Tag: Wingham
Big changes coming to boys’ rep hockey in Grey-Bruce
Big changes are coming to boys’ representative hockey in Grey-Bruce next season. Beginning with the 2025-26 season, the Western Ontario Hockey Association (WOAA) will begin a two-year “A-Zone” pilot project aimed at providing local hockey players with more opportunities to develop and compete in A and B-level representative hockey closer to home. This will be […]
Coldest Night of the Year supporting Northern Huron Connection Centre
Registration has begun for Wingham’s Coldest Night of the Year. Coldest Night of the Year walks are hosted in more than 170 cities across Canada, raising vital funds to assist individuals and families experiencing hunger, homelessness, and other hardships. The Wingham event takes place on Feb. 22 with check-in beginning at 4 p.m. The start […]
Calendars featuring adoptable pets supporting Lucknow-based rescue
A local pet rescue recently launched a new fundraiser to help cover care costs for animals seeking homes. “We currently have 99 cats and kittens and 20 dogs and pups,” said Kathi Newell-Nicholson, founder of Adopt-a-Pet Pet Rescue in Lucknow. “The cost for their food and supplies is our main expense after their initial vetting […]
Donors raise $43K for Wingham hospital ultrasound machine on Giving Tuesday
The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation partnered with Lynn Hoy Enterprises for this year’s Big Match, which sees a sponsoring business help to double the impact of hospital donors. Lynn Hoy Enterprises offered a $10,000 matching gift to the foundation on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3. The event exceeded its goal by raising $43,165 for an […]
Man faces more than a dozen sex offences in Huron County probe
A Goderich man faces more than a dozen sex-related charges in an investigation that is expected to grow, Huron County OPP said. A 21-year-old man is charged with 12 counts of sexual assault, two counts of invitation to sexual touching, two counts of sexual interference, assault, forcible confinement, being unlawfully in a dwelling house and […]
Smile cookies returning to Lucknow with a seasonal twist
Tim Hortons is once again selling Holiday Smile Cookies to benefit local charities. “Thank you to Tim Hortons in Wingham and Lucknow for choosing us,” said Mary Ellen Zielman, executive director for Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre, in a Nov. 15 interview. “It’s a great way for the community to come together.” The Holiday […]
Southwest Admirals ready to ice new zone hockey teams in 2025-26
Pilot project will radically change boys’ rep hockey in the region
Wingham hospital foundation reaches $3.6M goal for CT scanner purchase
The Wingham hospital is getting its CT scanner. On Nov. 11, the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation announced having successfully raised the funds needed to cover the cost of purchasing the scanner, as well as the required facility renovations to accommodate the machine. The foundation’s Caring Together campaign began in late 2023 with the goal of […]
Brews News: B.C. sour comes to Ontario
The Jurassic age has arrived at the LCBO, or at least a gold medal beer from British Columbia that parks the period on store shelves.
Wingham hospital $10K closer to $3.6M fundraising goal
The Wingham & District Hospital Foundation’s Caring Together campaign is nearing completion, currently sitting at 94 per cent of its $3.6-million goal to cover the cost of a new CT scanner and the necessary renovations. The foundation recently received a donation of $10,000 toward the campaign from Wayne and Linda Hopper of Brussels. According to a foundation […]