Tag: Wingham
Coldest Night event raises $30,000 for Wingham’s connection centre
This year’s Coldest Night of the Year walk in Wingham managed to raise $30,000 for United Way’s Northern Huron Connection Centre. On Feb. 22, dozens of walkers congregated at the Maitland River Community Church to participate in the event, which raised a total of $30,840. Although some area walks were forced to make adjustments due […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: Jr. Mustangs win CWOSSA championship
Jr. MUSTANGS WIN CWOSSA CHAMPIONSHIP The Owen Sound Mustangs won the CWOSSA Double-A junior boy’s basketball championship 68-49 over Bishop MacDonnell (Guelph) at St. James in Guelph this past weekend. The Mustangs want undefeated in the tournament beating North Park (60-35), St. David (78-69) and Preston (56-46) to earn a berth into the championship. Meanwhile, […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: Puck drops for PJHL Pollock Division playoffs
PERE-RENE WIN SENIOR VOLLEYBALL TITLE Cambridge’s École Secondaire Catholique Père-René-De-Galinée topped Delhi District Secondary School in straight sets to win the CWOSSA Single-A senior girls’ volleyball championship in Walkerton Thursday. Les Chevalières went undefeated in the six-team tournament. Walkerton District fell in the semifinals to Delhi. LOCAL SCHOOLS OUT AT CWOSSA The St. Mary’s Mustangs […]
Advance voting locations busy Thursday in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Advance voting started Thursday in Ontario. Voters can cast their ballots at any advance voting location in their electoral district from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 20, 21, and 22. In Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, advance voting is available at the following locations: Bethel Missionary Church, 18 Ferndale Rd., Lion’s Head. Chesley and Area Fire […]
Police seek wanted man with ties to London and Sarnia
Ontario’s parole enforcement unit is looking for a man wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant who has ties to London and Sarnia. The OPP-led repeat offender parole enforcement (ROPE) squad is asking the public for help locating Joshua Gray, 44, who is serving a nearly seven-year sentence for armed robbery, drug possession for the purpose […]