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The Public Has Lost Confidence In Reeve Neil Vincent

Under the “leadership” of Reeve Neil Vincent, Democracy has failed in North Huron.Councillors continue to vote they way they want, and not the way their constituents demand. This was painfully obvious at the last council meeting when Brock Vodden voted against a donation for Auburn’s playground equipment, out of pure spite. Vodden made it clear […]

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A Call To Action: Save Wingham Trailer Park – Revolution Continues Monday Night – Bring Democracy Back To NH

Monday September 12, 7:00pm there is a Committee of the Wholemeeting (COW).  At COW meetings, the department heads deliverreports and answer questions from Council and the PublicGallery.  If you want to save the Wingham trailer park, you must attend theCOW meeting on Monday night.  The public must demand thatCouncil rescind M338/11 at the next Council […]

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Bernie Bailey Stands Up To Reeve Neil Vincent Regarding Gag Order

At Tuesday’s council meeting, Councillor Bernie Bailey repeated hisrequest for Reeve Neil Vincent to provide documentation that givesCouncil the authority to limit” his speech.  Mr. Bailey haspublicly asked several times for proof of this authority and hasstill not received it. It has been several months since Council limited Councillor Bailey’sfree speech. To this date

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WFP Updates Emergency Broadcast System To Include Automatic Weather Warnings

At last night’s council meeting, Councillor Vodden inquired why the PRISM emergency system wasn’t activated for the recent tornado watches. According to Neil Vincent, the system wasn’t designed to react quick enough to alert the public about imminent dangers. Our IT consultant has upgraded our Emergency Broadcast System to automatically check for weather warnings/watches. If […]

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Town Hall Overflows! Trailer People Stand Up To Council!

At last night’s packed council meeting, several issues were broughtup concerning the town’s decision to sell the trailer park. Councillor’s have insisted the park is not for sale, but they areconsidering RFP (Request For Proposals).  A RFP means thatpeople present their offers to Council for consideration. Council then picks the offer they like best, take the cash […]

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$1,000,000 Waste/Inefficiency For North Huron Recreation Programs and Facilities

WFP has received many complaints regarding the Recreation Departmentwhich is currently headed by Pat Newson.  The bulk of thecomplaints are regarding the huge cost to North Huron residents andthe amount of staff currently employed there.  These concernshave be brought to council’s attention at various meetings, byseveral different people, over the last year.  At the COW […]

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Save Walkerton Jail – Closure Could Cost Winghamites $100/Household/Year

Repost from 2011-08-10 11:47:56 Without public consultation or input, the provincial government has said it will close the jails in Walkerton and Owen Sound by the end of this year to cut costs. The Sarnia jail is to be closed once a new one is built in Windsor. This downloading from the current provincial government […]

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North Huron Deputy Reeve Riach Added To Hall Of Fame

At the August 15th meeting of North Huron council, Mr. Riach offered an idea for discussion. The idea was to upload the Recreation Department (or parts of it) to Huron County. This idea was offered up at Council in the hopes of generating discussion and to solicit ideas and opinions from councillors and the public. […]

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North Huron Deputy Reeve Riach Added To Hall Of Fame

At the August 15th meeting of North Huron council, Mr. Riach offered an idea for discussion. The idea was to upload the Recreation Department (or parts of it) to Huron County. This idea was offered up at Council in the hopes of generating discussion and to solicit ideas and opinions from councillors and the public. […]

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Has Wingham Finally Hit Rock Bottom?

For decades, Councils have run our town into the ground by their inaction, lack of leadership and forethought. We have lost many businesses, services and even infrastructure; among them are: Arcade, Bakery, Barber Shop, Baseball diamond, Beer u-brew, Bingo, Bowling Lanes, Cameron wholesalers, Canadian Tire, Carter’s waste disposal, Curves, Dance-Techniques, Door factory, Driver’s Testing, Dry […]