The Wingham Ironmen kicked off the long-awaited 2021-22 Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) season with a pair of wins over the Walkerton Hawks and the Goderich Flyers.
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Expansion of Brussels Fire Department approved
The fire hall in Brussels is one step closer to expanding its facilities after Huron County council approved moving the project forward to the next phase, attaining formal, conceptual site plans.
Wingham BIA encourage public to report walking bridge vandalism
Members of the Wingham BIA, as well as members of the community, have noticed reoccurring vandalism to the Wingham Walking Bridge.
Wingham and District Hospital Foundation aims to raise $76K in upcoming radiothon
If the past year and a half have taught us anything, it is how important it is to have access to quality health care.
Two caught with a stolen truck, ATV
A pickup truck and an all-terrain vehicle have been returned to their owners and plenty of charges have been laid following a recent investigation conducted by Huron County OPP.
Almost Famous Players receive donation
Assassinating Thomson lead, Bruce Horak, is pictured presenting a cheque to Kathy Herd of the Almost Famous Players on the final day of his performance. During Horak’s performance, he simultaneously paints a portrait of the audience. These funds were raised from auctioning his art after every single
North Huron council approves draft vaccination policy
CAO Dwayne Evans presented a draft vaccine policy to council at its Oct. 4 regular meeting, which unanimously passed after a short discussion.
Blyth Festival artistic director pens open letter to council about Gypsy Lane
Gil Garrett, artistic director of the Blyth Festival, penned an open letter to North Huron council after a request to change the name of a street in Blyth from Gypsy Lane to something more appropriate was tabled by council.
Independent Canada Riders Club donates $5,000 to local schools
The Independent Canada Riders Club (the Independents) held fundraising events this summer and collected a total of $5,000, which they have generously donated to assist with breakfast clubs at five different schools.
Festival of Lanterns changes receive council approval
The Festival of Lanterns will have a little extra safety and space at this year’s event in downtown Wingham with council approving a request from the Wingham BIA to host the occasion on the front lawn of the town hall.
LDSS looking to bolster High Skills Major enrolment
Many students currently enrolled in the senior years of their secondary school careers may be surprised to learn that they have likely already checked the boxes on multiple course requirements for the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program.
Celebrate the bounty of our sector this Ontario Agriculture Week and beyond
Since 1998, our province has recognized Ontario Agriculture Week as the opportune time to celebrate our dynamic industry and the millions of acres tended to by our farmers, the abundance of food produced by the agri-food sector, the Ontarians our industry employs, the rural communities we support an
Favourable commodity price and interest rates fuel farmland market
Strong commodity prices combined with low interest rates continue to sustain farmland value increases in most parts of Canada, according to a mid-year review by Farm Credit Canada (FCC).
Police reminding drivers to share road with farm equipment
An increasing number of farmers are operating from more than one site, which increases the amount of time that farm vehicles are on the road. With harvest season upon us, you can expect to encounter farm equipment on the roadway as you drive through southern Bruce County.
‘Safety trumps privacy’: experts say vaccine policies generally aren’t a violation of rights
When it comes to businesses implementing mandatory vaccination policies, experts say safety outweighs privacy in the context of the pandemic.
