Wingham Free Press
(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 Huorn, ON)— Council didn’t cancel meetings—they moved them. Off the floor, off the record in any meaningful sense, and onto Zoom. Let’s call this what it is: a step away from real accountability. After the February 17 fallout, instead of restoring confidence with more openness and stronger public access, North Huron council chose […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — As the investigation into the Feb. 17 incident involving North Huron Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer continues, serious questions are emerging about the reliability of statements made by witness Vic Hull. Vic Hull’s version of events, published in a recent newspaper article, contains multiple contradictions, assumptions, and claims about events he […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — A witness involved in the Feb. 17 incident outside a North Huron council meeting is making his comments public after a local newspaper headline suggested he claimed Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer’s injuries were caused by a fall. Stephen “Buck” Hill says that is not what he stated. A headline published […]
(Wingham, North Huron, On) The OPP’s recent coverup of North Huron Deputy Reeve’s latest assault, and OPP’s Murray Foxton declaring “There is no constitution” while violating a disabled senior Citizen’s rights. Despite Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer’s assault going viral, numerous police statements, several witnesses, and video from the parking lot. Huron OPP claim there aren’t […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) It was supposed to be just another night of duck-and-cover democracy at North Huron Council — but instead, residents were treated to an impromptu hallway comedy special starring Councillor Anita van Hittersum, abandoned by her own colleagues. As cameras rolled and questions flew, van Hittersum found herself outside the council chambers […]
(WINGHAM, North Huron) — A January 12 North Huron council meeting began with police ordering the entire public and press gallery to leave, detaining attendees long enough to demand identification under threat of arrest, and then issuing a 60-day ban—all without any charges, fines, or allegations of wrongdoing. According to those present, police entered the […]
(Wingham, Ontario) — Once again, the Canadian flag at the cenotaph has been left in a state of disgrace. This time, it is flying upside down — an internationally recognized signal of distress. NOTE: There is a council meeting tonight, 271 Frances Street. Arrive 5:30 for the 6pm meeting. “Several observers said the image felt […]