Temporary ER closure at Wingham Hospital beginning Sunday

The emergency department at Wingham and District Hospital will be closed temporarily closed from Sundav, Dec. 25 at 5 p.m. to Monday, Dec. 26 at 7 a.m.  Patients are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency. Emergency Medical Services (EMS/ambulances) will remain available to the community and will be re-routed to surrounding […]

Plows cease operations in Huron-Kinloss

Notice from the Township of Huron-Kinloss: As of 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 23, Township plows have been pulled off the road due to no visibility and heavy drifting in some areas.  Travel on municipal roadways in the Township of Huron-Kinloss is not recommended at this time.  We are anticipating that plowing of municipal roads and […]

Second string engineer  

         By Mike O’Neill                        I picked up the phone on the second ring.         “Dad, I need your help.”         “I’m neither a banker nor a psychiatrist, my dear, but I’ll do what I can.”         “Ha ha. There is an ice floe building just east of St. John’s that will hold you for a […]

Area schools closed Friday due to storm forecast

All Bluewater District School Board, Avon Maitland District School Board, and Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board schools and offices will be closed on Dec. 23 due to the inclement weather conditions forecasted for the area. At BWDSB, secondary schools will switch to online learning on Friday and elementary students may wish to visit TVO Learn […]

Significant weather event declared by Huron-Kinloss

The Township of Huron-Kinloss declared a significant weather on Dec. 22 following the issue of a blizzard warning by the federal government.  As result, the municipal office, located at 21 Queen Street in Ripley will be closed on Dec. 23, as will The Hub, located at 84 Huron Street in Ripley. At this time, Ripley-Huron […]