Wingham Free Press
(Wingham, North Huron) Parents across the region are demanding that the Avon Maitland District School Board finally abandon outdated “zero tolerance” thinking that many say punishes victims while bullies continue unchecked. Numerous parents have come forward alleging that students at F.E. Madill Secondary School and other area schools are punished when they finally defend themselves […]
(Wingham, North Huron) — Current Huron OPP Detachment Commander Laura Lee Brown is facing significant blowback over the alleged attempted cover-up of the February 17, 2026 assaults involving North Huron Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer. Victims report that their statements were destroyed (went missing) and that they were threatened by both OPP officers and town staff. […]
(Wingham, North Huron) — There are three active SIU investigations involving the Huron OPP detachment in Clinton. This is highly unusual, as there are zero in the surrounding detachments. Stats and reports indicate the only difference is that citizens in Huron County are standing their ground and refusing to tolerate abuse from police. Sources within […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) North Huron council continues to hold illegal virtual meetings. At the last meeting, council rammed through selling off the Museum building before the lame duck session starts. Wingham residents were not consulted, and were threatened with arrest if they asked a question. Blyth and East-Wawanosh councillors are forcing this decision on […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — A student at F.E. Madill Secondary School was seriously injured in a fire incident that has shaken the entire community. Video circulating online shows a person engulfed in flames. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have confirmed they are investigating an incident involving an individual on fire. The school has since […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) There’s a point where silence stops being neutral. There’s a point where “we’re looking into it” becomes we’re ignoring it. And there’s a point where inaction isn’t just incompetence — it becomes complicity. Welcome to Wingham in 2026. Bullying Is a Crime Let’s get something straight: bullying is a crime. Harassment. […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — Three minutes before the February 17 North Huron council meeting, something unusual happened inside chambers: the people stood. As O Canada began to play, members of the public and press gallery rose to their feet and sang along — not perfectly, but proudly. Council didn’t move. Not one member stood. […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — While police detachments across Ontario inform the public within hours, the Huron OPP continues to operate in near silence — with press releases often delayed weeks, typically a full month behind reality. That’s not a minor communications issue. That’s a public safety failure. Residents are being left in the dark […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) Tempers are rising in North Huron as residents accuse municipal leadership of shutting down public access to democracy and hiding behind virtual meetings. It has now been over a month since the February 17 incident involving Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer, and many in the community are asking the same question: Where […]
(WINGHAM, North Huron ON)– A disturbing chain of events in North Huron is raising serious questions about whether Ontario’s justice system protects the powerful while punishing those who challenge them. The incident stems from a confrontation on February 17 involving North Huron Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer and members of the public outside a council meeting. […]