Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT), a non-profit, municipally-led broadband expansion project, is well underway. Currently, the project is working in Huron County, installing the fibre optic lines necessary for a better internet connection.
Heffer appointed to North Huron Museum fundraising committee
Wingham Ward councillor Paul Heffer will sit on the fundraising committee for the North Huron Museum Relocation Capital Project as North Huron council’s representative.
Wingham Columbus Centre request for relief debated by council
Lockdown measures in place due to the ongoing pandemic have set the Wingham Columbus Centre back financially again this year.
Marathon council meeting prompts requests for changes in North Huron
A six-hour council meeting on Feb. 7 has North Huron councillors asking for two changes in the procedures.
North Huron defends decision to ask for help with community complexes
Councillors and staff defended their decision to send a letter out to surrounding municipalities requesting assistance with the deficit currently being experienced by the North Huron recreation department.
North Huron council approves 2022 municipal budget
The Township of North Huron held its statutory public meeting required to complete their annual budget process on Feb. 7.
Legal marijuana sales begin in Wingham on Feb. 11
After months of renovations, paperwork, and multiple interviews with police detectives, Ashley Vander Velden and Bill George, owners of Naturally Bongins in Wingham, can legally sell marijuana to people over the age of 19.
Developer for Wingham Trailer Park land to revisit design of proposed apartment building
North Huron councillors held a long and sometimes heated debate at its Feb. 7 meeting regarding a request from the developer of a proposed apartment building on the grounds of the former Wingham Trailer Park.
Water Walkers from Saugeen Ojibway Nation speak to South Bruce CLC members
The South Bruce Community Liaison Committee (CLC) invited Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) Water Walkers to present the meaning of Water Walks to advance their awareness about Indigenous knowledge in the community.
Maitland Conservation prepping for upcoming 2022 annual meeting
Preparations are underway for Maitland Conservations’ (MC) annual general meeting (AGM), which will be held on Feb. 17 via Zoom.
‘Democracy is in a sorry state in South Bruce’
Residents from the South Bruce area continue to be divided on how to determine willingness, a term being used by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) in their bid to build a deep geological repository (DGR) for nuclear waste either in farmland just outside of Teeswater or in the Canadian
Huron County recognizes staff for stepping up during COVID-19
County of Huron staff members were acknowledged by the county for going above and beyond their typical workloads during the last two years of uncertainty. Many took on extra duties to assist the county in maintaining service delivery during the pandemic.
Local paramedic, family grateful for outpouring of support
Huron County paramedic James Janssen, who worked out of the Wingham EMS location for seven years, was working the nightshift near Seaforth on Jan. 27 when he took a call on the dispatch phone telling him his house was on fire.
Bailey explains North Huron’s unusual request to neighbouring municipalities
Reeve Bernie Bailey recently sent an unusual request to surrounding municipalities, asking councils for financial assistance to help offset the costs of running the North Huron Wescast Community Complex and the Blyth Community Centre.
Huron Perth Public Health draft budget presented to Huron County council
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Miriam Klassen and Julie Pauli, director of corporate services at Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH), made a brief appearance at the Huron County budget meeting Jan. 19 to present the HPPH draft budget for 2022.
