck, Bike show a success
The Listowel Evangelical Missionary Church held its 4th annual Father’s Day Car, Truck and Bike show on Sunday, June 16.
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.
Regional unemployment rate dropped by 0.5% in May
In May, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region continued to decrease by 0.5 percentage points to 3 per cent.
Walkerton Senior card results
Euchre on Wednesday, June 12 had the following results: Helen Kraemer 77, Margaret Zettler 75, Doug…
