Wingham Free Press
(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) When police shove a trespass notice in your face and demand you sign it, remember one simple fact: you do NOT have to sign it. Not in Ontario, not anywhere in Canada. A signature is not required for a trespass notice to be valid. Any officer claiming otherwise is either misinformed or […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest in Huron County. On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, shortly before 2:30 p.m., the Huron County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an assault investigation. While in custody, the individual required medical attention […]
(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. […]
(Wingham, North Huron) — North Huron Council is considering spending $575,654.08 plus applicable taxes on a 2026 Elgin Whirlwind1 Vacuum Street Sweeper. That’s well over half a million dollars of taxpayer money for a machine that — according to residents — replaces a street sweeper the municipality already owns and is currently using. In fact, […]
(NORTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Huron-Kinloss Township resident with impaired driving offences following a traffic complaint on January 28, 2026, in the Township of North Huron. Just after 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Huron County OPP officers received a complaint about a possible impaired driver that […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) On March 2, 2026, the Municipality of North Huron delivered what many residents are calling the most serious blow to local democracy in over a decade. Council meetings have now gone fully virtual. No public gallery.No in-person accountability.No ability to stand, ask, and demand answers in the room where decisions are […]