Howick Township sees increase in tenders for gravel, winter sand

HOWICK TOWNSHIP – Council accepted a bid from Joe Kerr Ltd. for $381,624.25 for 28,000 tonnes of maintenance gravel at its June 21 council meeting. The $11.85 per tonne price is up $1.10 per tonne from last year, however Operations Manager Dean Nicholson told council the increase is manageable if there are no added fuel…