Wingham Free Press
(Wingham, North Huron) — A media firestorm is brewing as North Huron faces mounting pressure to abandon its illegal virtual council meetings and return to in-person governance, as directed by the Ontario Ombudsman. Cameras are coming. Questions are coming. Accountability is coming.And council knows it. In a stunning reversal, North Huron has already backed down […]
(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 […]
(CLINTON, ON) – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest by members of the Huron County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Clinton. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an individual in custody on outstanding warrants went into medical distress and required medical assistance. The […]
(NORTH HURON, ON) – The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual following an incident in the Town of Wingham, Township of North Huron. On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, Huron OPP officers were contacted about an assault that occurred at an address on Frances Street in Wingham. One person was transported by ambulance […]
(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 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) 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 […]
(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, […]
(Wingham, North Huron) At the 17Feb2026 North Huron council meeting Deputy Reeve had an apparent breakdown when he was belittled by the Reeve, and shown zero respect by council. Falconer has a taste of what it’s like to be treated as a taxpayer, and he didn’t like it. At 43:15 in to the meeting you […]
(Wingham, North Huron) A three-month standoff between members of the public/press and North Huron CAO Nelson Santos may finally reach a turning point tonight. Council is scheduled to vote on whether to continue enforcing policies that have led to threats, intimidation, and arrests of citizens who assert their Charter-protected rights inside Council Chambers. The current […]