Huron Fringe Field Naturalists become plover lovers

The Huron Fringe Field Naturalists’ (HFFN) 2022-2023 season ended in a love-fest July 4 as Sydney Shepherd, Ontario Piping Plover Fieldwork Coordinator, introduced the group to the Ontario Piping Plover Conservation Program. Shepherd charmed the audience with her passion and engaging photographs of the little bird in a big world.  She recounted many enchanting stories […]

OPP investigating fatal single-vehicle collision near Kincardine

The driver of a passenger vehicle has died following a single-vehicle collision in Huron-Kinloss, according to police. Just before 5 a.m. on July 15, South Bruce OPP say they received a report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 21, between Saratoga Road and Concession 12, near Kincardine. According to police, officers responded to the […]

Lucknow flower show sees dozens of entries

Nine adults and five children entered 90 displays in the annual flower show and tea hosted by the Lucknow Horticultural Society at the Lucknow Community Christian Reformed Church on July 11. The show was open to the public for viewing in the afternoon with a social time and refreshments enjoyed as well.  Submitted by Pat […]

Charges laid after hospital entrance damaged in Wingham

A North Huron resident is facing multiple charges after allegedly smashing the glass entry doors of the Wingham and District Hospital emergency department, uttering threats and refusing to leave the building. According to Huron County OPP, officers were called to the hospital around 6 p.m. on July 5, following a report of a disruptive, unwanted […]

Region’s unemployment rate falls to 4.5 per cent

The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region’s unemployment rate fell by 1.4 per cent in June, bringing the rate across the region to 4.5 per cent. The region, which encompasses Perth, Huron, Bruce and Grey counties, sat one per cent below June’s national average of 5.4 per cent, the highest national unemployment rate seen in Canada since […]